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McCullough, Colleen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743286421 ISBN 13: 9780743286428

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2006

Synopsis

The captivating new novel from the international bestselling author of The Thorn Birds.

It is 1965, and in Holloman, Connecticut, someone is preying on the innocent...

At a prestigious research centre for the neurosciences, fondly known by its staff as ‘the Hug’, parts of a mutilated body are discovered. Very soon Lieutenant Carmine Delmonico of the Holloman police learns that a string of horrifying disappearances, each fitting the same modus operandi as the body found at the Hug, has been occurring throughout the state. Then another body is found and the medical staff become prime suspects....

With the Hug's hierarchies of power in turmoil and every member of its staff hiding something, Delmonico delves into the lives and pasts of each and every employee. It is the case of his career, and he is determined to solve it. But how do you find a monster who leaves no clues and is always two steps ahead?

About this title

Review:

Praise for Colleen McCullough:

'Compelling, passionate and gritty.' She

'Probes the depths of the human heart in a haunting, multi-layered novel.' Good Book Guide

'McCullough piles on the drama.' Daily Mail

'Sizzling family drama stuffed with passion, tragedy, love and sex.' More

'Absorbing.’ Sunday Telegraph

'Deliciously addictive...a classic tale of wealth and power – an engrossing read.' Sainsbury's magazine

About the Author:

Colleen McCullough, a neuroscientist by training, worked in various Sydney and English hospitals before settling into 10 years of research and teaching in the Department of Neurology at the Yale Medical School in the USA. In 1974 her first novel, ‘Tim’ was published in New York, followed by ‘The Thorn Birds’ in 1977 and a string of successful novels, including the Masters of Rome series. She lives in Norfolk Island, with her husband, Ric Robinson, and a cat named Shady.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0743286421
• ISBN 13: 9780743286428
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 372