- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; (Reissue) edition (1 Mar 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007101937
- ISBN-13: 978-0007101931
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.4 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 389,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Parker's many fans met Merci Rayborn, the Orange County homicide investigator, in The Blue Hour, and will be happy to renew their acquaintance with her in Red Light. Although she is still mourning the death of her former partner Tim Hess, who fathered her two-year-old son, her relationship with fellow cop Mike McNally is progressing nicely, and so is her career on the force. Then two murders, decades apart, come together in a way that shakes Merci's world both personally and professionally; two beautiful young prostitutes are both killed for what they knew and what they threatened to tell. Who's covering up the corruption in the department that led to the first murder? And was Merci's lover responsible for the second? Someone's sending Merci evidence that disappeared from the police locker years ago; did that same person frame Mike too?
Merci doesn't want to believe that McNally is involved, but everything points to him. When she is forced to arrest him, everything she believes in comes in for a painful re-examination. And when her efforts to solve both killings lead inexorably back to where they started--to the department itself--she faces the most difficult challenge of all.
Parker is a masterful writer, with a sure command of the idiom, a fine sense of pacing and more emotional depth than many of his colleagues. Fans will applaud this outing, and new readers will seek out his extensive backlist. --Jane Adams, Amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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‘Genuinely shocking, but much more shocking than most of the genre’s output’
– Literary Review
‘A superior thriller’
– Mail on Sunday
‘Jefferson Parker is a powerhouse writer’
– New York Times Book Review
‘The crimes are sickening, the killer is a monster and the gadgets of destruction are truly bizarre. It must be another insanely imaginative thriller from Jefferson Parker’
– New York Times
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Merci Rayborn has moved on. Following the birth of her child, her original career aspirations have a significant diversion. She has two cases to deal with, one current and one unsolved from many years ago. In the present it is her lover that looks the culprit. Although ultimately it's the past case that causes perhaps the most disruption to her private life. Both cases centre on betrayal and cover up, with a challenging interweaving plot. The scenes where Merci has taken work home with her and still notices and enjoys her child are well written, clearly showing the conflict of interests she faces. In this book Merci is softening and continuing to learn from her previous love interest, Hess. Character development is good and I'm wondering what is next for Merci Rayborn.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Jefferson Parker follows on from the Excellent Blue Hour with a straight follow-up Red Light. Again features Merci Rayborn as detective who often referes back to events of the previous novel. The premise to the book of police involvement and cover-up in the murder of a prostitute is well-thought out, however the majority of the book especially after the murder, falls flat and has very little excitement. Nevertheless the conclusion is very clever. Overall a bit disappointing but still better than most books of its genre.
Format:Paperback
Loved this book, couldn't put it down. If you like your detectives give it a try (and the other Merci Rayborn books aswell}
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