Little Face: Culver Valley Crime Book 1 - Rilegato

Hannah, Sophie

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0340840315 ISBN 13: 9780340840313

Casa editrice: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2006

Riassunto

Alice's baby is two weeks old when she leaves the house without her for the first time. On her eager return, she finds the front door open, her husband asleep on their bed upstairs. She rushes into their baby's room and screams. 'This isn't our baby! Where's our baby?' Her increasingly hostile husband swears she must be either mad or lying, and the DNA test is going to take a week. One week later, before the test has been taken, Alice and the baby have disappeared. Run away, abducted, murdered? The police who dismissed her baby swap story must find out, and as they do, they find dark incidents in David's past - like the murder of his ex-wife...

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Recensione:

Fascinating and original . . . beautifully written . . . outstandingly chilling (Spectator)

Quite brilliant - I was extremely impressed (The Times)

This may well turn out to be the detective novel of the year . . . A terrifying mystery of manipulation, counter-manipulation and, finally, astounding revelation - it's a haunting story told with bewitching skill. (Scotsman)

Chilling and completely gripping - I stayed up half the night to finish it. (Marie Claire)

Praise for Little Face (-)

'The language and atmosphere are high-quality stuff, and the portrait of a woman in the throes of post-natal depression will be a revelation to some, to others a reminder.' (Literary Review)

'This taut psychological thriller is full of heart-thumping suspense.' (Sainsbury's Magazine)

'A chilling thriller. I was left thinking about the book for days, and that's usually a good sign.' (Guardian)

'Women in peril flit through the pages of traditional Gothic fiction, murmuring 'Had I but known!' as they fall for the wrong man, open the wrong door or apply for the wrong job. Sophie Hannah takes the trusty formula in both hands, gives it a vigorous shake and uses it to produce something fascinating and original in her novel. Beautifully written the novel is outstandingly chilling - terror lurks in the half understood and in anticipation. Little Face is a hugely promising debut. Sophie Hannah is an author to watch.' (Andrew Taylor, Spectator)

'I could barely put this book down . . . definitely worth a read.' (Birmingham Post)

Descrizione del libro:

'It's every mother's nightmare...' An extraordinary psychological suspense novel by a hugely talented author.

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• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0340840315
• ISBN 13: 9780340840313
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 368