The Edge of Night - A Novel

Zusatztext “Sorenson’s sleek sensuality and fresh new voice are sure to score big with readers.”— New York Times bestselling author Cindy Gerard “With Jill Sorenson! you are guaranteed a dangerously addictive! gut-wrenchingly fast-paced read.”—Stephanie Tyler! author of Promises in the Dark Informationen zum Autor Jill Sorenson is the author of Crash into Me and Set the Dark on Fire . After earning a degree in literature and a bilingual teaching credential from California State University, she decided that teaching wasn’t her cup of tea. She started writing one day while her firstborn was taking a nap and hasn’t stopped since. She lives with her husband and two young daughters in San Diego. Klappentext To support her small daughter! April Ortiz does what she has to do-which means waiting tables in a skimpy outfit at a popular nightclub in Chula Vista. When one of her co-workers is murdered! April does what she knows she shouldn't-she defies the neighborhood code by talking to the police about a dangerous suspect. Clean-cut cop Noah Young wants a shot at breaking this case more than anything in the world-that is! until he meets April. A spark ignites between them! threatening his job and her peace of mind. As the heat intensifies! the two are dragged down further into the dark mysteries of the graffiti-lined streets! taunted by a crazed killer who could strike again at any time. 9780553592634|excerpt Sorenson: THE EDGE OF NIGHT 1 TIn the city of Chula Vista, freshly tagged walls were a common sight. The densely populated area, sandwiched between downtown San Diego and uptown Tijuana, was so close to the border it was practically in Mexico. Half of the billboard ads that sprawled above the crowded streets were in Spanish. Although the city’s name translated literally as “beautiful view,” most of its neighborhoods boasted quite the opposite. On a sweltering Saturday afternoon, the air shimmered with heat and exhaust fumes. A thin layer of grime coated every road sign. From where Officer Noah Young sat, in the passenger side of a patrol car, the only view was of bumper-to-bumper traffic. And wall-to-wall graffiti. Noah deciphered the newly painted messages with an almost subconscious ease, drumming his fingertips against his thigh. It was only his second year on the gang unit and his fifth as a patrol officer, but already he understood the symbols better than his partner, Senior Officer Patrick Shanley, did. Patrick had spent almost three decades on the Chula Vista Police Department and still hadn’t bothered to learn Spanish, either. While they waited for the light to change, Noah moved his gaze to the sidewalk, scanning pedestrians for illegal activity. About a hundred feet ahead, two dark-haired boys climbed over the top of a chain-link fence and dropped down to the pavement below. The fence surrounded an old elementary school, long closed. It was now an active gang hideout. The boys noticed the patrol car at the same time. Exchanging a worried glance, they started to walk in the opposite direction, shoulders together, heads down. Noah guessed they were about eight or nine. Too young to be unsupervised, old enough to get in trouble. “Pull over.” Patrick shot him an impatient look. “For a couple of taggers?” “They aren’t taggers.” It wouldn’t have surprised him if they were, because he’d seen kindergartners with spray cans, but neither of these boys had a backpack. Their attitudes didn’t necessarily imply guilt, either. There were plenty of other reasons to be wary of cops in this area. Legal status, cultural attitudes, general distrust. “Just give me a minute,” he said anyway. With a show of reluctance, Patrick sounded the siren and jerked the car to a halt at the curb. Noah expected the kids to bolt, so he didn’t waste time. He ho...

Product details

• Authors: Jill Sorenson
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.04.2011
• EAN: 9780553592634
• ISBN: 978-0-553-59263-4
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 174 mm x 29 mm