At First Sight: A Novel of Obsession - Softcover

Perseus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593155166 ISBN 13: 9781593155162

Publisher: Carousel Press,US, 2009

Synopsis

Meet Chick Besta middle-aged self-absorbed, disaffected, California dot.com millionaire. Other than his house and high-priced foreign cars, Chick’s most expensive possession is his trophy wife. Evelyn is good at spending Chick’s money, money that has pretty much run out. Another problem is his drug-addled sixteen-year-old daughter, Melissa. Though concerned about his life and family, Chick has resigned himself to a miserable state of acceptance. That is, until he, Evelyn, and Melissa take a Christmas vacation in Maui. With this, Chick’s life changes...

Chick experiences unrequited love at first sight when he observes Paige Ellis emerging from the hotel swimming pool. His obsession, exceeded only by his need to possess her, isn’t diminished when he learns that she is happily married. Instead, he befriends Paige and her near-perfect husband, Chandler. A short time later, back from Hawaii, Chick’s obsession compels him to drive to Paige’s house, where he runs down and kills Chandler in a drugstore parking lot. But this is just the beginning of Chick’s nightmare as his life spirals homicidally out of control, resulting in the destruction of everything he holds dear.

About this title

Review:

Bookreporter.com"Stephen J. Cannell's "At First Sight" is arguably his best work to date -- enthralling, engrossing, addicting. As fresh and new as today's headlines.... "At First Sight" is yet another triumph for Cannell, who, even at this late date in his career, continues to handily trump his own best work."

About the Author:

In his thirty-five-year career, Emmy Award-winning writer and New York Times bestselling authorStephen J. Cannell has created more than forty television series. Among his hits are The Rockford Files,” Silk Stalkings,” The A-Team,” 21 Jump Street,” Hunter,” Renegade,” Wiseguy,” and The Greatest American Hero.” He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Carousel Press,US
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1593155166
• ISBN 13: 9781593155162
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 352