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Paperback / softback

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Authors and Contributors      By (author) Esther Verhoef
Translated by Paul Vincent
Translated by Paul Vincent
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 126
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9781849160919
ClassificationsDewey:839.3137
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Quercus Publishing
Imprint Quercus Publishing
Publication Date 4 February 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

While the bath was filling up, my eye fell on the razor in its case. Not the disposable kind, a handmade cutthroat razor. My heart skipped a beat. Then I shook my head. No. Stick to the plan. There's always next time.' Leon's partner died in his bath, and although the police report said she took her own life . . . she didn't. When he meets Margot, overweight, lacking in confidence and recently separated, he sees an opportunity. Her life's a mess. Who better to help her put it back together than a man who's recovering from his own girlfriend's tragic demise? Dragging her into a very intense, sexual relationship, which she realises, all too late, is one giant power game, Leon moves her into his flat and sets her up with a new career, introducing her to all the contacts she could need. How could she ever manage without him? If his ideas go to plan, she'll never need to worry about that.

Author Biography

Esther Verhoef was born in 1968 and gained recognition for her critically acclaimed action thrillers Restless and Under Pressure. Both were shortlisted for the Golden Noose and Under Pressure was awarded the Diamond Bullet, both prizes for best thriller of the year. She is also the author of Rendez-Vous, which was awarded the 2006 Silver Fingerprint, the Dutch public award for best thriller of the year.

Reviews

Excellent little thriller... if you like your crime fiction suspenseful, erotically romantic, tense and pacy, this is definitely a book for you' Euro Crime. * Euro Crime * Gripping - Elle. * Elle * The best women's thriller in years - Algemeen Dagblad. * Algemeen Dagblad *