From the author of The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer on which the miniseries Rose Red was based this book was published in 2001.It is is in poor condition because the boards are warped otherwise very clean and no marks of any kind. Every six or eight weeks there is another train derailment. Images cover the front pages and the rail company provides the reasons behind the accident. But they are hiding the truth. Umberto Alvarez, a suspected terrorist, blames the railroad for the crossing guard collision that killed his wife and children. He believes that he and his family are the victims of a huge cover-up. Packed with action and suspense and laced with romance, this novel is marked by the intelligence and humanity that make Ridley Pearson's books stand apart. Booklist Magazine has called him "The best damn thriller writer on the planet".

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Title

Parallel Lies

Publisher

Hyperion, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Publication Date

2001

Language

English

ISBN 10

0786865644

ISBN 13

9780786865642

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition

Condition

Poor

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Ridley Pearsons latest novel brings together all his incomparable talents and more in a riveting story about a grieving mans mission to bring down the railroad company he blames for his wife and childrens deathsno matter who else dies in the process. Tyler, the ex-cop who is looking to redeem himself after being suspended from the force, will stop at nothing to catch the perpetrator. Packed with action, laced with romance, brimming with heart-stopping suspense, and marked by the intelligence and humanity that make Pearsons novels stand apart from others in the genre, Parallel Lies will give reviewers and readers yet another reason to hail him as the best damn thriller writer on the planet (Booklist).

About the Author

Ridley Pearson is the award-winning co-author, along with Dave Barry, of Peter and the Starcatchers, Peter and the Shadow Thieves, Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, Peter and the Sword of Mercy, Escape From the Carnivale, Cave of the Dark Wind, Blood Tide, and Science Fair. In addition to Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark, Kingdom Keepers: Disney at Dawn, Kingdom Keepers: Disney in Shadow, and Kingdom Keepers: Power Play, he is also the author of the young adult thrillers Steel Trapp: The Challenge and Steel Trapp: The Academy. He has written more than twenty best-selling crime novels including Killer View and Killer Weekend. He was the first American to be awarded the Raymond Chandler/Fulbright Fellowship in Detective Fiction at Oxford University.

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