Hideout
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- 11,99 €
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- 11,99 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
A deadly hit-and-run. Two terrified brothers. A hostage situation that could tear a town apart.
Kathleen George returns with the riveting sequel to her Edgar®-nominated novel, The Odds. When a young mother dies in a tragic hit-and-run accident caused by brothers Jack and Ryan Rutter, the desperate and afraid siblings flee to their childhood vacation spot, Sugar Lake. As Detectives Colleen Greer and Richard Christie relentlessly pursue the brothers, a terrifying hostage situation unfolds.
In this fast-paced and brilliantly plotted thriller, George masterfully weaves together psychological suspense and police procedural elements. With a rookie female cop at the helm and the stakes rising by the minute, Hideout is a gripping tale of crime, fear, and the unbreakable bonds of family in the face of unimaginable circumstances. Set against the backdrop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this character-driven mystery will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the heart-pounding conclusion.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Edgar-finalist George's stellar sequel to The Odds (2009), Cmdr. Richard Christie and Det. Colleen Greer of Pittsburgh Homicide look into a late-night hit-and-run, in which a young woman died. Meanwhile, brothers Jack and Ryan Rutter, the two young men in the truck that fatally struck the woman, skip town and break into an unoccupied house in Perrysville, a nearby summer community. Jack is a hapless, sweet-natured kid, but Ryan is an angry, drug-addled coward who's looking for an excuse to hurt someone. The suspense grows as the innocent people of Perrysville go about their business and the owner of the brothers' hideout heads home for the season. An expert at handling investigative details and pacing, George makes readers care about the people who are about to confront each other. The inevitable violence hurts because it matters. Told in lean, efficient prose, this is a top-notch, emotionally satisfying police procedural.
