Glass Houses - Brossura

Haddam, Jane

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0312947488 ISBN 13: 9780312947484

Casa editrice: Minotaur Books, 2008

Riassunto

For over a year, Philadelphia has been plagued by a serial killer dubbed the Plate Glass Killer by the media.  But finally, the police think they’ve caught a break – a man has been arrested at the site of the most recent murder, covered in the victim’s blood.  The man taken into custody is Henry Tyder, the scion of one of the most socially prominent families on Philadelphia’s Main Line, a family that possesses the largest tracts of real estate in the city.  He’s also a hopeless alcoholic, frequently homeless and often estranged from his family.
     Although Tyder has apparently confessed to the crime, his attorney believes him to be too disordered to be capable of actually committing the crimes and asks Gregor Demarkian, retired head of the FBI’s Behavioral Sciences Unit, to look into the case.  Gregor, however, has other things on his mind – after having been away for nearly a year without a word to him, his live-in girlfriend, Bennis Hannaford, has returned to Cavanaugh Street. And everyone seems to have seen her but Gregor. While he waits for Bennis to finally appear, Gregor finds himself enmeshed in complex case of the Plate Glass Killer.  Specifically, what would have drive Tyder to confess to crimes he was seemingly incapable of committing and, more importantly, if Tyder isn’t the killer, then who really is behind the murders of the Plate Glass Killer.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

JANE HADDAM is the author of numerous novels, many featuring Gregor Demarkian, as has been a finalist for both the Edgar and Anthony Awards. She lives in Litchfield Country, Connecticut.

Dalla quarta di copertina:

A city under siege

Philadelphia has been plagued by a serial killer dubbed the Plate Glass Killer by the media...until the police finally catch a break: Henry Tyder, the scion of a prominent Main Line family, is found literally with blood on his hands at the scene of the most recent murder. After more than a year of anguish, the city can now rest assured.

A scandalous suspect

But even though Tyder has made a confession, his own attorney has doubts. How could the alcoholic, frequently homeless Tyder have committed this crime—as well as the others? Enter Gregor Demarkian, retired head of the FBI’s Behavioral Sciences Unit, who’s been asked to look into the case.

A journey into fear and darkness...

Gregor’s evaluation of Tyder turns up a grim truth: The police have got the wrong guy. But why would Tyder lie? Who is he trying to protect? If wrestling with this case weren’t enough, Gregor is still trying to make sense of the mysterious reappearance of his estranged girlfriend...and keep them all out of harm’s way while the real Plate Glass Killer remains at-large.

“Haddam plays the mystery game like a master.”

—Chicago Tribune

“Intelligent, thoughtful...Haddam elevates this twisty whodunit far above most.”—Publishers Weekly

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Minotaur Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312947488
• ISBN 13: 9780312947484
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 415