Library of the dead - Brossura

Cooper, Glenn

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0099534452 ISBN 13: 9780099534457

Casa editrice: Random UK, 2009

Riassunto

The most shocking secret in the history of mankind is about to be revealed ...

A murderer is on the loose on the streets of New York City: nicknamed the Doomsday Killer, he's claimed six victims in just two weeks, and the city is terrified. Even worse, the police are mystified: the victims have nothing in common, defying all profiling, and all that connects them is that each received a sick postcard in the mail before they died - a postcard that announced their date of death. In desperation, the FBI assigns the case to maverick agent Will Piper, once the most accomplished serial killing expert in the bureau's history, now on a dissolute spiral to retirement.

Battling his own demons, Will is soon drawn back into a world he both loves and hates, determined to catch the killer whatever it takes. But his search takes him in a direction he could never have predicted, uncovering a shocking secret that has been closely guarded for centuries. A secret that once lay buried in an underground library beneath an 8th Century monastery, but which has now been unearthed - with deadly consequences. A select few defend the secret of the library with their lives - and as Will closes in on the truth, they are determined to stop him, at any cost ...

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Recensione:

"A serial killer, religious conspiracy thriller with a fabulous paperback original package. It is my tip for the biggest debut of the year" (Jonathan Ruppin Bookseller)

"Extremely well-written, imaginative and captivating" (Eurocrime.com)

"Prepare to be enthralled by this epic thriller. Glenn Cooper's debut novel is a masterpiece of suspense. Eat your heart out Dan Brown" (Peterborough Evening Telegraph)

"In this year of the Second Coming of Dan Brown, it is going to take a book with a singular quality to try and match it in sales at the airport. And this might have the strongest chance of challenging Brown" (www.thebookbag.co.uk)

"Marks the debut of a startling new talent. Here is a story both incandescent and explosive. A seamless blend of modern-day thriller and historical mystery with an ending that left me breathless. A debut not to be missed" (James Rollins, Bestselling Author of The Last Oracle and The Judas Strain)

Descrizione del libro:

An erudite, high-concept, epic thriller that enthrals until the very last line.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Random UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0099534452
• ISBN 13: 9780099534457
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 416