Land of the Blind - Hardcover

Walter, Jess

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1,476 ratings by Goodreads

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340819928 ISBN 13: 9780340819920

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2003

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Caroline Mabry is a police officer working the weekend late shift, a place reserved for department drunks and those approaching retirement. Then one night a derelict walks into her station and tells her he wants to confess to a murder.

Nineteen hours later the derelict is still feverishly writing his confession whilst Caroline finds herself scrambling to investigate his long, progressively darker and more sinister tale.

But is time - so precious - finally about to run out? Who is the victim?

And exactly where is the body?

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Review:

Jess Walter has just about lapped the field with his superior first novel OVER TUMBLED GRAVES. The suspense and surprises are terrific, but best of all are the characters he has managed to create. (James Patterson)

A home run off the first pitch...a tremendous debut, full of pace and tension and unexpected twists, but also full of depth and quiet intelligence that together lift it head and shoulders above the pack. (Lee Child on Over Tumbled Graves)

A most accomplished debut. (Sunday Telegraph on Over Tumbled Graves)

'Walter renders his blind land with a clear-eyed, compassionate vision. (Kirkus Reviews)

An exceptional crime novel that transcends the mystery of crime and takes a courageous look at an even more profound mystery- the mystery of what it takes to continue living. As Jess Walter probes the nature of evil and its impact, he challenges his readers to reconsider their own complexity. Totally absorbing. (Ursula Hegi on Over Tumbled Graves)

Book Description:

Don't look back.
You might not see what's coming.

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