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Overview“Perry succeeds with Dead Aim on all fronts. It’s both chilling and absorbing, the right mix in a thriller.” –New York Daily News Robert Mallon has lived for ten quiet years in affluent Santa Barbara, California, when an encounter on a beach with a mysterious young woman shatters his peaceful, carefully constructed life. Despite Mallon’s desperate attempts, he loses her, and becomes obsessed with discovering why. He hires detective Lydia Marks to uncover the secrets of this stranger’s life, and what they learn propels them into a terrifying world of sinister secrets and deadly hatreds. Targeting Mallon is the master hunter Parish, a man with an expert understanding of evil, who preys on rich people’s desires for dominance and revenge. Mallon is drawn into a lethal struggle with this deadly adversary–and then another, and another, and another. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas PerryPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Random House Inc Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 20.20cm Weight: 0.329kg ISBN: 9780812969832ISBN 10: 0812969839 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 14 February 2006 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsClassic kill-or-be-killed suspense. <br>-Orlando Sentinel <br> The reader is propelled through the plot like a bullet. The tension never ebbs. <br>-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel <br> Riveting suspense, a host of believable major and minor characters and a slam-bam ending. <br>-Houston Chronicle <br> Smart, funny, and nasty; it will grab you and not let go. <br>-The Washington Post Classic kill-or-be-killed suspense. -Orlando Sentinel The reader is propelled through the plot like a bullet. The tension never ebbs. -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Riveting suspense, a host of believable major and minor characters and a slam-bam ending. -Houston Chronicle Smart, funny, and nasty; it will grab you and not let go. -The Washington Post Author InformationThomas Perry won an Edgar Award for The Butcher’s Boy, and Metzger’s Dog was a New York Times Notable Book. Vanishing Act was chosen as one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association, and Pursuit was a national bestseller. Perry lives in Southern California with his wife and two daughters. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |