Claire Stibbe

The 9th Hour

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Albuquerque's finest detective and New Mexico/Arizona Book Award winning series. Everyone has secrets. Some more deadly than others. When the ninth girl falls into the clutches of a serial killer, Detective Temeke faces a race against time to save her life. The Duke City Police Department in Albuquerque, New Mexico is no stranger to gruesome murders, but this new serial killer on their block keeps the body parts of his eight young victims as trophies and has a worrying obsession with the number 9. The suspect is incarcerated in the state's high security penitentiary but Unit Commander Hackett is faced with a dilemma when another teenage girl goes missing. Detective Temeke and his new partner, Malin Santiago, are sent to solve a baffling crime in the dense forests of New Mexico's Cimarron State Park. But time is running out. Can they unravel the mysteries of Norse legends and thwart the 9th Hour killer before he dismembers his next victim? This is the first in the Detective Temeke Crime series. A unique noiresque modern detective novel. Watch out for more from Detective Temeke and Malin Santiago 1. THE 9TH HOUR 2. NIGHT EYES 3. PAST RITES 4. DEAD COLD 5. EASY PREY 6. SILENT ADMIRER What people are saying about THE 9TH HOUR: ' Dark, intense, spine-tingling and absolutely un-put-down-able!' Booklinks 'I was glued to this book...a truly gripping and, at times, terrifying story.' - Loma Colorado Librarian 'Tense action and complex psychological motivation is woven into a wonderfully satisfying novel.' ~ Kristin Gleeson - NY Times/USA Today Bestselling Author of the Celtic Knot Series 'An intense, superbly crafted reading experience. I guarantee you'll go on reading well past the ninth hour.' ~ Jim Pingelly, Kingdom Writing Solutions 'Despite - or because of - knowing so many writers, I still feel the magic when a book comes out that makes the hairs on my arm tingle because I think it's GOOD. If you like modern detectives, think Ian Rankin set in New Mexico, you'll love this.' - 13th Sign Publishing. "Gripping, innovative, brutal. This is crime fiction with a serrated edge and a brilliant sheen." ~ Marco Storey, author and speaker "An assured page-turner that leads inexorably to a satisfying conclusion. I can't wait for Detective Temeke Book 2!" ~Jean Gill - The Troubadours Quartet ~~~

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Produktdetails

• The Detective Temeke Crime Series Nr.1
• Verlag: Bookpreneur
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 389g
• ISBN-13: 9780990600442
• ISBN-10: 0990600440
• Artikelnr.: 45630931

Autorenporträt

Claire Stibbe is the winner of the 2021 Page Turner Award for Fiction and a prolific novelist. Today, she writes dark, domestic suspense novels that draw on her experiences as a survivor of domestic abuse. Her aim is not just to tell gripping stories but to inspire other survivors to find freedom and independence.Claire worked as an Executive Assistant for twenty years in both London and the Far East. She now devotes herself full-time to writing. Her novels owe much to her years as a member of the Albuquerque Police Citizen's Academy where her main focus was the impact of violence towards women and their families.Claire now lives in Utah with her family. She is addicted to reading and sharing the crime fiction love. To keep up-to-date with her new books and blogs, sign up for her newsletter at: https://linktr.ee/ClaireStibbeMember: Albuquerque Police Citizen's Academy, International Thriller Writers, CWA, Sisters in Crime, Alliance of Independent Authors and Mystery Writers, New Mexico Book Co-op, and Southwest Writers.Awards: Winner of the Page Turner Writing Award and the New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards, Wishing Shelf Silver Medal Award, Award-Winning Finalist 2019 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest.