Like a Charm - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844133737 ISBN 13: 9781844133734

Publisher: Century, 2004

With each crime writer picking up the story in their usual locale, each of the authors tell a gripping story of murder, betrayal and intrigue. Running through each story is a charm bracelet which brings bad luck wherever it's found. Set in locations ranging from nineteenth-century Georgia to wartime Leeds, the book features stories from contributors such as Peter Robinson (writing about 1940s Leeds), Fidelis Morgan, Lynda La Plante (1970s Britain), Val McDermid (1980s Scotland) and Mark Billingham tackling contemporary London.

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From the Back Cover:

New York Times bestselling authors including Karin Slaughter, Lee Child, Peter Robinson, Laura Lippman, John Connolly, and others combine their talents to deliver a searing novel of suspense unlike anything you've ever read.

Ranging from Manhattan to London to Georgia and beyond, this is a gripping story of murder, betrayal, and intrigue—all linked by a charm bracelet that brings misfortune to everyone who handles it. Uniting the cream of US and UK crime writers, this mesmerizing, masterful story makes for compulsive, just-one-more-chapter reading.

About the Author:

The editor, Karin Slaughter, is the author of the international bestsellers Blindsighted, Kisscut , A Faint Cold Fear and the forthcoming Indelible. She lives in Atlanta.

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