Master of the Delta by Thomas H Cook
They call Eddie Miller 'The Coed Killer's Son', because when Eddie was five years old, his father killed a local college girl, dismembered her body, and buried the pieces in the woods. Where Eddie's family name has brought only infamy, Jack's has bestowed deference and respect. He's the last son of an Old South aristocratic family, returned, in an act of noblesse oblige, to his hometown of Lakeland, Mississippi to teach. At the back of his class, sits Eddie. Where others see a withdrawn, lackluster teenager, Jack sees a young man of some promise, struggling with the deadweight of a poisonous inheritance. To exorcise the burden, Jack encourages Eddie to confront the past and discover the truth about his father.All of it. But the school principal, the police sheriff and even Jack's reclusive father would rather the past was left undisturbed. Jack's father was a teacher himself - he taught Eddie's father - and he knows that not all questions should be answered, no matter how heartfelt the question. Because the answer to a heartfelt question will always break your heart...
It is a measure of Cook's skill that he can write so grippingly without giving much away until the ultimate shock.. Cook is a quiet, elegant thoughtful writer, no less effective for his reticence - The Times. ...a clever, unsettling story often reminiscent of William Faulkner - Sunday Times. Any thriller fan will be delighted to get a copy - The Irish Independent.
Thomas H. Cook is one of North America's most respected crime writers. He won an Edgar award for his novel The Chatham School Affair and has been shortlisted for the award six times, most recently with Red Leaves (Quercus 2006), which was also shortlisted for the Duncan Lawrie Dagger award. He lives in New York City and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847242112 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847242111 |
| Title | Master of the Delta |
| Author | Thomas H Cook |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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