Seize the Night

图书标准信息

• 作者 Dean Koontz（迪恩·孔茨） 著
• 出版社 Random House US
• 出版时间 2011-11
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780553580198
• 定价 69.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 480页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Therearenorulesinthedark,noplacetofeelsafe,noescapefromtheshadows.Buttosavetheday,youmust...SeizetheNight.

AtnotimedoesMoonlightBaylookmorebeautifulthanatnight.Yetitispreciselythenthatthesecludedlittletownrevealsitsmenace.Nowchildrenaredisappearing.Fromtheirhomes.Fromthestreets.Andthere'snothingtheirfamiliescandoaboutit.BecauseinMoonlightBay,thepoliceworktheirhardesttoconcealcrimesandsilencevictims.Nomatterwhathappensinthenight,theirjobistoensurethatnothingdisturbsthepeaceandquietofMoonlightBay...

ChristopherSnowisn'tafraidofthedark.Forcedtoliveintheshadowsbecauseofararegeneticdisorder,heknowsthenightworldbetterthananyone.Hebelievesthelostchildrenarestillaliveandthattheirdisappearanceisconnectedtothetown'smostcarefullykept,mostominoussecret—asecretonlyhecanuncover,asecretthatwillforcehimtoconfrontanadversaryatonewiththemostdangerousdarknessofall.Thedarknessinsidethehumanheart.

【作者简介】

HewasbornandraisedinPennsylvaniawherehegraduatedfromShippensburgStateCollege(nowShippensburgUniversity).Whenhewasaseniorincollege,hewonanAtlanticMonthlyfictioncompetitionandhavebeenwritingeversince.HisfirstjobaftergraduationwaswiththeAppalachianPovertyProgram,wherehewasexpectedtocounselandtutorunderprivilegedchildrenonaone-to-onebasis.Duringhisfirstdayonthejob,hediscoveredthatthepreviousoccupierofhispositionhadbeenbeatenupbytheverykidshehadbeentryingtohelpandhadlandedinthehospitalforseveralweeks.Thefollowingyearwasfilledwithchallengebutalsotension,andhewasmorehighlymotivatedthanevertobuildacareerasawriter.hewrotenightsandweekends,whichhecontinuedtodoafterleavingthepovertyprogramandgoingtoworkasanEnglishteacherinasuburbanschooldistrictoutsideHarrisburg.Afterayearandahalfinthatposition,hiswife,Gerda,mademeanofferhecouldn'trefuse:"he'llsupportyouforfiveyears,"shesaid,"andifyoucan'tmakeitasawriterinthattime,you'llnevermakeit."Bytheendofthosefiveyears,Gerdahadquitherjobtorunthebusinessendofhiswritingcareer.Gerdaandhe,alongwithourdog,Trixie,liveinsouthernCalifornia.