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The author of Blood Innocents, Tabernacle and other critically hailed mysteries, Cook creates a haunting atmosphere that envelops the reader of his strange new novel. Frank Clemons, a homicide detective in Atlanta, is obsessed by the murder of beautiful Angelique Devereaux. Her body is found in a slum, far from the mansion where Angelique lived with her older sister Karen, an artist. Orphans since childhood, both girls had been oddly uncommunicative although occupying the same house. Questioning the students at the dead girl's school, Clemons learns she had isolated herself from them also. All he knows is that she was lovely and pregnant, which propels him into a near-fanatic search for even a whisper about Angelique and her unknown lover. As the officer follows the trail to the victim's last few days, he arrives at a staggering truth that leaves him, and the reader, limp. The writing and characterizations are flawless, particularly as Cook unobtrusively but surely commands empathy for Frank Clemons, a good cop and a real human being. Mystery Guild selection; Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club alternate. Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. -This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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THOMAS H. COOK was born in Fort Payne, Alabama, in 1947. He has been nominated for the Edgar Award seven times in five different categories. He received the best novel Edgar for The Chatham School Affair, the Martin Beck Award, the Herodotus Prize for best historical short story, and the Barry for best novel for Red Leaves, and has been nominated for numerous other awards.
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Mullingar Reader,
By Beethoven (Killucan, Co Westmeath Ireland) - See all my reviews
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A magnificent haunting book which will linger in the mind long after it is read.The author catapults you into the mind of Atlanta Detective Frank Clemons as he investigates the murder of Angelica Devereaux. It is a timeless novel which captures the reader instantly.For readers who like suspense and intrigue make sure you read this novel, I promise you will not be disappointed.
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Nice insights, deadly thoughts,
By Agnostic "-one" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sacrificial Ground (Paperback)
Thomas Cook has crafted a winner. He gets into the mind of a drunk, a dismal, dank and dark man, a failing police detective who is not even sure that he is driven, much less why. Investigating the death of a rich, beautiful 18 yr old, his detective brings together the arts, violence and the widely different lives of the rich, the poor and those few in between. Cook manages to paint a tapestry which keeps your attention riveted.
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