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Third Degree by Greg Iles (2007, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherScribner
ISBN-100743292502
ISBN-139780743292504
eBay Product ID (ePID)127326121
Product Key Features
Book TitleThird Degree
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicThrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / General, General
GenreFiction
AuthorGreg Iles
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight20.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-048097
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisFrom the New York Times bestselling author of True Evil--acclaimed as one of the most original and entertaining . . . writers to come down the pike in a long time (The Denver Post)--comes a new big-trouble-in-a-small-town thriller that takes place in the span of a terrifying single day., From "New York Times" bestselling author Greg Iles comes his latest tour de force thriller -- an unforgettable plunge into a world of sex, violence, marital betrayal, medical malpractice, and Southern intrigue...all of which takes place in the span of one furious, terrifying day. In "Third Degree," Greg Iles takes us to the idyllic town of Athens Point, Mississippi, to probe beneath the surface of the modern American marriage -- where the appearance of perfection conceals a soul-searing conflict of unnerving intensity and violent possibility. Packed with the storytelling brilliance and twisting suspense that mesmerized readers of "True Evil, Turning Angel," and "Blood Memory," Iles's newest novel delivers a powerful, revelatory reading experience. Laurel Shields, thirty-five and mother of two, awakens to find that her husband, Warren, a prominent local physician, is not in bed with her. Creeping out to the kitchen of their palatial home, she sees him through the doorway of his study, wildly pulling books from the shelves. Two weeks earlier, Warren and his partner were informed by the IRS that their medical practice was being audited; since then the stress on Dr. Shields has steadily ratcheted up. But Laurel has problems of her own. Quickly returning to the bedroom, she locks herself in the master bath, opens a home pregnancy testing kit, and fearfully tests herself. "PREGNANT," announces the digital readout. Laurel closes her eyes as though absorbing news of a death, then quickly hides the evidence. She is not sure who the father is. Summoning all her strength, she walks into the kitchen to carry out the acting performance of her life. Later that morning, Laurel returns homeand is surprised to find her husband's car still parked in the driveway. The house has a strange stillness to it. In the den, she finds Warren sitting on the sofa in the same clothes he wore the previous day. His face is pale and unshaven, his eyes hollow with fear. Then, in come the children, innocent of it all.... So begins the most terrifying day in the history of a marriage, one that in less than five hours will make the Shields house the vortex of a nerve-wracking siege. While a nervous ring of armed men awaits its chance to storm the suburban home, inside the house the clock ticks down on exposure of Laurel's terrible secret. But she is not alone in her lies. Before the siege is through, this terrifying drama will pull in desperate characters from the town and drive Dr. Shields, his wife, and her lover to the very brink of sanity and survival. Rich with Southern atmosphere, and perceptively laced with the tacit deceptions and psychological cracks found in nearly all marriages, "Third Degree" delivers another knockout, page-turning read from Greg Iles, "the poster boy of southern gothic thrillers" ("Kirkus Reviews"), and proves again that Iles is today's unparalleled master of the suspense novel., From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "True Evil"--acclaimed as one of the most original and entertaining . . . writers to come down the pike in a long time ("The Denver Post")--comes a new big-trouble-in-a-small-town thriller that takes place in the span of a terrifying single day.
LC Classification NumberPS3559.L47T47 2007b
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