Ashes To Ashes (Kovac & Liska) - Softcover

Hoag, Tami

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1409121437 ISBN 13: 9781409121435

Publisher: Orion, 2010

Synopsis

The first book in the Kovac and Liska series, one of the most engaging detective duos in crime thrillers. In ASHES TO ASHES they join FBI agent Kate Conlan as she tracks a serial killer known as The Cremator.

A killer performs a bizarre ceremony in a wooded Minneapolis park, setting the bodies ablaze. He has already claimed three lives, and he won't stop there. Only this time there is a witness. But she isn't talking.

Kate Conlan - former FBI agent - is assigned to the case. Her superiors are on the case as the latest victim may be the daughter of Peter Bondurant, an enigmatic billionaire. When Peter pulls strings, Special Agent John Quinn gets assigned to the case. But the FBI's ace profiler of serial killers is the last person Kate wants to work with, not with their troubled history. Now she faces the most difficult role of her career-and her life. For she's the only woman who has what it takes to stop the killer . . . and the one woman he wants next.

Watch out for the next title in the Kovac and Liska crime thriller series
The death of internal affairs investigator Andy Paxton is a potential political bomb for the Minneapolis Police Department. Paxton was investigating a possible cop connection in the brutal murder of another officer. The pressure is on from the top brass to close the case as soon as possible but Sam Kovac is not convinced the case is as straightforward as it appears. As he digs deeper, it is looking very much like Paxton discovered something that got him killed. DUST TO DUST is the next gripping thriller in the series.

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Review:

Some doctoral candidate is doubtless hard at work as you read this, trying to explain why and how the serial killer suddenly became every thriller writer's favourite subject. Meanwhile, the irrepressible Tami Hoag shows us in her latest sure-to-be-a-best-seller how the theme should be handled--with sensitivity, wit, and enough energy to heat a small city.

A monster known as the Cremator is killing prostitutes in Minneapolis parks and setting their bodies on fire. When one of his victims turns out to be the daughter of a local millionaire, and a homeless teenager claims to have witnessed the burning, it brings together former FBI agent Kate Conlan (now working as a victim-witness advocate) and the Bureau's top serial-killer profiler, John Quinn. Conlan and Quinn share a painful personal history; now they have to work together against a very smart lunatic who seems to be able to read their minds.

Although none of this is actually groundbreaking material, Hoag leaps into her story as if she were the very first writer to have thought of it. And guess what? Her innocence and verve are contagious. We throw scepticism to the winds and gladly go along for the thrilling and romantic ride, just as we did in other Hoag hits (Cry Wolf, Dark Paradise, Guilty As Sin). --Dick Adler

Review:

The "New York Times" bestseller! "Without a doubt...one of the most intense suspense writers around."--"Chicago Tribune" "[Tami Hoag] demonstrates just why she has become one of the hottest names in the suspense game....Bottom line: Leaves competition in the dust."--"People" "[A] detail-packed thriller...The Silence of the Lambs comes to mind more than once."--"Entertainment Weekly" "Tami Hoag is the queen of the crime story."--"New York Post" "You'll want to lock the doors while you're reading."--"Star Tribune," Minneapolis "An up-all-night read."--"The Detroit News" "From the Hardcover edition." The "New York Times" bestseller! " Without a doubt...one of the most intense suspense writers around." --"Chicago Tribune" " [Tami Hoag] demonstrates just why she has become one of the hottest names in the suspense game....Bottom line: Leaves competition in the dust." --"People" " [A] detail-packed thriller...The Silence of the Lambs comes to mind more than once." --"Entertainment Weekly" " Tami Hoag is the queen of the crime story." --"New York Post" " You'll want to lock the doors while you're reading." --"Star Tribune," Minneapolis " An up-all-night read." --"The Detroit News" "From the Hardcover edition." The "New York Times bestseller! "Without a doubt...one of the most intense suspense writers around."--"Chicago Tribune "[Tami Hoag] demonstrates just why she has become one of the hottest names in the suspense game....Bottom line: Leaves competition in the dust."--"People "[A] detail-packed thriller...The Silence of the Lambs comes to mind more than once."--"Entertainment Weekly "Tami Hoag is the queen of the crime story."--"New York Post "You'll want to lock the doors while you're reading."--"Star Tribune, Minneapolis "An up-all-night read."--"The Detroit News "From the Hardcover edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Orion
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1409121437
• ISBN 13: 9781409121435
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 576