Immoral (Jonathan Stride) - Softcover

Freeman, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312939728 ISBN 13: 9780312939724

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006

Synopsis

In a riveting debut thriller that has drawn comparisons to masters of the genre like Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly, Brian Freeman weaves obsession, sex, and revenge into a story that grips the reader with vivid characters and shocking plot twists from the first page to the last.
Lieutenant Jonathan Stride is suffering from an ugly case of déjà vu. For the second time in a year, a beautiful teenage girl has disappeared off the streets of Duluth, Minnesota--gone without a trace, like a bitter gust off Lake Superior. The two victims couldn't be more different. First it was Kerry McGrath, bubbly, sweet sixteen. And now Rachel Deese, strange, sexually charged, a wild child. The media hounds Stride to catch a serial killer, and as the search carries him from the icy stillness of the northern woods to the erotic heat of Las Vegas, he must decide which facts are real and which are illusions. And Stride finds his own life changed forever by the secrets he uncovers. Secrets that stretch across time in a web of lies, death, and illicit desire. Secrets that are chillingly...immoral.

Immoral is a 2006 Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel.

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From the Inside Flap

"Who is Brian Freeman? This guy can tell a story. Immoral is a page-turner of the highest caliber. It has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing until the end."
--Michael Connelly, author of The Closers

"Breathtakingly real and utterly compelling, Immoral dishes up page-turning psychological suspense while treating us lucky readers to some of the most literate and stylish writing you'll find anywhere today."
--Jeffery Deaver, author of The Twelfth Card and Garden of Beasts

"One hell of a read, gut-wrenching and exciting."
--Ken Bruen, author of The Magdalen Martyrs

"In this compelling debut thriller, Freeman turns in a psychologically gripping, virtuoso performance, with a detective who is likely to return. He deftly lays bare the demons lurking in many of us while keeping us tantalized through a series of plot shifts. Highly recommended."
-Library Journal (starred review)

"Immoral is a slick and savvy offering and the best debut mystery in quite some time."
-BookPage

"This is the debut of the year--a near pitch-perfect novel that soars with believable characters, crisp dialogue and a plot that is as realistic and chilling as its Minnesota background."
-South Florida Su-Sentinel

"With Stride, Freeman has created a world-weary detective with a strong moral compass and determination. Tightly written with a strong sense of place and character...a compelling read."
-Dallas Morning News

"[B]e warned. In the manner of the finest thrillers, nothing is as it seems in Freeman's devilish story of revenge and double-cross."
-Orlando Sentinel

"An assured and affecting novel, with a final jaw-dropping revelation."
-London Guardian

"This impressive debut novel offers a satisfying experience on all accounts....From Duluth and the dark woods that surround it to the bright skies and brighter lights of Las Vegas, where the story ends, places and people are rendered with freshness and understanding. Through the many twists, which include a riveting courtroom drama, Freeman makes it all believable."
-Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

"Immoral is a stunning debut from Brian Freeman....Stride is a sufficiently complex character to keep any story moving, but Freeman has also built him a superb plot."
-Globe and Mail (Toronto)

From the Back Cover

Not since Michael Connelly or Dennis Lehane has a debut author unleashed a thriller as mesmerizing, original, and utterly shocking as Brian Freeman's IMMORAL Every time you think you know how it ends...think again...

Lieutenant Jonathan Stride knows it's not a moral world. One teenage girl has already disappeared on his watch, leaving behind no body, no killer, and no justice. Now, when another girl goes missing on a cold night in Minnesota, Stride must relive his worst nightmare...

"A NEAR PITCH-PERFECT NOVEL.
--South Florida Sentinel

"TIGHTLY WRITTEN."
--Dallas Morning News

"SPELLBINDING."
--Toronto Globe & Mail

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0312939728
• ISBN 13: 9780312939724
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 432