The Dying Game
By (Author) Beverly Barton
HarperCollins Publishers
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
1st August 2008
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
813.54
Paperback
448
Width 111mm, Height 178mm, Spine 28mm
227g
Bolt the doors, turn on the lights and pray for mercy - you'll be up all night with this disturbingly addictive novel - perfect for fans of Karen Rose.
It's the ultimate game.
To win, you have to kill.
To lose, you have to die.
If he's chosen you to play, then it's Game Over
A brutal serial killer is on the loose. Each victim is a former beauty queen, a single rose placed next to their mutilated bodies.
The scenes of unimaginable carnage have become familiar to Detective Lindsay McAllister. For the last 5 years, dozens of beautiful women have been slain and lives have been shattered, including Judd Walker whose wife was one of the first victims.
But when the killer strikes again Lindsey knows she needs Judd's help. The murderer is getting bolder, faster, and more ruthless. The game has escalated, the rules have changed, the body count is risingand no one is safe.
Praise for THE DYING GAME: 'This gripping crime novel ... [is] not for the faint-hearted ... you'll be guessing until the very end.' Closer Magazine Praise for Close Enough To Kill "CLOSE ENOUGH TO KILL is not for the faint of heart! Shocking and terrifying, it will chill you to the bone." Tess Gerritsen, bestselling author of THE MEPHISTO CLUB "A good, tense read" Yorkshire Evening Post
An avid reader since childhood, Beverly Barton wrote her first book at the age of nine. Since then, she has gone on to write well over sixty novels and is a New York Times bestselling author. Beverly lives in Alabama in the U.S.