Land of the Blind by Jess Walter
Burned out and working the weekend night shift, Caroline Mabry is confronted with the arrival of an apparently unstable but charming derelict, who announces that he wants to confess to a murder. At first she dismisses him as a nutcase. But when she realizes he is none other than former wunderkind politician Clark Mason, she agrees to let him write out his confession. Nineteen hours later, with Mason still feverishly writing, Caroline finds herself scrambling to investigate his long, progressively darker and more sinister tale before Monday morning arrives and the weekday detectives swoop in to take the case for themselves.
Jess Walter has just about lapped the field with his superior first novel OVER TUMBLED GRAVESThe suspense and surprises are terrific, but best of all are the characters he has managed to create. - James PattersonA home run off the first pitch...a tremendous debut, full of pace and tension and unexpected twists, but also full of depth and quiet intelligence that together lift it head and shoulders above the pack. - Lee Child on Over Tumbled GravesA most accomplished debut. - Sunday Telegraph on Over Tumbled Graves'Walter renders his blind land with a clear-eyed, compassionate vision. - Kirkus ReviewsAn exceptional crime novel that transcends the mystery of crime and takes a courageous look at an even more profound mystery- the mystery of what it takes to continue living. As Jess Walter probes the nature of evil and its impact, he challenges his readers to reconsider their own complexity. Totally absorbing. - Ursula Hegi on Over Tumbled Graves
Jess Walter has covered the rash of Pacific Northwest serial Killings, including the recent arrest of alleged serial killer Robert L. Yates in Spokane last Spring, for the Washington Post and other national media. Co-author of Christopher Darden's number one bestseller In Contempt and the author of the non-fiction book Every Knee Shall Bow, Walter lives in Spokane with his family.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340819920 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340819928 |
| Title | Land of the Blind |
| Author | Jess Walter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2003-04-14 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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