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Informationen zum Autor Jack Kerley worked in advertising and teaching before becoming a full-time novelist. He lives in Newport, Kentucky, but also spends a good deal of time in Southern Alabama, the setting for his Carson Ryder series, starting with 'The Hundredth Man'. He is married with two children. Klappentext The author of BLOOD BROTHER returns with a new psychological thriller featuring Carson Ryder. TV evangelist Reverend Scaler made his fortune from firebrand rhetoric on the sins of modern America. But Scaler has preached his last sermon after being bound and beaten to death in an apparent S&M session. Detective Carson Ryder has his own problems. He's edgy and unpredictable! the crime scene barely seeming to affect him any more than finding an infant abandoned in a boat - nearby! a burnt-out shack! a body and signs of a struggle. Scaler's tangled personal life reveals bizarre connections between the cases. Zusammenfassung The author of BLOOD BROTHER returns with a new psychological thriller featuring Carson Ryder! the detective with a unique perspective on serial killers - his brother's one.
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Praise for the Carson Ryder series:
'Superb stuff' Independent on Sunday
'Kerley will truly scare the pants off his readers. This one's another winner from a writer moving towards the top of the thriller heap' Publishers Weekly
'Kerley, who writes like a house fire, has a boundless and truly ghastly imagination that'll keep you awake long after you turn the last page' Kirkus
'A fascinating and frightening take on the genre' Independent on Sunday
'A chilling journey into a pitch-black mind' Michael Marshall, author of The Straw Men trilogy
'A sturdy hero with a clearcut mission and a setting that holds possibilities for fresh adventure. Kerley writes in a thrusting style that pushes the action from crime scene to autopsy table' New York Times Book Review
'Superb... fantastic' Sunday Express
