The Writer
A Thriller
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- USD 14.99
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- USD 14.99
Descripción editorial
A true-crime author gets swept up in a murder plot in The Writer, a psychological thriller that is "excellent ... perfectly executed ... genuinely suspenseful, even shocking" (Booklist).
NYPD Detective Declan Shaw gets a call: How fast can you get to the Beresford building on Central Park West?
In the tower apartment, Shaw finds two people.
One of them is famous.
One of them is dead.
And only one of them knows the ending to this story. Is it the victim or the killer?
“One gonzo plot twist follows the next … loads of fun.”―Publishers Weekly
“Nothing is as it seems in this incredible novel ... One of the best books of the year.”―Red Carpet Crash
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A guilt-stricken cop investigates a bestselling author for murder in the entertaining fifth collaboration between Patterson and Barker (after Confessions of the Dead). Facing an inquiry from internal affairs, NYPD detective Declan Shaw plans to jump in front of a subway train to prevent an unspecified secret from coming to light. Before he can do so, his investigative partner, Jarod Cordova, calls him with disturbing news: popular true crime writer Denise Morrow arrived at her Manhattan apartment to find her husband, David, stabbed to death, but when police arrived, she warded them off with a gun, insisting she'd only allow Shaw inside. When Shaw arrives, he finds Morrow soaked in blood and standing near a bloody knife. She has an airtight alibi, however, and holds considerable sway over Shaw, because she's working on a book that casts doubt on a case he and Cordova handled several years earlier, which led to the conviction of a New York City parks employee for the murder of a 14-year-old girl. Shaw and Morrow's cat-and-mouse game quickly becomes preposterous, but the narrative only gains steam as one gonzo plot twist follows the next. Though goofy, it's loads of fun.
