Finders Keepers: The sensational thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author
By (Author) Belinda Bauer
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Corgi Books
1st November 2012
13th September 2012
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
512
Width 127mm, Height 198mm, Spine 31mm
357g
Prepare to be gripped and chilled, with the sensational new novel from this award-winning crime writer FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SNAP 'A remarkable achievement' Independent 'One of the leading names in crime fiction.' Stylist Magazine ___ The eight-year-old boy had vanished from the car and - as if by slick, sick magic - had been replaced by a note on the steering wheel- You don't love him At the height of summer a dark shadow falls across Exmoor. Children are being stolen. There are no explanations, no ransom demands...and no hope. Policeman Jonas Holly faces a precarious journey into the warped mind of the kidnapper if he is to find them. But there are some who would say that Jonas is the last man to entrust with this job...
Surprise, of course, is the most potent aspect of suspense. And Belinda Bauer knows exactly how to manipulate that element, right until the very end. What's more, she's shown, not just how to keep surprise bubbling explosively away, but to do it with extraordinary dexterity, maturity and feeling -- HENRY SUTTON * Daily Mirror *
Bauer takes astonishing risks but - like a brilliant ski-jumper - arcs down to the perfect landing * Independent *
Compelling... Bauer blends a psychological crime story with a darkly humorous narrative... I can't wait for the next one! * Bookseller (Booksellers' Choice) *
Belinda Bauer's third book represents a remarkable achievement: almost a return to the good old Victorian triple-decker novel of suspense, but created with a deftness that allows each book to stand alone. * Independent *
She's a thriller queen... The woman most likely to lead the fightback against the Scandinavian crime-wave * Sunday Times (Culture) *
Belinda Bauer grew up in England and South Africa and now lives in Wales. She worked as a journalist and a screenwriter before finally writing a book to appease her nagging mother. For her debut, Blacklands, Belinda was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year. She went on to win the CWA Dagger in the Library for her body of work. Her fourth novel, Rubbernecker, was voted Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Her eighth novel, Snap, was a Sunday Times bestseller. It was longlisted for the Man Booker prize and voted Crime & Thriller Book of the Year at the Specsavers National Book Awards. Her books have been translated into twenty-five languages.