DEAD BY MIDNIGHT

Book ID/图书代码： 14780009B31631

English Summary/英文概要： In Murder…
The last sounds Dean Wilson hears are a clock striking twelve and a killer’s taunting words. And his death is just the first. One by one, victims are stalked and shot at close range. Only the killer knows their sins, and who will be the next to die at midnight…

And In Life…
In the ten years since her Hollywood career imploded, Lorie Hammonds has built a good life in her Alabama hometown. When the first death threat arrives, she assumes it’s a joke. Then she gets a second note. Sheriff Mike Birkett, her high-school sweetheart, has avoided Lorie since she returned to Dunmore, but when investigators uncover her connection to a string of recent murders, he’s drawn into a case that’s terrifyingly personal.

Timing Is Everything
With every murder, the killer edges closer. Soon Lorie’s will be the last name left on his list. Her only hope is to unearth a deadly secret—before the clock runs out for good…

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 恐怖的凶杀... 时针指向十二点，迪恩威尔逊躺倒在血泊之中，他所能听到最后的声音，唯有时钟报时的鸣响以及凶手冰冷的嘲讽. 而他的遇害，却只是一切恐怖的开端。一桩接着一桩，遇害者们先后被人尾随，并在极近的距离之内遭遇射杀。他们究竟为何而死，只有凶手本人才知道其中的答案；下一个午夜，下一桩凶杀又会发生在谁的头上... 宁静的生活... 告别了好莱坞演艺生涯的劳丽哈蒙斯，用了十年时间，终又在阿拉巴马的老家过上了属于自己的美好生活。面对突入而来的死亡威胁，起初，她只将其视作为恶作剧而一笑了之，但随后第二封的到来却改变了一切。与此同时，昔日劳丽高中时代的恋人迈克伯柯特，恰巧正是当地的警长，自她返回登莫尔居住之后，迈克一直努力回避与劳丽的重逢；但直到调查将劳丽与一连串的凶杀联系到了一起，迈克最终不得不卷入到一场令人毛骨悚然的恐怖凶案当中。 争分夺秒... 伴随凶杀接二连三的发生，凶手的脚步也渐渐迫近，因为劳丽将是其死亡名单上的最后一人，而她最后的机会，就是赶在时钟敲响之前，去揭开那致命的真相 (AW)

Awards/获奖情况："Masterful!"---Linda Howard, New York Times bestselling author on Cold Hearted

"A powerful story that kept me up very late--with all the lights on."---Kay Hooper, New York Times bestselling author on As Good as Dead

About the Author/作者介绍： New York Times bestselling author Beverly Barton has written over thirty contemporary romance novels and created the popular “The Protectors” series for Silhouette’s Intimate Moments line. This sixth-generation Alabamian is a two-time Maggie Award winner, a two-time National Reader’s Choice Award winner, and a recipient of a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Series Romantic Adventure. She is currently working on her next novel of romantic suspense for Zebra Books.

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