A Thin Dark Line - Hardcover

Hoag, Tami

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0553099604 ISBN 13: 9780553099607

Publisher: Bantam, 1997

Synopsis

When a sadistic act of violence leaves a woman dead...

When a tainted piece of evidence lets her killer walk...

How far would you go to see justice done?

From New York Times bestselling author Tami Hoag comes a taut, terrifying thriller as chilling as Night Sins, as nerve-shattering as
Guilty as Sin. When murder erupts in a small Southern town, Tami Hoag leads readers on a frightening journey to the shadowy boundary between attraction and obsession, law and justice--and exposes the rage that lures people over...

Pamela Bichon's killer is free, the case against him dismissed on a technicality. In the eyes of the law it doesn't matter that the prosecutor's key piece of evidence proves Marcus Renard's guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt.  All that matters is that the evidence was never listed on a search warrant and it was seized by a detective with a questionable past and a nasty reputation.

But the investigation isn't over--not for Cajun cop Nick Fourcade, who stands accused of planting the evidence. He's stepped over the line before and this case could push him over the edge. His orders are to move on, but obsession fills his mind with the nightmare images of Pamela Bichon's agonizing death, of Marcus Renard's arrogant triumph, and of his own capacity for exacting vengeance.

Deputy Annie Broussard can't walk away from the homicide either. She found the body.

She still hears the phantom echoes of dying screams, still feels the shadow of a woman taken by violence and denied justice. But pursuing the investigation will mean forming an uneasy alliance with Fourcade, a man she doesn't trust. It will mean subjecting herself to growing harassment from her fellow cops. And it will mean letting herself be drawn into the confidence of a suspected killer.

As Fourcade challenges her again and again to reach deeper into the case and into her own soul, Annie will find herself at the center of a maze of treachery and deceit. And the closer she draws to the brutal truth, the deadlier the chase will become.

The search for the truth has begun--one that will lead down a twisted trail through the steamy bayous of Louisiana, and deep into the darkest reaches of the human heart.

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Review:

Vigilantism can be swift and lethal, but it does not always carry the banner of justice. For Deputy Sheriff Annie Broussard, an attempt to honor the law traps her between the prime suspect in a vicious crime and her own colleagues on the force. And she's unsure which side, if either, is to be trusted. Set in the bayou country of Louisiana, A Thin Dark Line explores dark psychological territory while weaving through a complex plot rife with sordid characters and unlikely heroes. As the author of Night Sins and Guilty as Sin, Tami Hoag lives up to her reputation as a master of suspense.

From the Publisher:

"Chilling [and] atmospheric."
--US Magazine

"Patricia Cornwell, eat your heart out! Tami Hoag's bestselling new murder mystery sets a standard in suspense."
--Atlanta Journal

"Hoag deftly demonstrates that the search for truth is rarely straightforward. Important clues are cunningly buried, and the book's tension is as sustained as it is palpable."
--Chicago Tribune

"This mystery defies you to put it down, and when you're done you're damn glad you didn't."
--Detroit News and Free Press

"Hoag's tale, with plenty of twists and turns, is a great way to spend a quiet weekend."
--The Orlando Sentinel

"Hoag tells her story masterfully."
--Mostly Murder

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0553099604
• ISBN 13: 9780553099607
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 512