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Bantam
June 2007
On Sale: May 29, 2007
Featuring: Joe Lucchesi
352 pages
ISBN: 0385338791
EAN: 9780385338790
Hardcover
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Mystery | Thriller Police Procedural
In this electrifying thrillerβa bestseller in Great Britain and IrelandβAlex Barclay creates a stunning array of contrastsβfrom the violence of a copβs world to the fragility of an embattled marriage, from the danger of New Yorkβs gritty streets to the quiet of a seaside Irish village. With brilliance and subtlety, Barclay delivers a nerve-wracking tale of a troubled family, facing a brutal danger rushing relentlessly out of the past. One year has passed since a kidnapping drama exploded into violence on a New York street. And for NYPD detective Joe Lucchesi, the memory of that terrible moment is still alive. Joeβs wife, Anna, has brought him and their teenage son to Ireland, hoping to repair their fragile marriageβand cut the cord between Joe and the job. But when the girlfriend of their son vanishes, Joe begins to suspect that the crime may have its roots in his old lifeβand that someone has followed him all the way thereβ¦. An outsider in Ireland, Joe watches with rising apprehension as local cops try to solve the disappearanceβ and then reacts with fury when his son becomes the leading suspect. Frantically, Joe tries to piece together clues to the crime, certain that a predator has come to Ireland in a twisted act of vengeance. And in a culture he doesnβt understand, among people who may or may not be his friends, Joe must find a way to strike backβ¦against a vicious killer who has Joeβs family in his sights.... A novel that plunges like a knife, Darkhouse delves into the intimate struggles between a husband and wife, between lovers and desperate friends. Seething with menace and mounting dread, Alex Barclayβs ingenious tale of a family under siege ratchets up the suspense one shocking revelation at a time as it races to its shattering climax....
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