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出版社:Harper
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ISBN:9780061762697
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作者:ELIZABETH GEORGE
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頁數:725
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出版日期:2009-02-01
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印刷日期:2009-02-01
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包裝:平裝
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開本:32開
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版次:1
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印次:1
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Devastated by the senseless murder of his wife, Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated to Cornwall, where he has spent six solitary weeks hiking the bleak and rugged coastline. But no matter how far he walks, the painful memories do not diminish. Then, at the base of a cliff near a town better known for its surfing than its intrigue, Lynley discovers the body of a young man who has fallen to his death. First a witness, then a suspect when the hand of a killer is revealed, Lynley remains, above all, a policeman willing to aid the gruff head of an understaffed local constabulary in her investigation. But the secrets in this community run dark and deep--and Lynley must somehow find a way to let go of the past long enough to solve a most devious and dreadful crime.
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Starred Review. At the start of bestseller George's stellar
new suspense novel, the grieving Thomas Lynley, a Scotland Yard
detective who left the force after the murder of his pregnant
wife, Helen, in With No One as Witness (2005), is filling his
days with a long trek in his native Cornwall.? During his ramble,
Lynley stumbles on the body of teenager Santo Kerne, who
apparently fell from a cliff onto some rocks, though it soon
becomes evident that someone tampered with Kerne's climbing
gear.? As the first on the scene, Lynley himself comes under
suspicion, despite his lack of history with the victim, by the
investigating officer, the capable but crusty Det. Insp. Bea
Hannaford. Lynley fittingly plays a secondary role in the
homicide inquiry as he continues to struggle to find a reason for
living after his devastating loss.? The plausible resolution of
the crime leaves enough ambiguity to satisfy readers who prefer
psychologically sophisticated plots and motivations.
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