The Devil's Feather.
by Minette Walters
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0307264629
- ISBN 13
- 9780307264626
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New York, NY Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. Hardcover First Ed USA, so stated. First Ed USA, so stated. Very Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: Both book and DJ show only minute indications of use. Book's binding shows barely discernible spine lean, but remains perfectly secure; else flawless; text clean. DJ shows the mildest rubbing; price unclipped; mylar-protected. Overall, very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder. NOT a Book-Club Edition. NOT an Ex-Library copy. 8vo. 349pp. Hardback with DJ. In each of her previous ten critically acclaimed and hugely popular novels, Minette Walters has explored the dark terrain of the human psyche to give us thrillers of exceptional psychological complexity and suspense. Now, in The Devils Feather, she gives us her most unexpected and electrifying novel yet. In 2002, five women are discovered barbarously murdered in Sierra Leone. Reuters Africa correspondent Connie Burns suspects a British mercenary: a man who seems to turn up in every war-torn corner of Africa, whose reputation for violence and brutality is well-founded and widely known. Connies suspicions that hes using the chaos of war to act out sadistic, misogynistic fantasies fall on deaf earsbut shes determined to expose him and his secret. The consequences are devastating. Connie encounters the man again in Baghdad, but almost immediately shes taken hostage. Released after three desperate days, terrified and traumatized by the experiencefearing that she will never again be the person she once wasConnie retreats to England. She is bent on protecting herself by withholding information about her abduction. But secluded in a remote rented housewhere the jealously guarded history of her landladys family seems to mirror her own fearsshe knows that it is only a matter of time before her nightmares become real . . . .With its sinuous plot, its acutely drawn characters, and its blistering suspense, The Devils Feather keeps us riveted from first to last. It is a dazzling reminder of why Publishers Weekly has dubbed Minette Walters Agatha Christie with the gloves off.
Synopsis
Minette Walters is the author of eleven novels, two novellas, and a number of short stories. Her work, which has been published in more than thirty-five countries, has received several major awards, including two Gold Daggers from the Crime Writers’ Association in Great Britain and the Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America. She lives in Dorset, England. www.minettewalters.co.uk
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- Bookseller
- Black Cat Hill Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40354
- Title
- The Devil's Feather.
- Author
- Minette Walters
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Ed USA, so stated.
- ISBN 10
- 0307264629
- ISBN 13
- 9780307264626
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf,
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2006.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime Fiction; Private Eyes: Female; Police Procedural; Fiction: Thrillers; Fiction: Crime Novels; Suspense;
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