Smoke Screen

图书标准信息

• 作者 Sandra Brown 著
• 出版社 Simon & Schuster
• 出版时间 2008-09
• ISBN 9781416590859
• 定价 70.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 533页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorSandraBrown’s"scorching...action-filled"(PublishersWeekly)taleofcorruptionandbetrayal,revengeandreversal—isnowavailableinapremiumpaperbackedition.WhennewswomanBrittShelleywakesuptofindherselfinbedwithJayBurgess,arisingstardetectiveintheCharlestonpolicedepartment,sheremembersnothingofhowshegotthere...orofhowJaywoundupdead.Handsomeandhard-partying,Jaywasoneoffourheroiccityofficialswhoriskedtheirlivestoleadotherstosafetyduringacatastrophicfirefiveyearsago.FirefighterRaleyGannon,Jay’slifelongfriend,wasassignedtoleadtheinvestigationintothecauseofthefire.Butitwasaninvestigationhenevergottocompletebecauseonecalamitousnight,hiscareerwasdestroyedbyscandal.Now,thenewswomanwhosebiasedreportinghelpedbringaboutRaley’sdownfallmightbehisonlychancetovindicatehimselfandgetjusticeforthefire’svictims.ButasRaleyandBrittdiscovermoreaboutwhathappenedthatfatefulday,themoreperiloustheirsituationbecomes,untilthey’renotonlychasingafterthetruthbutrunningfortheirlives.Ataleaboutaudaciouscorruption—andthosewiththecouragetoexposeit—SmokeScreenisSandraBrown’smostsearingandintensenovelyet.

【作者简介】

SandraBrownSandraBrownistheauthorofnumerousNewYorkTimesbestsellers—includingmostrecentlySmashCut,SmokeScreen,PlayDirty,Ricochet,ChillFactor,WhiteHot,Hello,Darkness,TheCrush,andEnvy.Sheistherecipientofthe2008ThrillerMasterAwardfromInternationalThrillerWriters,Inc.SheandherhusbandliveinArlington,Texas.BiographyIn1979,SandraBrownlostherjobatatelevisionprogramanddecidedtogivewritingatry.Sheboughtanarmfulofromancenovelsandwritingbooks,setupatypewriteronacardtableandwroteherfirstnovel.HarlequinpassedbutDellbit,andBrownwasoffandwriting,publishingherworksunderanassortmentofpseudonyms.Fromsuchmodestbeginnings,Brownhasevolvedintomultimillionpublishingempireofone,theCEOofherownliterarybrand;shetowersoverthelandscapeofromanticfiction.Brownhasusedhergrowingclouttoinsistherpublishersdropthebosom-and-bicepscoversandhasaddedmoreintricatesubplots,suspense,andevenunhappyendingstoherwork.Theresult:Anear-constantpresenceonTheNewYorkTimesbestsellerslist.In1992,shehadthreeonthelistatthesametime,joiningthatexclusiveclubofStephenKing,TomClancy,J.K.Rowling,andDanielleSteel.HerworkinthemainstreamrealmhastakenherreadersintoTheWhiteHouse,wherethepresident'snewborndiesmysteriously;theoilfieldsandbedroomsofaDallas-likefamilydynasty;andthesexualcomplicationssurroundinganinvestigationintoanevangelist'smurder.Suchinventionshavemadeheradistinctpresenceinacrowdedgenre."Brownisperhapsbestknownnowforherlongernovelsofromanticsuspense.Thebasicoutlineforthesestorieshaspassionatelove,lust,andviolenceplayingoutagainstabackgroundofunravelingsecretsandskeletonsjumpingoutoffamilyclosets,"wroteBarbaraE.KempinthebookTwentieth-CenturyRomance&HistoricalWriters.KempalsopraisesBrown'ssharpdialogueandrichlydetailedcharacters."However,hergreatestkeytosuccessisprobablythatsheinvitesherreadersintoafantasyworldofpassion,intrigue,anddanger,"shewrote."Theytoocanfacethemoralandemotionaldilemmasoftheheroine,safeintheknowledgethatjusticeandlovewillprevail."Criticsgiveherpointsfornimblestorytellingbutarecoolertoher"serviceableprose,"inthewordsofonePublishersWeeklyreviewer.Still,whenwritingacrackpage-turner,theplot'sthething.A1992NewYorkTimesreviewplacedBrownamongagroupofawriters"whohavemasteredtheartoftheslowtease."Staggeringlyprolific,Brownfoundherwritingpacegroundtoahaltwhenshewasgivenadifferentassignment.Amagazinehadaskedherforanautobiographicalpiece,andittookhermonthstocomplete.Herlifeinthesuburbs,thoughpersonallyfulfilling,wasnonethelessblanderthanfiction.Thatmaybewhyshedivesintoherfictionwritingwithsuchworkhorsegusto."Ilovebeingthebadguy,"shetoldPublishersWeeklyin1995,"simplybecauseIwasalwayssoresponsible,sopredictablegrowingup.ImadestraightA'sandnevergotintoanytrouble,andIstillimposethosestandardsonmyself.Sowritingismychancetoescapeandbecomethesleaziest,scummiestrole."Whenshestartedwriting,hergoalwasalwaystobreakoutoftheparametersofromance.Afterabout45romances,thewomanwhocountsTennesseeWilliamsandTaylorCaldwellamongherinfluencestoldTheNewYorkTimesthatfeltshehadreachedaplateau.Infact,shedoesn'tevenlookatherbooksasromancesanymore."Ithinkofmybooksnowassuspensenovels,usuallywithalovestoryincorporated,"shesaid."They'reabsolutelyalothardertowritethanromances.Theytakemoreplottingandrealcharacterdevelopment.Eachbookisastretchforme,andItrysomethinginterestingeachtimethatmaleswilllikeaswellaswomen."GoodToKnow"IhatetoexerciseandonlydosobecauseIabsolutelymust.""Ilovetoeatandmyfavoritefoodsareallbadforthebody.Friedchickenandgravy,TexMex,redmeat(hey,I'mfromTexas!).MyonlysavinggraceisthatI'mnotthatfondofsweets.Saltyismything.ChocolatecakeandicecreamIcanskip.ButabagofFritos...""Ittakesmealongtimetogotosleep,usuallybecauseIreadinbedandhatetoputdownthebook.ButwhenIdonodoff,I'machampionsleeper.Icaneasilydoeightorninehoursanight.""Myworst"thing"ismean-spiritedpeople.Peoplewhodeliberatelybelittleorembarrasssomeonereallyirkme.ThepeopleIadmiremostaretheoneswhofindsomethinggoodabouteventhemostundesirableindividual.Thatwasaqualitymymotherhad,theoneIhopemosttoemulate.""Ihaveafearofgravity.RecentlymywholefamilywenttoBelize.Wehadseveraladventures.Wetubedariverthroughmilesofcave,wearingheadlampssowe'dhaveillumination.Noproblem.IscaledMayanruins.Irodehorseback(onamonsternamedAlCapone)throughtherainforest.Noproblem.ButIcouldn'tzipline.Eventhoughmyfive-year-oldgrandsonsdiditwithglee,Ijustcouldn'tmakethatleap.""IandmyhusbandarehugefansofJeopardy!Wenevermissitifwecanhelpit.Doesthatmakeuscompletedorks?"AlsoKnownAs:LauraJordan,RachelRyanandErinSt.ClaireHometown:Arlington,TXDateofBirth:三月12,1948PlaceofBirth:Waco,TexasEducation:HonoraryDoctorateofHumaneLetters,TexasChristianUniversity,2008Website:http://www.sandrabrown.net/