The First Victim[第一受害者]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Ridley Pearson 著
• 出版社 Hyperion
• 出版时间 2000-06
• ISBN 9780786889662
• 定价 69.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 416页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

LieutenantLouBoldt,theSeattlecopwhostarsinRidleyPearson'sdeservedlypopularseries,isasharpandtouchingfigure—perhapsthemostbelievablepoliceofficerincurrentfiction.Earlyinthisninthbookabouthispublicandprivatelife,Louhastoputonabullet-resistantvesttoleadaraidagainstsomedangerouscriminals."Thevestwasnotphysicallyheavy,butitspresencewas,"Pearsontellsus.Itmeantbattle;itmeantrisk.ForBoldtavestwasasymbolofyouth.Ithadbeenwelloverayearsincehehadwornone.Ironically,asheapproachedthehangar'snorthdooratalightrunbehindhisownfourheavilyarmoredERTpersonnel,hecaughthimselfworryingabouthishands,nothislife.Hedidn'twanttosmashuphispianohandsinsomeclosequartersskirmish...Boldtplaysjazzpianoonenightaweekinalocalbar,anddespitehisconcernforhishands,hetakeseveryopportunityhecantogetawayfromhisdeskandintothestreets.Butmoneypressures,causedbyhiswife'srecentillness,alsomakehimthinkaboutthepossibilityofabetter-payingjobintheprivatesector.Meanwhile,someextremelyruthlesspeoplearemurderingillegalChineseimmigrantwomenandleavingtheirbodiesburiedinnewlyduggraves.AnambitiouslocalTVjournalistnamedStevieMcNealandtheyoungChinesewomanshethinksofasher"LittleSister"risktheirlivestoinvestigatethekillings,whileBoldtandhisteamroundupamostunusualarrayofsuspects.Thiscombinationofhard-edgedrealismandsoftersentimenthasbecomePearson'strademark,andonceagainitworkssmoothly.—DickAdler

【作者简介】

RidleyPearsonistheco-authorofthebestsellingPeterandtheStarcatchers.Hisnovelshavesoldoversixmillioncopiesandhavebeentranslatedintotwentylanguages.Thebestsellingauthoroffourteennovels,includingTheBodyofDavidHayesandTheDiaryofEllenRimbauer,heisthefirstAmericantobeawardedtheRaymondChandler/FulbrightFellowshipindetectivefictionatOxfordUniversity.HedivideshistimebetweenSunValley,Idaho,andSt.Louis,Missouri.