Daddy's gone A-hunting

Belletristik

• DR.E : Belletristik : Romane, Erzählungen und Novellen : Thriller, Spannungs- und Agentenromane
• FS.E : Fremdsprachige Schriften : Einzelne Sprachen : Englische Schriften

Verfasser:
Clark, Mary Higgins

Verfasser Angabe:
Mary Higgins Clark

Sprache:
Englisch

• Englisch
• Thriller
• Mord
• Coma
• Explosion

Verlag:
Simon a. Schuster

Erscheinungsort:
London

Jahr:
2014

Umfang:
445 S.

Fußnote:
Text: Englisch

ISBN:
978-1-8498-3708-8

Interessenskreise:
American Literature

Inhalt:
In her latest novel, Daddy's Gone A Hunting, Mary Higgins Clark, the beloved "Queen of Suspens", exposes a dark secret from a family's past that threatens the lives of sisters Kate and Hannah Connelly when the family-owned furniture firm explodes into flames in the middle of the night, leveling the buildings to the ground, including a museum where priceless antiques have been on permanent display for years.
The ashes reveal a startling and grisly discovery and provoke a host of suspicions and questions. Was the explosion deliberately set? What was Kate - a CPA for one of the biggest accounting firms in the country - doing in the museum when it burst into flames? Why was Gus, a retired and disgruntled craftsman, with her at that time of night? What if someone isn't who he claims to be?
Now Gus is dead, and Kate lies in the hospital in a coma, so neither can tell what drew them there or what the tragedy may have to do with the hunt for a young woman missing for many years. Nor can they warn that somebody may be covering his tracks, willing to kill to save himself.
In a novel of dazzling suspense and excitement, Mary Higgins Clark once again demonstrates the mastery of her craft that has made her books international bestsellers for years. She presents the reader with a perplexing mystery, a puzzling question of identity, and a fascinating cast of characters - one of whom may just be a ruthless killer ...

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