Darkroom

Zusatztext “The intensity and heart pounding thrills you'll feel as you read each page [of Darkroom] will leave you breathless. Blending history with current events! Mr. Graham is a talented author who can wrap the reader in a cocoon of emotions! from bitterness to redemption! and leave the reader feeling as if they were in the story! as if they were the ones plotted against. A fantastic job!” —Partners in Crime Book Reviews Informationen zum Autor Joshua Graham earned his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University, and a master's degree from Juilliard. He has performed as a soloist and principal cellist domestically and internationally. Today he lives with his wife and children in San Diego. Graham has served on the faculties of Columbia Union College, Western Maryland College, Shepherd College, and Brooklyn College. Klappentext A thrilling suspense novel about a man's dark past! his daughter's mysterious visions! and a psychopath who wants to kill them both that reaches into domestic terrorism and the presidency. Leseprobe Prologue IAN MORTIMER Making people disappear isn’t quite as easy as I remember. Of course, I’m not as young as I used to be. Rigor mortis will soon set in, and I’ve got to dispose of this poor lass’s body straightaway. How can I possibly be doing this again? Thankfully, no one’s around this time of night. And with her limbs properly weighed down, she’ll stay under until … Bugger! Only three bags in the trunk. I shall have to improvise. Right. Everything is ready. I cross myself and pull her ever-stiffening body from the trunk. She’s slight—just shy of forty-five kilos, I’d venture—but quite muscular in the limbs. A heavy duvet of clouds obscures the moon. It’s beastly cold out. Here on the remote side of the pond, far off the path, the rowboat is hidden behind the thicket of reeds, exactly where I left it last night. My headlights are off and I’m parked close enough to lower the body into the boat and row out. As I lower her into the inky water, I’m careful not to splash. Her sweatshirt balloons, and bubbles surround her. A mane of flaxen hair spreads on the water’s surface. Bollocks, she’s not sinking! With my oar, I nudge her down. Even though her hands and feet have submerged, her hair still floats. A halo around the back of her head. In the distance, a pair of headlights looms. It’s a blooming patrol car. No choice, I’ve got to row back and get away from here. But look at her—the back of her sweatshirt and her head are still bobbing at the surface. Back in my car now. Slowly making my way back to the main road, I steal another glimpse. She’s still just beneath the surface, her blond hair a clear marker. The patrol car’s headlights vanish behind a bunch of trees. If they turn left, they’ll be here in less than a minute. I’m about to crawl clear out of my skin. And then it happens. Two large bubbles pop out from under the sweatshirt, just at the nape of her neck, and the weights do their trick. The lass’s body sinks to the bottom of the pond. That was too close. With all lights off, I drive off. A minute later, I can see in my rearview mirror that the squad car has just passed the pond. Didn’t even slow down. I’m well on my way home now. Into the warmth of Nicole’s embrace, and to kiss Bobby as he dreams of ponies and puppies. Good Lord, what have I done? 1 XANDRA CARRICK Binh Son, Vietnam: October 2008 This was her wish. Dad kept saying that from the moment we boarded our flight at JFK to our first step onto the fertile soil of Bình Son , which in English means “peaceful mountain.” En route to our penultimate destination, Tran, our middle-aged guide, tells us all about the scenery through lively gesticulations and nasal broken English...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joshua Graham
• Editore: Simon & Schuster USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.05.2012
• EAN: 9781451654691
• ISBN: 978-1-4516-5469-1
• Dimensioni: 143 mm x 218 mm x 28 mm
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi