Book Preview ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Aaron Priest, for taking me to the next level. Phyllis Grann, for faith and vision. David Highfill, for a wonderful editorial experience. Clare Ferraro, Rich Hasselberger, and the gang at Dutton for first-rate work. Courtney Aldridge, the best buddy a writer could have. Senior Special Agent Ronald Baughan, BATF, Certified Explosives Specialist, … Read more
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Book Preview This book is dedicated to my readers, who have allowed me to write something different each time out. We all like the familiar, but in the end I think we’re all the richer for going new places with new characters. You may not like every book as much as your favorite, but at … Read more
Book Preview For nothing is lost, nothing is ever lost. There is always the clue, the canceled check, the smear of lipstick, the footprint in the canna bed, the condom on the park path, the twitch in the old wound, the baby shoes dipped in bronze, the taint in the blood stream. And all times … Read more
Book Preview CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE NOVELS OF GREG ILES “An exuberant, relentlessly readable thriller with a high degree of stay-up-all-night-suspense; up-to-the-minute technology will delight Net surfers and Anne Rice fans.” “The talented Iles uses rich first-person narration and clever plotting to tell a sizzler of a thriller.” “A brilliant serial killer thriller with a … Read more
Book Preview For the truth is a terrible thing. You dabble your foot in it and it is nothing. But you walk a little farther and you feel it pull you like an undertow or a whirlpool. First there is the slow pull so steady and gradual you scarcely notice it, then the acceleration, then … Read more
Book Preview Praise forSleep No More “Sleep No More is that rarity, a thriller that really thrills.” —Stephen King “Completely engaging…irresistible pass-the-popcorn fun…a spirited chiller.” —People “A broody, moody writer whose books have the twitchy languidness of Tennessee Williams combined with the suspense of Alfred Hitchcock…a dazzling combination of guilt, obsession, and suspicion.” —St. Petersburg … Read more
Book Preview “My name is David Tennant, M.D. I’m professor of ethics at the University of Virginia Medical School, and if you’re watching this tape, I’m dead.” I took a breath and gathered myself. I didn’t want to rant. I’d mounted my Sony camcorder on a tripod and rotated the LCD screen in order to … Read more
Book Preview I never meant to kill my brother. I never set out to hate my father. I never dreamed I would bury my own son. Nor could I have imagined that I would betray the childhood friend who saved my life, or win a Pulitzer Prize for telling a lie. All these things I … Read more
Book Preview For Betty Thornhill Iles AND every man and woman who sacrificed their lives in the Allied cause. It’s odd how death often marks a beginning rather than an end. We know someone for ten years, twenty years, longer. We see them in the course of daily life. We speak, laugh, exchange harsh words; … Read more