Sympathy Between Humans - Hardcover

Compton, Jodi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340828692 ISBN 13: 9780340828694

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005

Synopsis

On the streets of Minneapolis, Sarah has worked everything from vice to missing persons. But six months after the death of a small-time criminal in rural Minnesota, Sarah is still protecting the identity of a killer. And now, a zealous D.A.'s investigator has come to town, determined to make an arrest.

Surrounded by colleagues who know her to be a murder suspect, Sarah keeps her demons at bay by involving herself in the troubles of strangers. However, as she crosses one ethical line after another, Sarah increasingly fears that a mis-step on her part will end not only in her disgrace, but in the death of one of those she has promised herself she will protect.

About this title

About the Author

Jodi Compton is from Northern California, but lived for three years in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the main setting for her novels. She has worked for the Minneapolis bureau of the Associated Press, and as a sub-editor at a newspaper on California's central coast. In the latter position, she closely followed crime and courts news on the wires, and during this time wrote her first novel, THE 37TH HOUR.

From the Inside Flap

Detective Sarah Pribek has worked everything on the streets of Minneapolis, from vice to missing persons. But six months after the death of a small-time criminal, Sarah is still protecting a killer. And a zealous D.A. s investigator is determined to make an arrest.

Surrounded by colleagues who know her to be a murder suspect, Sarah keeps her demons at bay by involving herself in the troubles of strangers. As she juggles two very different cases a young man missing from a deeply troubled family, and an unlicensed doctor providing medical care for the underclass she must strike a delicate balance between professional honour and personal feelings. Even more is at stake in her cat-and-mouse game with the investigator who wants to end her career.

Crossing one ethical line after another, Sarah fears that a misstep on her part will result not only in her disgrace, but also in the death of one of the people she has promised to protect.

With its fascinating heroine and its brilliantly interwoven mysteries, SYMPATHY BETWEEN HUMANS is storytelling at its finest from one of the most original writers in suspense fiction today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340828692
• ISBN 13: 9780340828694
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384