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by T.Jefferson Parker
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by T. Jefferson Parker
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Praise for The Blue Hour: 'Jefferson Parker is a powerhouse writer' New York Times Book Review 'If you're seeking a thinking man's bestseller, T. Jefferson Parker is the writer for you' Washington Post World Book Praise for Red Light: 'Parker's latest sizzles along, an infectious blend of atmosphere, action and passion' Publisher's Weekly
Who would want to kill beautiful, kind and intelligent Gwen Wildcraft, shot in cold blood in her bathroom? When her husband Archie is found outside, almost dead, with a bullet fired from his own gun lodged in his brain, all the evidence suggests that he is the murderer and, aghast at what he has done, has tried to take his own life. But why would Archie, a promising deputy sheriff who adored his wife, do such a thing? To Merci Rayborn, detective in charge of the investigation, it just doesn't seem right. Against all odds, Archie wakes up in his hospital bed two days after the shooting, but far from giving Merci the vital clues she needs to dampen the media clamour for his arrest, he discharges himself and sets about trying to resolve the mystery on his own. Tantalisingly, he keeps in touch with Merci, never revealing his whereabouts and feeding her with snippets of information as his memory returns, but is this really the quest of a confused and grief-stricken man for justice, or simply an elaborate smoke screen erected to cover the tracks of a brutal murderer? Could it be that the couple's involvement with a multi-million dollar miracle cancer cure and suggestions of Russian organized crime will provide the key to the crime? Merci has her own reasons for wanting to prove Archie's innocence; shunned by most of her colleagues for the wrongful arrest of one of her fellow officers on a murder charge, she is desperate not to make the same mistake again. Award-winning crime writer Jefferson Parker has produced a novel full of intrigue and suspense in which he combines a compelling and convincing plot with moving portraits of his characters as he explores the psychology of love and grief and the difficulties faced by a young and ambitious woman in the man's world of law enforcement. A tragically unexpected, almost comic, final twist concludes a story well worth reading. (Kirkus UK)
Who would want to kill beautiful, kind and intelligent Gwen Wildcraft, shot in cold blood in her bathroom? When her husband Archie is found outside, almost dead, with a bullet fired from his own gun lodged in his brain, all the evidence suggests that he is the murderer and, aghast at what he has done, has tried to take his own life. But why would Archie, a promising deputy sheriff who adored his wife, do such a thing? To Merci Rayborn, detective in charge of the investigation, it just doesn't seem right. Against all odds, Archie wakes up in his hospital bed two days after the shooting, but far from giving Merci the vital clues she needs to dampen the media clamour for his arrest, he discharges himself and sets about trying to resolve the mystery on his own. Tantalisingly, he keeps in touch with Merci, never revealing his whereabouts and feeding her with snippets of information as his memory returns, but is this really the quest of a confused and grief-stricken man for justice, or simply an elaborate smoke screen erected to cover the tracks of a brutal murderer? Could it be that the couple's involvement with a multi-million dollar miracle cancer cure and suggestions of Russian organized crime will provide the key to the crime? Merci has her own reasons for wanting to prove Archie's innocence; shunned by most of her colleagues for the wrongful arrest of one of her fellow officers on a murder charge, she is desperate not to make the same mistake again. Award-winning crime writer Jefferson Parker has produced a novel full of intrigue and suspense in which he combines a compelling and convincing plot with moving portraits of his characters as he explores the psychology of love and grief and the difficulties faced by a young and ambitious woman in the man's world of law enforcement. A tragically unexpected, almost comic, final twist concludes a story well worth reading. (Kirkus UK)
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New psychological suspense novel from bestselling American author of The Blue Hour, Red Light and Silent Joe. 'Parker has only one rival -- Thomas Harris' Washington Post Where Sergeant Merci Rayborn is concerned, opinion within the sheriff's department is sharply divided. To some she's a hero for exposing the biggest scandal in the department's history and bringing down the former sheriff. Others cannot forget that, in making her case, she was prepared to implicate her own father and arrest her lover, both well-respected police officers. Just as the hostility is beginning to die down, a young deputy named Archie Wildcraft is found shot in the head outside his home, next to the gun that has just been used to kill his wife. The evidence points to murder-suicide, and Wildcraft, his memory impaired by the bullet lodged in his brain, can offer nothing to contradict this. But with the arrest of one innocent deputy still plaguing her conscience, Merci is determined to defy the district attorney and pursue the unlikely scenario that Deputy Wildcraft has been framed. Wildcraft, in the meantime, is pursuing his own agenda...
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