Mortal Memory - Softcover

Cook, Thomas H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 055356532X ISBN 13: 9780553565324

Publisher: Bantam, 1994

Synopsis

Along with Jamie and my  mother, Laura died at approximately four in the  afternoon. It was almost two hours later that Mrs.  Hamilton, a neighbor from across the street, saw my  father drive away. During those long two hours in  which he remained in the house, my father washed my  mother's body and arranged her neatly on the bed.  After that, he made a ham sandwich and ate it at  the table in the kitchen. He drank a cup of coffee,  leaving both the plate and the cup in the sink. He  didn't pack anything, because he left with  nothing. He didn't reenter either Laura's of Jamie's  room. He made no attempt to clean up the frightful  mess that had been made of them. And yet, for no  apparent reason, he remained in the house for a full  two hours. What had he been waiting for?

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"A haunting tale.. [that] defies expectations... [with] an ending that is both surprising and devastating."--Chicago Tribune

"Harrowing... Terror builds and the ending to this chilling study... is a dizzying jolt."--Publisher's Weekly

"Haunting... Don't pick this up unless you've got time to read it through... because you will do so whether you plan to or not."--Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

About the Author:

Thomas H. Cook is the author of many novels, including The Chatham School Affair, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel; Instruments of Night; Breakheart Hill; Mortal Memory; Sacrificial Ground and Blood Innocents, both Edgar Award nominees; and two early works about true crimes, Early Graves and Blood Echoes, which was also nominated for an Edgar Award. He lives in New York City and Cape Cod.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 055356532X
• ISBN 13: 9780553565324
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320