Orchid Beach

Informationen zum Autor Stuart Woods is the author of more than forty novels, including the New York Times bestselling Stone Barrington and Holly Barker series. An avid sailor and pilot, he lives in New York City, Florida, and Maine. Klappentext New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods delivers a riveting thriller that introduces an exciting addition to the pantheon of fictional sleuths. Forced into early retirement at thirty-seven, smart, attractive, and fiercely independent Major Holly Barker trades in her bars as a military cop for the badge of deputy chief of police in Orchid Beach, Florida. But below the sunny surface of this sleepy, well-to-do island town lies an evil that escalates into the cold-blooded murder of one of Holly's new colleagues. An outsider, Holly has little to go on for answers and no one to help her—except Daisy, a Doberman of exceptional intelligence and loyalty that becomes her companion and protector. The closer Holly gets to the truth, the more she knows that it'll take one smart dog with guts to sniff out this killer—before he can catch her first. Zusammenfassung "An entertaining suspense story. . . . Barker is tough when she needs to be, and clever and persistent in following her hunches." —  School Library Journal #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods delivers a riveting thriller that introduces his first female protagonist, Deputy Chief of Police Holly Barker. Forced into early retirement at thirty-seven, smart and fiercely independent Major Holly Barker trades in her bars as a military cop for the badge of deputy chief of police in Orchid Beach, Florida. But below the sunny surface of this sleepy, well-to-do island town lies an evil that escalates into the cold-blooded murder of one of Holly's new colleagues. An outsider, Holly has little to go on for answers and no one to help her—except Daisy, a Doberman of exceptional intelligence and loyalty that becomes her companion and protector. The closer Holly gets to the truth, the more she knows that it'll take one smart dog with guts to sniff out this killer—before he can catch her first. ...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Stuart Woods
• Edition: Harper Collins Usa
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format A
• Sortie: 31.08.2010
• EAN: 9780061987304
• ISBN: 978-0-06-198730-4
• Pages: 448
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 191 mm x 26 mm
• Thèmes: Holly Barker; Holly Barker
• Catégories: Littérature > Suspense; Romance, Romantic suspense, Thriller / suspense fiction, Political / legal thriller, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Romance in uniform, US South, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Action & Adventure, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, FICTION: Romance / Action & Adventure, FICTION: Legal, FICTION: Romance / Police & Law Enforcement, FICTION: Disaster, Adventure / action fiction