Night Visions: A Novel of Suspense - Softcover

Fahy, Thomas Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060594624 ISBN 13: 9780060594626

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2004

Synopsis

Samantha Ranvali can't sleep. Haunted by nightmares and the memory of a man who attacked her years ago, she seeks a cure for her insomnia through an experimental study called "Endymion's Circle." The treatment seems to be a success, but after her first full night of sleep in months, Samantha learns that one of the other participants in the study has been murdered. The body is found crucified upside down, and a recording of J. S. Bach's "Goldberg Variations" plays at the scene. As an old lover investigates the crime, he draws Samantha into a mystery that spans over two hundred years and suggests something far more sinister than the police expect. And with each night of Samantha's newfound sleep, she awakens to another ritualistic crime. Every clue takes her deeper into her own past, her own history of loss, pain, and desperation. Every murder reveals that a dark curse has taken hold of her world. And every clue brings her closer to the revelation that she is the next victim. Here is stunning suspense that plays masterfully with the conventions of the genre and perfectly blends historical richness with modern-day terror.

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Review:

"[An] eye-popping debut." -- Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi)

"[A] surrealistic tale. Looming behind each ghastly murder is the haunting refrain of Bach's 'Goldberg Variations.' Chilling." -- Katherine Neville

"[An] eye-popping debut."--Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi)

"Intriguing, disturbing, compelling. I couldn't put it down...What a fine debut!"--John Case

"[A] surrealistic tale... Looming behind each ghastly murder is the haunting refrain of Bach's 'Goldberg Variations.' Chilling."--Katherine Neville

[A] surrealistic tale Looming behind each ghastly murder is the haunting refrain of Bach s Goldberg Variations. Chilling. --Katherine Neville"

Intriguing, disturbing, compelling. I couldn t put it down...What a fine debut! --John Case"

[An] eye-popping debut. --Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi)"

-[A] surrealistic tale... Looming behind each ghastly murder is the haunting refrain of Bach's 'Goldberg Variations.' Chilling.---Katherine Neville

-Intriguing, disturbing, compelling. I couldn't put it down...What a fine debut!---John Case

About the Author:

Thomas Fahy grew up in Los Angeles. His childhood bedroom was furnished with a mattress and box spring, a record player, two shelves lined with his father's classical records, and a monolithic upright piano. Not surprisingly, music has remained an important part of his life. He received a Ph.D. in literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently lives on the California central coast, where he is working on the sequel to Night Visions.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060594624
• ISBN 13: 9780060594626
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306