THE DEVIL’S FEATHER

Book ID/图书代码： 05430005B08245

English Summary/英文概要： Have you ever wanted to bury a secret so deeply that no one will find out about it? With private security firms supplying bodyguards in every theatre of war, who will notice the emergence of a sexual psychopath from the ranks of the mercenaries? Amidst the turmoil of Sierra Leone’s vicious civil war, the brutal murder of five women is of little consequence and no one questions the ’confessions’ that were beaten out of three child soldiers. Except for Reuters correspondent Connie Burns. After witnessing a savage attack on a prostitute, Connie believes a foreigner’s responsible. She has seen him before, and she suspects he uses the chaos of war to act out sadistic fantasies against women. Two years later in Iraq, the consequences of her second attempt to expose him are devastating. Terrified, degraded and destroyed, she goes into hiding in England where she strikes up a friendship with Jess Derbyshire, a loner whose reclusive nature may well be masking secrets of her own. Seeing parallels between herself and Jess, Connie borrows from the other woman’s strength and makes the hazardous decision to attempt a third unmasking of a serial killer ...Knowing he will come looking for her ...

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 獅子山有五名女性被殘暴殺害時，路透社的特派記者康妮．柏恩斯，對於三名叛軍被指為兇嫌而落網，心存疑慮，但沒人把她的話當一回事。在歷經數十萬人死亡與流離失所的慘烈內戰後，婦女被強暴和殺害的案件根本微不足道。即使青少年兵被屈打成招，有誰在乎？誰又會注意到在外籍傭兵之中，出現了一名性變態狂？　　除了親眼目睹一名妓女受到野蠻攻擊之外，康妮幾乎沒有實證，但她認為有個外國人是兇手：一個自稱待過空降特勤隊，目前擔任一黎巴嫩鑽石商人隨扈的男子。她記得在金夏沙見過他，當時他是羅倫．卡比拉政權旗下的傭兵，她懷疑他趁戰亂，將自己的性虐待幻想在婦女身上實際操作。　　兩年後在伊拉克，她第二度嘗試揭發他，後果卻非常不堪。她拖著受創破碎的身心，羞愧消沉，惶惶不可終日地躲到英格蘭，卻在那兒和潔思．德比夏結為好友。獨來獨往的潔思過著隱士般的生活，可能也隱瞞了許多秘密。康妮在潔思身上發現了共通點，便借助好友的力量，決定放手一搏，第三度揭發連續殺人兇手的真面目……

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