The Taken
1st Edition
Published on 22. July 2010
496 pages
978-1-4090-8030-5 (ISBN)
Description
'NIGHTMARE': WHEN FACT AND FICTION COLLIDE
Detective 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 . . .
Detective 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 . . .
Reviews / Votes
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 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
File size
0,35 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4090-8030-5 (9781409080305)
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Inger Ash Wolfe is the pseudonym for a North American novelist. This is the second novel in the Hazel Micallef series, following The Calling.
