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Record Nr.

UNINA9910160306703321

Autore

Giambanco V. M.

Titolo

Blood and bone / / V.M. Giambanco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Quercus

ISBN

1-68144-294-9

Classificazione

FIC022020FIC022040

Disciplina

823/.92

Soggetti

Women detectives

Policewomen

Serial murder investigation

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural

FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths

Suspense fiction

Mystery fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

"After two years in the Seattle Police Department, homicide detective Alice Madison has finally found a measure of peace she has never known before--a sense of belonging.  When a local burglary escalates into a gruesome murder, Madison takes charge of the investigation, only to discover that this is no ordinary killing. She finds herself tracking a serial assassin who has haunted the city for years--and whose brutality is the stuff of legend among the super-max prisons of the Pacific Northwest.  As she delves deeper into the case, Madison learns that the widow of one of the victims is being stalked--is the killer poised to strike again? As pressures mount, Madison will stop at nothing to save the next innocent victim. even if it means playing a killer's endgame by presenting herself as the bait"--