The Lonely Dead

Informationen zum Autor Michael Marshall is a full-time writer. His novels include ‘The Straw Men’, ‘The Lonely Dead’ and ‘Blood of Angels’, and he also writes short stories and screenplays. Two of his earlier novels written under the name of Michael Marshall Smith, ‘Spares’ and ‘One of Us’, have been optioned by major Hollywood studios. He lives in North London with his wife and their son and two cats. Klappentext The stunning new serial killer thriller from the bestselling author of The Straw Men A guilty man walks alone into the cold mountain forests of Washington State, aiming never to return. What he finds there starts a chain of events that will quickly spiral out of control. Meanwhile in Los Angeles a woman's body is discovered, sitting bolt upright in a motel bedroom. She is dead, and her killer has left his mark. It soon becomes clear he has something to say, and a lot more work to do. And Ward Hopkins, an ex-CIA agent recovering from the recent shocking death of his parents, is on the trail of his past, tracking down the men who destroyed everything he once held dear, and the murderer whose face he sees every time he looks in the mirror. 'Marshall is a cracker at writing tense, rich scenes' Observer 'Instantly moves him into the Thomas Harris division' Guardian Zusammenfassung An electrifying thriller from the author of the international bestsellerThe Straw Men.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Marshall, Marshall Michael
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.04.2005
• EAN: 9780007163953
• ISBN: 978-0-00-716395-3
• No. of pages: 472
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 177 mm x 29 mm
• Series: Harper Collins Paperbacks; The Straw Men Trilogy; Harper Collins Paperbacks; The Straw Men Trilogy
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Adventure, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FICTION / Crime, Historical mysteries, Crime & mystery, English, California, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, 21st Century, Thriller / suspense, Horror & ghost stories, Horror & supernatural fiction, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Historical crime & mysteries, Psychological thriller, Crime & mystery: police procedural, Washington State, Washington (US State), Adventure / action fiction, Thriller: serial killers