Detective Merci Rayborn is back! From the bestselling, Edgar-nominated author comes a new novel crackling with murder, love, betrayal -- and marking the highly anticipated return of detective Merci Rayborn.
Welcome to a cat and mouse game that only bestselling novelist T. Jefferson Parker could script. A beautiful young woman is dead in the bathroom of her home. Her husband -- a promising young cop named Archie Wildcraft -- is shot in the head but still alive. It looks like an attempted murder/suicide, but something tells Detective Merci Rayborn that theres more to the story. When the suspect vanishes from his hospital bed, he draws Merci into a manhunt that leaves the entire department questioning her abilities and her judgment. Is Archies flight the act of a ruined mind, or a faithful heart? Is his account of the night his wife was murdered half-formed memory, or careful manipulation? Merci and Wildcraft head for a collision in a dizzying succession of cryptic clues, terrifying secrets, and painful truths. This sharp new thriller will satisfy Parker fans across the country -- and leave first-time readers clamoring for more.
Susan D. (Humboldt) from EUREKA, CA wrote on 3/2/2007...
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Engrossing, well-written police procedural set in Orange County, California. Features a female sergeant investigating a series of crimes that begins with the puzzling murder of another policeman's wife. Author won an Edgar for "Silent Joe."
Nicola M. (britnick) from THOUSAND OAKS, CA wrote on 2/27/2007...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
great book, read it very quickly
Judy B. from NASHVILLE, IN wrote on 2/25/2007...
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Detective Marci Rayborn is back. Very good read!
Katherine T. (KathyDawg) from LEWISTON, ID wrote on 9/18/2006...
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
My favorite author, writes about the southern California scene. Good book.
Tim C. (mysterywriter) from PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA wrote on 5/8/2006...
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The third and hopefully not the last in the Merci Rayborn series. Parker once again spins a tangled web that is less about mystery and more about the characters affected by it. I hope we haven't seen the last of Detective Rayborn, but if this was it, it was a satisfying ending.
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Wilma F. from EUGENE, OR wrote on 1/20/2007...
The beautiful young woman is dead, her husband, a young cop, is shot in the head but is still alive. It looks like an attempted murder/suicide………. Is it?
ANNA S. (SanJoseCa) from SAN JOSE, CA wrote on 8/5/2006...
Detective Merci Rayborn investigates a shooting. Was it a attempted double homicide or an attempted murder suicide,....or possibly a set up to look like a murder suicide? This novel is a complex drama of murder and redemption. "Fast-paced and engrossing!"
Elizabeth S. from E BRIDGEWTR, MA wrote on 6/8/2006...
great, fast moving suspense story
Kathie C. from ALMOND, NY wrote on 4/12/2006...
MURDER, CAT AND MOUSE THRILLER, FAST PACED
Penny T. (iluvmysteries) from KLAMATH FALLS, OR wrote on 3/19/2006...
I enjoy mysteries by T. Jefferson Parker.
MIRAH W. from HONOLULU, HI wrote on 1/4/2006...
A really great book, fast-paced.
Read more at www.TJeffersonParker.com
Lorraine F. (Lomein3) from MORRISTOWN, NJ wrote on 11/28/2005...
It's a slow read, but a good story. Not much action.