The Harvest Man

Zusatztext Praise for The Devil’s Workshop   “Superb. Saucy Jack may be one of the most disturbing characters ever written on the page—again.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred)   “Grecian has a remarkable way of pulling the reader in and down! into the swirling dark. We do not merely read Grecian’s books; we participate in them. We have met the Devil . . . and he isn’t done with us yet.” —The Huffington Post Informationen zum Autor Alex Grecian is the nationally bestselling author of The Yard ! The Black Country ! and The Devil’s Workshop ! as well as of the long-running and critically acclaimed graphic novel series Proof . He lives in the Midwest with his wife and son. Klappentext Scotland Yard's Murder Squad-and Jack the Ripper-return! in the extraordinary new historical thriller from the author of the acclaimed national bestseller The Yard. In The Devil's Workshop! London discovered that Jack the Ripper was back! sending the city-and Scotland Yard's Murder Squad-into chaos. But now it is even worse. Not only is the Ripper still at large! but so is another killer just as bad. For Inspector Walter Day! it has been a difficult time. His wife has given birth to twins! his hostile in-laws have come to stay! and a leg injury has kept him at his desk. But when the Harvest Man begins killing! carving people's faces off their skulls! the Yard knows they need Day in the field. Not so Sergeant Nevil Hammersmith. Rash actions have cost him his job! but that doesn't stop his obsessive hunt for the Ripper. When the mutilated bodies of prostitutes start turning up again! Hammersmith enlists the help of a criminal network to stop Saucy Jack! his methods carrying him further and further from the ideals of the Yard! so far in fact that he may never be able to find his way back. Of course! the Ripper's been playing a game with him-with Walter Day! as well. He is pushing both of them to their limits! and what happens when they get there . . . no one can say. Night   Mother and Father were sharing a bed. The Harvest Man hesitated in the open bedroom door, staring down at his bare feet, his face flushing scarlet beneath the plague mask. Mother and Father had always slept in separate rooms. He was certain of it. But perhaps their habits had changed over time. That made perfect sense. If they had remained the same, he felt sure he would have found them long ago. Mother stirred in her sleep and the Harvest Man finally moved. He wasn’t ready for her to wake up. He uncorked a bottle of ether and placed a folded face cloth over the rim, tipped the bottle up and held it until cold liquid soaked through to his fingers. He set the open bottle on the floor next to the doorjamb, where he knew the liquid would silently turn to gas. Everything always changing. Things disappearing without a trace. He moved forward in slow motion, keeping his head and shoulders straight up and down, only bending at the knees. He made no sound. Mother stirred again, rolled onto her back, and the Harvest Man moved around the foot of the bed to her side. He preferred to deal with Father first. Father was bigger and stronger and, if he woke early, he always caused trouble. But Father was snoring and Mother was moving, on the verge of waking. Better to tend to her. He knelt by the bed and gazed at Mother’s sleeping face. The room was dark, but the window was open and the moon shone bright. He could see well enough even through his thick lenses. Mother was pretty. He thought she had always been pretty, but she didn’t look like he remembered. It took him a moment to categorize the differences. Fortunately, he had a very good memory for faces. Mother’s nose was slightly larger now, and was turned up at the tip. Her eyes were spaced closer together and her lips were thinner. She had lost a little weigh...

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• Autori: Alex Grecian
• Editore: Penguin Books USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 19.05.2015, ritardato
• EAN: 9780399166440
• ISBN: 978-0-399-16644-0
• Pagine: 384
• Serie: Scotland Yard's Murder Squad; Scotland Yard's Murder Squad
• Categoria: Narrativa > Gialli