Recensione:
Sure-footed, action-packed (Bookseller)
Meg Gardiner's . . . certainly arrived with a bang. She swiftly and smoothly lures you into the plot, and, by the time you've realised it, you're already locked in its vice-like grip . . . rocked by what you've read, yet enthralled at the same time. (Alex Gordon, Peterborough Evening Telegraph)
compelling tale, a powerful mix of murder, terrorism and a wealth of dark secrets. (Publishing News)
What sets China Lake apart . . . is the quality of Gardiner's writing. She has a way of capturing a character or place with a single line of epigrammatic prose. . . Readers everywhere will welcome Gardiner into the halls of praise frequented by fellow authors Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs with this ebullient debut of a hot-tempered, kind-hearted and clever heroine. (Waterstone's Books Quarterly)
With energetic, punchy prose and a breathless, action-thriller plot, China Lake is an assured debut. Evan Delaney is a great character and Gardiner a writer to watch. (Tangled Web)
With a colourful cast of richly delineated characters, a protagonist with whom the readers will easily identify - all big-hearted, quick-tongued and hair-trigger-tempered - this novel provides a fast-paced ride through some of the more dubious nooks and crannies of the American dream and is an impressive opening salvo by a Surrey-based expatriate who hits the bookshelves running. (Maxim Jakubowski, Guardian)
China Lake makes a strong impression. The story grips and Ms Gardiner is a welcome addition to the ranks of American thriller writers. (Sunday Telegraph)
A colourful cast of richly delineated characters, a protagonist with whom the reader will easily identify, all big-hearted, quick-tongued and trigger-hair tempered, this is a fast paced ride through some of the more dubious nooks and crannies of the American dream . . . an impressive opening salvo (Crime Time)
With energetic, punchy prose and a breathless, action-thriller plot, China Lake is an assured debut. Evan Delaney is a great character, and Gardiner is a writer to watch. (Manchester Evening News)
Religious fundamentalism, anti-Aids crusaders, nutty relatives, and a Waco-style shootout: they're all here in the exciting mix that Gardiner expertly stirs up. Great stuff. (Independent on Sunday)
Descrizione del libro:
A no-holds-barred ride through a woman's worst nightmare
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