The Last Commandment
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- $149.00
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- $149.00
Descripción editorial
A transatlantic serial killer thriller with a twist of Biblical proportions.
Christmas in London: a period of joy and togetherness. Not for Metropolitan Police Commander Austin Grant, though. Three dead bodies have turned up on his patch, and the only thing they have in common is a number carved into their foreheads.
With the victims including a professor of ancient mythology, a sculptor of curious idols, and lead vocalist of The Blasphemers. It seems the killer is meting out their own version of Biblical justice, punishing those who transgress the Ten Commandments. With seven commandments left, Grant puts the Met's best detectives on the case.
But soon enough, a fourth victim turns up. In New York City. It appears Grant has a transatlantic manhunt on his hands. Can he stop this terrifying zealot before they strike again?
Reviews for The Last Commandment:
'Gory but gripping.' Daily Mail
'An enthralling mystery.' Karin Slaughter
'A gem of a thriller, not to be missed.' Michael Koryta
'A real corker.' Booklist
'A riveting and wondrously satisfying thriller.' May Cobb
'Ingeniously constructed and breathlessly told... Scott Shepherd at his gripping best.' Charles Ardai
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Shepherd (Descending Son) makes his mystery debut with a disappointing series launch in which Scotland Yard's Cmdr. Austin Grant, who's on the verge of retirement, investigates three related murders. The victims—an Oxford professor, a sculptor, and a former rock star—are linked only by their killer's m.o.; each was garroted before a knife was used to mark their foreheads. For the academic, the murderer left one vertical slash, adding one more for each additional victim. Grant's brother, a colleague of the professor, notes that the musician's band was named the Blasphemers, and theorizes that the mutilations are connected to the 10 Commandments. The Commandment Killer later strikes in New York City, impaling a priest on a cross in Saint Patrick's Cathedral. That development sends Grant overseas, where he teams with the NYPD and reunites with his estranged daughter. The predictable plot builds to an unsurprising reveal. Clichéd prose ("Rachel realized she didn't have to go all the way down to Palisades Park to know that she was falling in love") is also a negative. Few genre fans will look forward to the sequel.
