The Hidden Man - Hardcover

Ellis, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399155791 ISBN 13: 9780399155796

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, 2009

Synopsis

Hired by an anonymous client to defend a man charged with the vigilante murder of an alleged kidnapper, attorney Jason Kolarich is astonished to learn that the suspect is his estranged childhood best friend, a situation that is complicated by threats against Jason's safety. By the Edgar-winning author of Eye of the Beholder.

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Review:

Who does he think he is - John Grisham? The answer has to be - yes, with any luck. Ellis certainly writes as well as his Georgia colleague, and his plotting is certainly sharper - Chicago Tribune. (Chicago Tribune)

Some Americans call Ellis John Grisham's heir apparent, and this, his sixth novel, underlines why . this is a fresh, fast-paced thriller with a heart, that the great man would have been proud of a decade or more ago when he was still at his best . elegantly told, it's full of ambiguities that reminded me of Clint Eastwood's masterful movie Mystic River: high praise' Daily Mail. (Daily Mail)

A well-written, surprising, completely original gem. The best suspense novel I've read in a while - James Patterson. (James Patterson)

A fresh take on the legal thriller, crackles with unexpected twists - like Patricia Highsmith with an extra shot of adrenaline - San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle)

From the Back Cover:

On a hot summer night two-year-old Audrey Cutler was snatched from her bed and never seen again. Twenty-six years later, her brother, Sammy, fatefully crosses paths with the man the police failed to convict for her abduction and murder. Within weeks that man is murdered.
Attorney Jason Kolarich, Sammy's childhood friend, is engaged to defend him. But can he trust the people who hired him? Why are they paying for Sammy's defence? And why, when Kolarich's investigations lead the police to a buried cache of children's bodies, do they kidnap his brother and threaten his life? As the clock ticks for both his brother and his friend, Jason must discover the shocking truth in order to save them and, finally, to save himself.

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0399155791
• ISBN 13: 9780399155796
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 325