Valley of Bones: 2 (Jimmy Paz) - Softcover

Gruber, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061650749 ISBN 13: 9780061650741

Publisher: William Morrow & Company, 2009

Synopsis

Critically acclaimed, bestselling author Michael Gruber's second novel to feature police detective Jimmy Paz is a chilling and remarkable work of intelligence and imagination. After a wealthy oilman plunges ten stories to his death from the balcony of a Miami hotel, Paz and the young cop who witnessed the fall discover a woman on her knees praying in the dead man's room. A motive and strong evidence point to the woman--Emmylou Dideroff--as the murderer, but she insists that she's innocent of the crime, while freely admitting her guilt in numerous other criminal acts and abominations. As her shocking confessions blur the lines between charity and vengeance, delusion and reality, Paz finds himself drawn once again into the unexplained . . . and into a collision with an evil of inconceivable power.

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Pub Date: 2009-04-28 Pages: 448 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US In October 1805 Lord Horatio Nelson. the most brilliant sea commander who ever lived. led the British Royal Navy to a devastating victory over the Franco-Spanish fleets at the great battle of Trafalgar. It was the foundation of Britains nineteenth-century world-dominating empire. Adam Nicolsons Seize the Fire is not only a close and revealing portrait of a legendary hero in his final action but also a vivid account of the brutal realities of battle; it asks the questions: Why did the winners win What was it about the British. their commanders and their men. their beliefs and their ambitions. that took them to such overwhelming victory

Review:

"Uncommon intrigue steeped in murder and mysticism ... An intoxicating thriller."--Daily News

"TROPIC OF NIGHT and VALLEY OF BONES [are] miracles .... and among the essential novels of recent years."--Washington Post

"Grade: A. A feast of rich characters ... globe-trotting plotline, and an exploration of faith's place in our world."--Entertainment Weekly

"Dazzling, literate and downright scary .... mesmerizing, multilayered, page-turning new novel. Masterful ... Don't miss this book."--Cleveland Plain Dealer

"No second-novel slump here. Gruber has drawn even with John Sandford and has power to spare."--Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)

"The Stephen King of crime writing."--Denver Post

"An engrossing and shocking story ... equal in depth and breadth to THE DA VINCI CODE ... Grade: A."--Rocky Mountain News

"Done with such intelligence, style and understated dread."--Seattle Times

"[A] startling and original thriller ... Gruber is a gifted and natural storyteller."--Chicago Tribune

"Engrossing ... Gruber is one to watch."--San Francisco Chronicle

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061650749
• ISBN 13: 9780061650741
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448