Redzone

Zusatztext “A relentless action thrill ride...Equally appealing as an action-filled power fantasy and a dark, character-driving criminal investigation.”— Booklist “Dietz’s expertise in matters of mayhem is second to none.”— The Oregonian “William Dietz can run with the best.”—Steve Perry, New York Times bestselling author of The Tejano Conflict Informationen zum Autor William C. Dietz is the national bestselling author of more than forty novels, some of which have been translated into German, Russian, and Japanese. His works include the Legion of the Damned novels. He grew up in the Seattle area, served as a medic with the Navy and Marine Corps, graduated from the University of Washington, and has been employed as a surgical technician, college instructor, and television news writer, director, and producer. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Dietz served as director of public relations and marketing for an international telephone company. He and his wife live near Gig Harbor, Washington. Klappentext The national bestselling author of the Legion of the Damned novels returns to his dark mutant world! where Police Detective Cassandra Lee is on the trail of a brutal murderer... The year is 2065! almost thirty years since a bioterrorist attack decimated the population. The world has been divided! and new nations have formed. Those mutated from exposure inhabit the red zones! while "norms” live in the green zones. In the nation of Pacifica! Los Angeles detective Cassandra Lee is in charge of investigating a disturbing case! tracking a cop killer dubbed the Bonebreaker. But strange new murders have occurred! falling outside the normal pattern and leaving Lee and her team wondering if the serial killer has become unpredictable—or if he's no longer acting alone... To make matters worse! Lee's attention is diverted after she receives a letter from her long-lost mother. Now she must venture into the red zone! a lawless land where might makes right—and where the biggest danger may be her own family. Leseprobe ONE DEPUTY CHIEF ROSS McGinty had been dismembered by a serial killer called the Bonebreaker—and his body parts dumped next to a freeway. Unfortunately, that was the same fate that had befallen Cassandra Lee’s father two years earlier. And now, as the long procession of police cars and limos followed the black hearse toward LA’s Evergreen Cemetery, there should have been a sign. Rain perhaps . . . to match the mood. But no, the sky was blue, and it was going to be a nice day. For most people, anyway. Lee was seated in an unmarked car along with Assistant Chief Sean Jenkins and two other members of the LAPD’s Special Investigative Section (S.I.S.). It was the unit McGinty had led prior to his death—and was supposed to hunt down the Bonebreaker. Lee was the only member of the force who had encountered the serial killer and lived to tell about it. “I am the Avenger,” the Bonebreaker had told her. “I’m the one God sent to kill the monsters and their progeny. That’s why you’re going to die the way your father died.” That threat had been hanging over her ever since. But if the Bonebreaker was hunting her, she was hunting him , and had been for years. “I’m going to miss the chief,” Jenkins commented. He had dark skin, green eyes, and was seated next to her. “Yeah,” Lee agreed. “Me too.” And that came as a surprise. McGinty and her father had been partners once. But they had fallen for the same girl, got into a fight, and wound up as enemies. Some of that hostility had been apparent in the way McGinty treated her. Although, truth be told, Lee knew that some of the friction stemmed from her rebellious personality. Then the Screed kidnapping brought them together. And that was when Lee learned that there was a lot to like about McGinty, who, as it turned out, had a legitimate reason t...

Product details

• Authors: William C Dietz, William C. Dietz
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.07.2015
• EAN: 9780425273340
• ISBN: 978-0-425-27334-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 107 mm x 173 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Mutant Files; Mutant Files
• Subject: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy