The Taken
By (Author) Inger Ash Wolfe
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Corgi Books
22nd July 2010
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
813.6
Paperback
496
Width 127mm, Height 198mm, Spine 30mm
336g
The chilling new Hazel Micallef thriller, from the author of THE CALLING 'NIGHTMARE'- WHEN FACT AND FICTION COLLIDEDetective Inspector Hazel Micallef is recovering from a bad year, and a traumatic back operation that has left her in the care of her ex husband and his new wife.But Hazel is lured back to work when a body is pulled from a nearby lake- a discovery that eerily mirrors a disturbing story printed in the local newspaper.The author of the tale can't be found, and when gruesome, taunting clues begin to arrive Hazel realises she's dealing with a master manipulator, a crazed soul who knows her every move . . .
A terrifyingly addictive series - I'm hooked! Detective Inspector Hazel Micallef investigates the creepiest of crimes * MO HAYDER *
Micallef, a nice twist on the traditional middle-aged alcoholic male cop, is wearily, startlingly real * Guardian *
Detective Inspector Hazel Micallef, a character one can't get enough of. It's hard, maybe impossible, to think of her equal in crime fiction... keeps the reader's heart pounding from first page to last in a distinctive and superior crime novel * Toronto Star *
Hazel Micallef is a splendid recruit to the ranks of fictional detectives * Literary Review *
Inger Ash Wolfe is the pseudonym for a North American novelist. This is the second novel in the Hazel Micallef series, following The Calling.