The Shock
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A THRILLER THAT YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN - FOR FANS OF TANIA CARVER AND M. J. ARLIDGE.
When Laura Bjely goes missing during a storm on the Cote d'Azur, the only thing her friend Jan finds is her smartphone - with a disturbing film in the memory.
Back in Berlin, Jan's neighbour is discovered with a bloody message left on her forehead.
As Jan searches for answers about what happened to Laura, he is thrown into a nightmare of madness and murder.
An exhilarating and merciless psychological thriller from the author of The Cut.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this horrific thriller from German author Raabe (Cut), a serial killer known only as Froggy stalks Jan Floss, a man from Berlin, and the woman he's infatuated with, Laura Bjely, while the two are vacationing on the Cote d'Azur with friends. At one point, Laura goes for a drive in the rain and disappears. In his frantic search for Laura, Jan calls on her mother, Ava Bjely, who tells him Laura is "a sickness." Back home in Berlin, Jan finds the body of a neighbor, Nikki Reichert, stuffed in his freezer with the words "NOT LAURA" written in red letters on her forehead; stuck in her chest is his kitchen knife. Fearful the police will suspect he killed Nikki, Jan goes on the run. Meanwhile, Laura somehow eludes Froggy's clutches only to end up imprisoned by someone else who may be even worse. Froggy's real identity, Laura's past, and the reason for Ava's hatred of her daughter all emerge gradually in this unpleasant tale. The graphic violence toward women may offend some readers.
