ISBN: 9781416524541 / Author: Iles, Greg / Publisher: Pocket Books / Subject: Suspense / Subject: Thrillers / Subject: Physicians / Subject: Adultery / Subject: Suspense fiction / Subject: Mississippi / Edition Description: Tall paperback / Publication Date: September 2008 / Binding: Mass Market Paperbound / Grade Level: General/trade / Language: English / Pages: 466 ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ This is a used paperback copy in Very Good condition. Copy shows minimal edgewear/corner fold on back cover. Clean and tight. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: Sometimes the gravest dangers — and the darkest souls — live right beside us.... In the span of twenty-four hours, every-thing Laurel Shields believes about her life and her marriage to a prominent doctor will be shattered — if she survives a terrifying ordeal. The day begins with the jarring discovery that, soon after ending an affair, Laurel is pregnant. But when she returns home to find her husband ashen, unkempt, and on the brink of violence, a nightmare quickly unfolds. In the heart of an idyllic Mississippi town, behind the walls of her perfect house, Laurel finds herself locked in a volatile standoff with a husband she barely recognizes. Confronted with evidence of her betrayal, she must tread a deadly path between truth and deception while a ring of armed police prepares a dangerous rescue. But Laurel's greatest fear — and her only hope — lies with her former lover, a brave man whom fate has granted the power to save both Laurel and her children — if she can protect his identity long enough.... Review: "While not as twisty as True Evil (2006), bestseller Iles's new thriller injects both depth and novelty into a genre convention — the jealous husband who's tipped off to his wife's infidelity. When Laurel Shields, a 35-year-old mother of two, discovers she's pregnant, she can't be sure her physician husband, Warren, is the father. Meanwhile, Warren is in trouble with the IRS. Laurel believes his obsessive search for a document in their Athens Point, Miss., home is related to a federal Medicaid fraud investigation focusing on his medical partner, Kyle Auster. As the Feds prepare to swoop down on Warren and Kyle's office to collect the evidence of false billings and bribes to patients without any actual illnesses, Warren takes Laurel and their two children hostage. Iles squeezes every drop of suspense out of the prolonged standoff between the doctor and the police. While the ending may be a little too pat to be plausible, Iles avoids turning Warren into a clichd bad guy by making his descent into madness understandable." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review: "Iles has written several very good novels, but this one might be his best....It's a novel that demands — and rewards — more than one reading." Booklist (Starred Review) Review: "Bottom line, as in any Iles novel: You never know what else will be thrown into the mix....A keep-you-engaged-to-the-very-last-page thriller is born." USA Today Review: "[P]acked with action while remaining an intimate story of a family's disintegration." South Florida Sun-Sentinel Synopsis: In his latest New York Times bestseller, now in a tall Premium Edition, Iles plunges readers into a world of sex, violence, marital betrayal, medical malpractice, and Southern intrigue...all of which takes place in the span of one furious, terrifying day. ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** I accept payment in the form of postal money orders and personal checks. Personal checks must clear before book is mailed. P/h is $3.50 media mail USA and is a fixed cost. Alaska and Hawaii extra. A small handling fee is included in cost of postage. Insurance of $1.70 is optional, but encouraged in order to cover loss or damage in the mail. I combine postage with items from additional auctions. Ask for details. (IBX#13)************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ International p/h will be determined at the end of auction. International payment must be in the form of cash only - USD, Euros, GBP or Scandinavian Krona

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