The Devil's Backbone - Softcover

Wozencraft, Kim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312948336 ISBN 13: 9780312948337

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007

Synopsis

Though they are sisters, Kit and Jenny could not be more different. Jenny is the dutiful daughter, following in her father's footsteps to become a Texas cop. A detective in the Austin Police Department, she is surprised when she sees a crime report with her sister's name on it.
 
Rebellious Kit is always trying to escape the fallout of her mother's death and the gravitational pull of her father's expectations. Working as a stripper, she is living in a nighttime world of pseudonyms and lies. And she's begun to notice some new characters hanging around the club.
 
Suddenly, one sister's murder leads to the other's investigation of it, and brings her into a world more deadly than she can imagine. As the truth unfolds, one sister begins to question everything--even her own sanity--and the role she might have played in this lethal dance.

About this title

From the Back Cover

From bestselling author Kim Wozencraft comes an "utterly compelling"* novel of shattering suspense about the ties that bind--and the evil that lurks in the hearts of men.
 
 "HARROWING."--ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
Though they are sisters, Kit and Jenny could not be more different. Jenny is the dutiful daughter, following in her father's footsteps to become a Texas cop. A detective in the Austin Police Department, she is surprised when she sees a crime report with her sister's name on it.
 
"POWERFUL."--BALTIMORE SUN
Rebellious Kit is always trying to escape the fallout of her mother's death and the gravitational pull of her father's expectations. Working as a stripper, she is living in a nighttime world of pseudonyms and lies. And she's begun to notice some new characters hanging around the club.
 
"UNREMITTING AND DEEPLY PASSIONATE."--LUC SANTE, author of Low LifeSuddenly, one sister's murder leads to the other's investigation of it, and brings her into a world more deadly than she can imagine. As the truth unfolds, one sister begins to question everything--even her own sanity--and the role she might have played in this lethal dance. *Barbara Parker

About the Author

KIM WOZENCRAFT is author of four previous novels: Wanted, The Catch, Notes from the Country Club, and the internationally bestselling Rush, which was made into a feature film starring Jennifer Jason Leigh. Her work has appeared in The Best American Essays, Texas Monthly, the Los Angeles Times, New York Newsday, and numerous literary magazines and anthologies. She was executive editor at Prison Life magazine, has written for HBO Films, and holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University. She lives in upstate New York with her three children.
 Please visit her Web site at www.kimwozencraft.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312948336
• ISBN 13: 9780312948337
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352