The Hidden: A Novel of Suspense - Hardcover

Pronzini, Bill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410432548 ISBN 13: 9781410432544

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2011

Synopsis

A young couple retreat to a friend's remote California coastal cottage to work on their marital problems amidst a fierce winter storm and a series of random murders in this thriller from the author of The Other Side of Silence. (suspense).

About this title

About the Author:

Bill Pronzini's novel, "Snowbound", received the Grand Prix de la Litterature Policiere as the best crime novel published in France in 1988. "A Wasteland of Strangers" was nominated for best crime novel of 1997 by both the Mystery Writers of America and the International Crime Writers Association; in addition to six Edgar Award nominations, Pronzini has received three Shamus Awards, two for best novel, and the Lifetime Achievement Award. He lives in northern California with his wife, the crime novelist Marcia Muller.

From Booklist:

Jay Macklin’s decade-long marriage to Shelby Hunter is slowly dissolving, in large part because in, Shelby’s words, “Two people can’t live together without communicating.” Jay, at 35, seems resigned to disappointment: a promising baseball career ended by injuries, the failure of his restaurant, long-term unemployment, and the heart problems he hasn’t disclosed even to Shelby. An EMT, Shelby is attracted to an ER doctor but has resisted beginning an affair. Reluctantly, she agrees to spend the week after Christmas at a cottage on the wild and beautiful northern California coast. Jay’s hope is that he can save their marriage, but a violent storm and a serial killer make marital woes secondary to survival. Pronzini has written 70-plus novels, and The Hidden demonstrates that he’s aging like fine wine. Jay, Shelby, and even the Coastline Killer are complex and engaging characters. The Mendocino coast and its storms are portrayed in all their palpable beauty and danger. Pronzini eschews gore, but the skillfully layered suspense and menace will hold the attention of crime fans. --Thomas Gaughan

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1410432548
• ISBN 13: 9781410432544
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368