Synopsis
Paul Graves knows evil to the bone. He confronted it first as a boy, when he witnessed the torture and murder of his sister. Now he writes mystery stories set in gaslight New York, a world coloured by Graves' own past.
Graves is invited to spend the summer at Riverwood, at artists' community in upstate New York. But for all its splendour and isolation Riverwood was once touched by crime - a teenage girl from the estate was murdered fifty years before. When Graves is asked to investigate the murder it is more than just the exploration of a long-past crime: he must apply the art of mystery fiction to the murder, then write a story that will enable the victim's mother finally to find peace.
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Review
"Powerful...No other suspense writer takes readers as deeply into the heart of darkness as Cook."
--Chicago Tribune
--Los Angeles Times "Hypnotic...If you've not yet been haunted by a Thomas Cook novel, now is a fine time to start."
--Star Tribune, Minneapolis "This is not a novel for the faint of heart."
--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Another indelibly haunting tale that once again demonstrates that Cook is among the best in the business."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A once-in-a-lifetime masterpiece."
--Kirkus Reviews "Disturbing."
--The New York Times Book Review "Enthralling."
--Seattle Times Don't miss Thomas H. Cook's other brilliant works of suspense: Evidence Of Blood "A highly satisfying story, strong in color and atmosphere, intelligent and exacting."
--The New York Times Book Review The Chatham School Affair, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel: "A seductive book."
--The New York Times Book Review Breakheart Hill "Expert storytelling...haunting... gains power and resonance with each twist."
--Publishers Weekly Mortal Memory "Don't pick this up unless you've got time to read it through...because you will do so whether you plan to or not."
--Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine Available wherever Bantam Books are sold
Book Description
A taut, haunting mystery novel of lost innocence and buried secrets
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