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Overview
Locked in Dr. Thomas Meredith's mind are terrible visions - visions of the night when a hooded serial killer tortured and murdered his girlfriend before his eyes but chose to spare him. Meredith wants nothing more than to erase that night from his mind - but it has changed him. He has completely withdrawn from the life he had before: his successful career as a doctor, his friends and family. Now Meredith works the night shift at a local diner and passes the days alone in his secluded cabin. He lives in a constant fear of the dark because it could hide his attacker, returning to finish the deed. Each dawn is a triumph, for he has survived the night, and a tragedy, as he lives only to face the darkness once again. But if Meredith's own mind won't let him alone, neither will the police. For the killer - dubbed "the Carpenter" by the baffled London police and a frenzied press - is still at large, and Meredith's horrifying memories may hold some clues as to his identity. He is their only hope.Editorials
Emily Melton
Jones sounds like a regular guy--he's a Welsh ophthalmic surgeon with a family--so how did he write this psycho-on-the-loose, terror-inducing, nightmare-producing book? Whatever his method of background research, he's penned a heart-pounding thriller that takes readers on a roller-coaster ride of horror and suspense. A maniacal killer is on the loose in England--a killer who tortures, mutilates, and rapes young women. Chief Constable Martin Tindal is the principal investigator whose only lead is Thomas Meredith, a local physician who witnessed the torture and murder of his girlfriend at the hands of the fiendish killer. Meredith survived, but he's buried the experience deep in his psyche and won't talk, even to help find the killer. Tindal enlists the aid of psychiatrist Natalie Vine, hoping intense therapy will loosen Meredith's tongue. Meanwhile, Tindal knows the diabolical killer is planning his next attack, and Tindal is powerless to stop him--unless he can devise a carefully baited, foolproof trap. Jones shocks the reader with a series of stunning plot twists and devious mind games that keep one off balance right up to the end. Like "Silence of the Lambs", this novel is an intense, shocking, gory, graphic read that's completely riveting from first page to last.Book Details
Published
August 15, 2003
Publisher
Magna Large Print Books
Pages
448
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780750520539