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A tense and topical thriller featuring crime writer Molly Cates, whose search for the truth behind her own bestseller leads to grisly killings in gripping detail...
Eleven years ago, women driving on the desert interstates were terrified by the thought of breaking down and falling victim to the Texas Scalper. But now he’s safely behind bars, and one-time barber Louie Bronk is sentenced to die within the week for his final and most famous murder – that of Austin socialite Tiny McFarland.
Investigative reporter Molly Cates has just published Sweating Blood, the Louie Bronk story. So why is Tiny’s husband Charlie trying to bribe her to stay off the final episode – the actual execution? Did Bronk confess to something he didn’t do? Should he be executed at all? Time is running out. And then the copycat murders begin...
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‘One of the creepiest killers since Hannibal Lecter meets a plot and heroine worthy of Patricia Cornwell. Welcome to the big time, Mary Willis Walker
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WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR THE BEST MYSTERY NOVEL OF THE YEAR
Eleven years ago, women driving on the desert Interstates were terrified of breaking down and falling victim to the Texas Scalper. But now he's safely behind bars, and one-time barber Louie Bronk is sentenced to die within a week for his final and most famous murder – that of glamorous socialite Tiny MacFarland.
Investigative reporter Molly Cates has just published 'Sweating Blood', the Louie Bronk story. So why is Tiny's husband trying to bribe her to stay off the concluding episode – the execution? Can it be that Bronk confessed to something he didn't do? Time is running out. And now the copycat murders have begun.
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“Molly Cates – the ballsiest and best female protagonist”
KINKY FRIEDMAN
“An intelligent, complex thriller”
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- PublisherHarperCollins
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0006478611
- ISBN 13 9780006478614
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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Book Description Condition: Very Good. Kriminalroman. Kriminalreporter Molly Cates har lige udgivet en bog om Louie Bronk, en d?dsd?mt seriemorder, hvis henrettelse skal finde sted om en uge. Men s bliver en kvinde myrdet p 'hans m de', og hvad nu? Er Louie Bronk skyldig? Tiden er ved at l?be ud. 384 pages. Seller Inventory # 1137266
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Book Description NEAR FINE IN RED AND WHITE WRAPS. UNCORRECTED PROOF / AUTHOR'S 2ND BOOK AND WINNER OF THE EDGAR FOR BEST MYSTESRY NOVEL IN 1995 / FIRST MOLLY CATES MYSTERY WITH PREPUBLICATION LETTER DATED MAY 1994 FROM DOUBLEDAY AND A STAPLED 4 PAGE Q & A WITH THE AUTHOR ON DOUBLEDAY STATIONARY. JUST A TRACE OF WEAR TO THE CORNERS AND A FAINT DAMP STAIN TO THE BASE OF REAR COVER. AN EXCELLENT CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY. FIRST EDITION. Binding is PAPERBACK. Seller Inventory # 006975
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