A killer is on the loose, blurring the line between fact and fiction. His prey - the writers of crime novels who have turned psychological profilers into the heroes of the nineties. But this killer is like no other. His bloodlust shatters all the conventional wisdom surrounding the motives and mechanics of how serial killers operate. And for one woman, the desperate hunt to uncover his identity becomes a matter of life and death. Professor Fiona Cameron is an academic psychologist who uses computer technology to help police forces track serial offenders. She used to help the Met, but vowed never to work for them again when they went against her advice and badly screwed up an investigation as a consequence. Still smarting from the experience, she''s working a case in Toledo when her lover, thriller writer Kit Martin, tells her a fellow crime novelist has been murdered. It''s not her case, but Fiona can''t help taking an interest. Which is just as well, because before too long the killer strikes again. And again. And Fiona is caught up in a race against time, not only to save a life, but to bring herself redemption, both personal and professional. Rich in atmosphere, Killing the Shadows uses the backdrops of city and country to create an air of threatening menace, culminating in a tense confrontation between hunter and hunted, a confrontation that can have only one outcome.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780312983383
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 481
Tiempo de lectura:
9h 58m
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 11/05/2004
Año de edición: 2002
Plaza de edición: New York
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Val McDermid
Val McDermid (Kirkcaldy, 1955) es una de las escritoras de novela de suspense con mayor proyección internacional. Tras estudiar Literatura inglesa en Oxford, ejerció como periodista en diversos periódicos durante más de quince años. Desde que en 1995 ganó el Premio Gold Dagger con la publicación de El canto de las sirenas, abandonó el periodismo y se dedicó en exclusiva a escribir novela de suspense. Sus novelas, centradas sobre todo en los aspectos psicológicos del crimen, son muy apreciadas tanto por la crítica como por sus lectores. Entre su producción destacan Lugar de ejecución (SN, 140), Asesino de sombras (SN, 155) Un eco lejano, El cuerpo tatuado y Un territorio oscuro (SN, 116).