MERCILESS: A NOVEL OF SUSPENSE
Book ID/图书代码： 01240007B13564
English Summary/英文概要： On a frigid December night, Karen sits at the edge of Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River, dressed in a flowing gown, like a visitor from the distant past. A beautiful and shining young woman, she gazes up at a bone-white winter moon like a fairy-tale princess frozen in time. At first glance, one might not even notice that she is dead, coated in a glistening patina of ice.
Homicide cops Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano take the lead on the case, uncovering a plethora of eerie clues–each more warped and spine-chilling than the last. Yet the identity of Karen’s pitiless killer remains a mystery. Then the next victim is found upriver at an abandoned waterworks, posed with an unlikely object in her clasped hands. Struggling to link the victims and make sense of the madman’s agenda, Byrne and Balzano follow his twisted trail, which stretches into a past of dark crimes forgotten by all but a few.
Now the past roars back into the present with a vengeance as the ingenious killer unleashes a torrent of rage upon the streets of Philadelphia. As Byrne and Balzano sift through suspects and clues, they unearth a shocking secret history: a legacy of malevolence and cold-blooded retribution dating back twenty years. And the farther they make their way up the body-strewn banks of the Schuylkill River, the closer they get to a villain from their worst nightmare, an evil as patient as it is merciless.
Lightning fast and razor sharp, this jolting thriller from acclaimed author Richard Montanari coils back in time to deliver a fiendish mystery, a shattering revelation, and one hell of a wild ride. Lock your doors and turn up the lights. Montanari’s terrifying bedtime story will keep you up all night.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在十二月寒冷的夜裡，Karen這名美麗的年輕女子，身穿一襲白色長袍，坐在費城的舒約契河河畔，凝視著骨白色的月亮，猶如來自遙遠過往的訪客，更像是童話故事中的公主。乍看之下，沒人會發現身上覆蓋著一層霜雪的她，早已氣絕多時。
Kevin Byrne與Jessica Balzano警探接手了這宗殺人事件。雖然兩人解開了一條比一條更令人毛骨悚然的線索，但對於兇手的身分仍一無所知。接著第二名受害者被發現在上游的水廠，且帶著詭異的姿勢死去。Byrne與Balzano試圖串連兩名被害者的遇害情形，並推敲兇手的目的。隨著兇手的瘋狂行徑，衍伸出更多早已被多數人遺忘的犯罪事件。
Awards/获奖情况：Praise for Richard Montanari
The Skin Gods
“What makes The Skin Gods engrossing isn’t just the sustained suspense but the adept rendering of the characters.”
–Rocky Mountain News
“Perfect for anyone who enjoys a well-crafted thriller . . . bestselling Montanari has another hit on his hands.”
–Booklist
The Rosary Girls
“Readers of this terrifying page-turner are in the hands of a master storyteller. Be prepared to stay up all night.”
–James Ellroy
“Gripping . . . You begin The Rosary Girls out of curiosity but finish it out of compulsion.”
–Cleveland Plain Dealer
About the Author/作者介绍： Richard Montanari是小說家、散文家，也是編劇家。第一本小說Deviant Ways出版後，即成為網路推理小說獎(OLMA，Online Mystery Award)得主，而驚悚小說，如The Skin Gods、The Rosary Girls、Kiss of Evil、Deviant Way、The Violet Hour
也受國際讚揚。作品常見於《芝加哥論壇報》(Chicago Tribune)、《底特律自由報》(Detroit Free Press)、《克利夫蘭實話報》(Cleveland Plain Dealer)等各種國際與地區刊物。
www.richardmontanari.com.
Richard Montanari is a novelist, screenwriter, and essayist. His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and scores of other national and regional publications. He is the OLMA-winning author of the internationally acclaimed thrillers The Skin Gods, The Rosary Girls, Kiss of Evil, Deviant Way, and The Violet Hour.
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