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Perception of Death [Mass Market Paperback]

Louise Anderson (Author)
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Book Description

February 24, 2009
Some things it’s better not to know. In Louise Anderson’s terrifying debut thriller, a twisted killer brings to life a woman’s worst nightmare–a dark secret she hoped she’d never have to face again.

Hardly ten A.M. and attorney Erin Paterson was already having the worst day of her life. One of Glasgow’s top litigation lawyers, her specialty was victim compensation, not criminal law. But in the next twenty-four hours, she’d assault her soon-to-be-ex boyfriend and become the chief suspect in the brutal murder of an old schoolmate. Erin hardly remembered Lucy Grant, so what were messages from the dead woman and her killer doing on her phone the day of the murder? It’s a question that will soon unravel Erin’s carefully wrapped life to uncover a family trauma she and her troubled sister have done their best to leave behind. Suddenly Erin’s on the verge of losing everything–her reputation, her family’s law firm, and her life. For she’s on the short list of a serial killer concealed in the one place she’d almost rather die than look….

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“Quite simply, this is one of the best crime novels you’re likely to read this year. As a first novel, it’s quite extraordinary, and marks the arrival of an exceptional new talent on the British mystery scene”
—John Connolly

“I really enjoyed it – she’s a breath of fresh air in the Scottish crime fiction field. It’s got lots of genuinely black comedic moments but also some grimly painful storytelling”
—Val McDermid

About the Author

Louise Anderson was born in 1966 in Glasgow Scotland. She studied at Glasgow University and immigrated to Miami, Florida, where she set up a highly successful international trading company and studied accountancy. Perception of Death is her first novel. She currently lives in Glasgow and is working on her next novel.

Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: Bantam (February 24, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0553588125
  • ISBN-13: 978-0553588125
  • Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.1 x 6.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,724,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, October 18, 2010
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gayla mettler adkins (richland, wa United States) - See all my reviews
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Highly suspenseful. The audiobook was extremely well narrated by Catherine McCarron. I hope she does the next book too. I want to read Death's Sister, but it's been difficult finding a copy to purchase ([...] ), audio or otherwise.

Great job Ms. Anderson. Please keep it up!

Gayla
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1.0 out of 5 stars Is it just me?, February 23, 2006
Not sure if it's just me, but I thought this book had a pathetic ending. So bad, in fact, that I re-read the last few chapters several times, in case I had just misunderstood. Alas, such was not the case. The last chapter provides a "surprise" ending which is poor and predictable.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A Novel to Keep You Up Late at Night, February 5, 2006
While there are some very melodramatic moments in this novel, it is all in all, one of the best thrillers I have read this year. There might be a little trouble with following the complexities of Scots legal partnerships but I thought the author did a fair job at clarifying the essential points.

The heroine is likeable and brave, the book is fast paced and engaging. More than one character in this novel is "mad as a box of frogs"-- a great phrase. I can hardly wait to read the upcoming sequel.
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Lucy Grant, Miss Paterson, Paul Gabriel, Jennifer Longmuir, Erin Paterson, Abigail Dawes, Mat Cohen, Detective Superintendent Kelman, Miss Grant, Douglas Douglas, Strathclyde Police, Erin Can, Law Society, Lucy Granville Grant, Colin Craig, George Square, Kelman Paul, Sophie Holbrook, Cohen Paterson, Jane Hobson
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