The Bodies Left Behind - Softcover

Deaver, Jeffery

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416595627 ISBN 13: 9781416595625

Publisher: Pocket Star, 2009

Synopsis

The instant New York Times bestselling thriller from the “master of ticking bomb suspense” (People) who created Lincoln Rhyme and Kathryn Dance is “a tour de force...the suspense never flags” (Kirkus Reviews).

When a 911 call from an isolated vacation house on Lake Mondac is cut short, off-duty county sheriff’s deputy Brynn McKenzie leaves her husband and son at the dinner table to investigate—and walks into a scene of true horror. A visiting Milwaukee couple has been shot dead. Brynn, quickly connecting with the lone survivor of the carnage, realizes the perpetrators—two professional criminals—haven’t left the crime scene. Unable to call for back-up, deprived of her gun and car, Brynn and her charge escape into the hostile wilderness in a terrifying cat-and-mouse chase. Will Brynn be the next victim?

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Review:

Confirms his status as one of the finest crime writers in the world . . . grabs the reader by the throat from the beginning. Superb. (Independent on Sunday)

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

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)

A real page-turner from start to finish (Daily Mirror)

An epic cat-and-mouse chase (Sunday Telegraph)

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 cleverly keeps the surprises up his sleeve until the very end' (Daily Mail on THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND)

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

A head-spinning, clever cat-and-mouse tale that hurtles along at 100mph . . . Full of twists, turns, bluffs and double bluffs, it's an edge-of-the-seat read from beginning to end (Sunday Express on THE BODIES LEFT BEHIND)

'My, can he make you turn those pages! His real genius lies in superb plotting, which is exactly what the thriller genre demands . . . Deaver is so expert at this kind of thing it must be routine for him by now, but there is never a hint of complacency in his writing.' (Herald)

'I guarantee anyone who picks up this book won't be disappointed with the story . . . as usual, Deaver has written a fantastic page-turner' (crimesquad.com)

'Deaver is on top form with this novel, there is absolutely no doubt about that . . . An excellent read' (reviewingtheevidence.com)

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: Pocket Star
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1416595627
• ISBN 13: 9781416595625
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 512