The Bodies Left Behind - Hardcover

Deaver, Jeffery

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1416595619 ISBN 13: 9781416595618

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2008

Synopsis

Arriving at a deserted lake house to investigate an aborted call to police, Deputy Anna McCafferty walks into the middle of a heinous crime and is deprived of her weapon, car, and phone, forced to flee, along with the twenty-five-year-old daughter of the murdered couple, into the surrounding forest to escape the perpetrators who must eliminate any potential witnesses. 300,000 first printing.

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Review:

The pace is terrific, the suspense inexorable, and there is an excellent climax . . . If you want thrills, Deaver is your man' (Guardian on THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND)

This is not just an adrenaline-charged manhunt but a game of deception and multiple double-cross that keeps the reader guessing right up to the final page (The Times on THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND)

Full of his trademark misdirections, bluffs and double-bluffs . . . It'll be snapped up and devoured by Deaver's legions of loyal fans (News of the World on THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND)

Deaver has created a real page-turner from start to finish (Daily Mirror on THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND)

'A thrill-a-minute wilderness adventure' (New York Times on THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND)

The most creative, skilled and intriguing thriller writer in the world . . . [Deaver] has produced a stunning series of bestsellers with unique characterisation, intelligent characters, beguiling plots and double-barrelled and sometimes triple-barrelled solutions. (Daily Telegraph)

'Jeffery Deaver is a master at crafting intricate crimes that are solved through guile, tenacity and sheer creative genius.' (Harlan Coben)

Book Description:

An isolated house in the woods, dead bodies on the floor, a chase through the woods: a tense standalone thriller from the master of the twist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1416595619
• ISBN 13: 9781416595618
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 350