Master of the Delta - Brossura

Cook, Thomas H.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0156033208 ISBN 13: 9780156033206

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009

Riassunto

Returning home to his father's estate in 1954 Mississippi to teach at the local high school, Jack Branch befriends Eddie, one of his students and the son of the Coed Killer, a notorious murderer, but he soon discovers that his efforts on Eddie's behalf could have deadly consequences in a small town hiding dark secrets. Reprint.

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Recensione:

"The plot is laced with unexpected twists, and Cook's writing is deeply atmospheric."--Associated Press "[An] enthralling tale ... thrilling ..."--New York Times Book Review "a joy to read ... nearly perfect."--Kansas City Star

PRAISE FOR THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING

"[Diana?s] inexorable descent into mania, narrated by her brother Dave, is as gripping as the mystery itself. A-."?Entertainment Weekly

"Piercing . . . Consuming suspense almost too concentrated to bear."?New York Daily News

L'autore:

THOMAS H. COOK is the author of twenty-one novels and two works of nonfiction. He has been nominated for the Edgar Award seven times in five different categories, including Best Novel forRed Leaves, which was also nominated for the British Crime Writers’ Association’s Duncan Lawrie Dagger and won the Barry for Best Novel.The Chatham School Affair won the Edgar for Best Novel. He lives in New York City and on Cape Cod.

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• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0156033208
• ISBN 13: 9780156033206
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 367