Thief's Mark
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Beschreibung des Verlags
A murder in a quiet English village, long-buried secrets and a man's search for answers about his traumatic past entangle FBI agents Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan in the latest edge-of-your-seat Sharpe & Donovan novel
As a young boy, international art thief Oliver York witnessed the murder of his wealthy parents in their London apartment. The killers kidnapped him and held him in an isolated Scottish ruin, but he escaped, thwarting their plans for ransom. Now, after thirty years on the run, one of the two men Oliver identified as his tormentors may have surfaced.
Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan are enjoying the final day of their Irish honeymoon when a break-in at the home of Emma's grandfather, a renowned art collector, points to Oliver. Emma and Colin are desperate to question him, but when they arrive at York's country home, a man is dead and Oliver has vanished.
As the danger mounts, new questions arise about Oliver's account of his boyhood trauma. Do Emma and Colin dare trust him? With the trail leading beyond Oliver's small village to Ireland, Scotland and their own turf in the United States, the stakes are high, and Emma and Colin must unravel the decades-old tangle of secrets and lies before a killer strikes again.
New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers delivers the gripping, suspense-filled tale readers have been waiting for.
About the author
Carla Neggers is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 60 novels, including her popular Sharpe and Donovan and Swift River Valley series. Her books have been translated into 24 languages and sold in over 35 countries. A frequent traveler to Ireland, Carla lives with her family in New England. To learn more and to sign up for her newsletter, visit CarlaNeggers.com.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
At the start of bestseller Neggers's convoluted seventh novel featuring FBI agents Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan (after 2016's Liar's Key), the couple are nearing the end of their honeymoon in Ireland when they're drawn into a case involving Oliver York, a former international art thief who's now assisting MI5. The pair travel from Dublin to Oliver's home in the Cotswolds, where an unidentified man has been found dead; Oliver himself is missing. His gardener and childhood friend, former MI5 agent Henrietta Balfour, refuses to consider that he might be guilty of any crime. She joins with Emma and Colin in ferreting out the truth about the dead man and his involvement with Oliver. Their search for answers takes them to Heron's Cove, Maine, and to a final standoff in the Scottish Highlands. Filled with digressions and plodding summaries of backstory, this entry will appeal mainly to series fans, who will enjoy catching up with the newlyweds and learning the titillating details of Oliver's traumatic childhood.
