Messiah - Softcover

Starling, Boris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451409000 ISBN 13: 9780451409003

Publisher: Onyx, 1999

Synopsis

Renowned detective Red Metcalfe investigates three odd and brutal murders, only to become convinced that he is witnessing the birth of a new serial killer. Original.

About this title

About the Author:

Twenty-nine year old Boris Starling works for a company that specializes in kidnap negotiation, clandestine investigations, and political risk analysis. Prior to that, he was a journalist for the British papers The Sun and The Daily Telegraph. Messiah is his first book.

From Publishers Weekly:

Scotland Yard's Redfern Metcalfe "gets inside killers' heads and reels them in." But Britain's latest serial killer (an evil genius dubbed "Silver Tongue" for his grisly technique and distinctive "calling card") is the worst Red's ever seen, leaving the hardened investigator shaken to his core. While Red and his hand-picked team of detectives concoct half-baked theories and chase shadows, the elusive Silver Tongue taunts them by racking up victims. With no forensic evidence to go on, Red is forced to play an excruciating game of "wait and see" with the killerAsending his personal and professional life into a downward spiral. Starling's debut sustains a sense of fear and uneasiness by seamlessly moving between Red's increasing obsession with the manhunt and his haunting memories of guilt-inducing past misdeeds. When it seems the case is close to resolution, Starling manages to step up the already considerable tension, and the simultaneous story lines dramatically and unexpectedly converge. (Sept.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Onyx
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0451409000
• ISBN 13: 9780451409003
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464