The Beach House

图书标准信息

• 作者 James、Peter de Jonge 著
• 出版社 Grand Central Publishing
• 出版时间 2003-04
• ISBN 9780446612548
• 定价 67.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 384页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

JackMullenisadrivenstudentofthelaw.HisbrotherPeterisaservantoftherich,parkingthecarsoftheHamptons'elite-andperhapssatisfyingtheirmoreintimateneedsaswell.ThenPeter'sbodyisfoundonthebeach.Jackknowsthedrowningwasnoaccident,butsomeone'sunlimitedpowerandmoneyhaveboughtthecops,thejudges,thesystem.NowJackislearningalessoninjusticehenevergotinlawschool...andhisastonishingplantobeatthebillionaireswillhaveyoureeling-andcheering-totheverylastpage.

【作者简介】

JamesPatterson
Notmakinganybonesabouthisbidforsuccess,JamesPattersononcedeclaredhewantedtobeknownas“thekingofthepage-turners.”Whilethatmayseemlikeaprettygrandambition,Pattersonisasworthyofthattitleasanyauthorworkingtoday.

Biography
JamesPattersonhadbeenworkingasaverysuccessfuladvertisingcopywriterwhenhedecidedtoputhisMastersdegreeinEnglishtoasomewhatdifferentuse.Inspiredbybestsellinghair-raisingthrillerslikeTheDayoftheJackalandTheExorcist,Pattersonwenttoworkonhisfirstnovel.Publishedin1976,TheThomasBerrymanNumberestablishedhimasawriteroftightlyconstructedmysteriesthatmoveforwardwiththevelocityofabullet.Forhisstartlingdebut,PattersonwasawardedtheprestigiousEdgarAwardforBestFirstMysteryNovel—anauspiciousbeginningtooneofthemostsuccessfulcareersinpublishing.Astringofgrippingstandalonemysteriesfollowed,butitwasthe1992releaseofAlongCameaSpiderthatelevatedPattersontosuperstarstatus.IntroducingAlexCross,abrilliantblackpolicedetective/forensicpsychologist,thenovelwasthefirstinstallmentinaseriesofbestsellingthrillersthathasprovedtobeacashcowfortheauthorandhispublisher.ExaminingPatterson'strackrecord,it'sobviousthathebelievesonegoodseriesdeservesanother…maybeevenathird!In2001,hedebutedtheWomen'sMurderClubwith1sttoDie,afast-pacedthrillerfeaturingfourfemalecrimefighterslivinginSanFrancisco—ahomicidedetective,amedicalexaminer,anassistantD.A.,andacubreporter.Thesuccessfulserieshascontinuedwithothernumericallytitledinstallments.Then,spinningoffasetofcharactersfromapreviousnovel(1998'sWhentheWindBlows),in2005hepublishedMaximumRide:TheAngelExperiment.Featuringa"flock"ofgeneticallyengineeredflyingchildren,thenovelwasahugehit,especiallywithteenreaders,andspawnedaseriesofvastlypopularfantasyadventures.Inadditiontocontinuinghisbestsellingliteraryfranchises,Pattersonhasalsofoundtimetoco-authorthrillerswithotherwriters—includingPeterdeJonge,AndrewGross,MaxinePaetro,andHowardRoughan—andhasevenventuredintoromance(Suzanne'sDiaryforNicholas,Sam'sLetterstoJennifer)andchildren'sliterature(santaKid).Writingatanastonishingpace,thisprolificauthorhasturnedhimselfintoaone-manpublishingjuggernaut,fulfillinghisclearlystatedambitiontobecome"thekingofthepage-turners."

GoodToKnow
Patterson'sSuzanne'sDiaryForNicholaswasinspiredbyadiaryhiswifekeptthattrackedthedevelopmentoftheirtoddlerson.TwoofPatterson'sAlexCrossmysteries(AlongCameaSpiderandKisstheGirls)havebeenturnedintofilmsstarringMorganFreeman;in2007,aweeklytelevisionseriespremiered,basedonthebestsellingWomen'sMurderClubnovels.