Squeak Bartholomew is a small-town handyman who needs some quick
cash to save his niece from jail. Martin Oals is an out of work
Hollywood actor branching into some very dangerous areas. Joel
Opatkin is a movie studio vice-president who is about to be fired
and face financial ruin. Henry Voght is a corrupt LAPD officer,
freelancing by shaking down drug dealers. And they are all
interested in a million-dollar crop of marijuana. Brian Tobin's
previous novel, The Ransom, was called, "stunning in its portrayal
of career outlaws," by Booklist. The New York Times Book Review
wrote of The Missing Person, 'He keeps us in suspense until the
last page, where the final surprise, and perhaps the most
unexpected, is how deeply he has tapped our emotions." With Below
the Line, he continues to rivet readers. Praise for Brian Tobin:
THE RANSOM "The Ransom is a first novel that races through the
boroughs of New York like an A train." - The Chicago Tribune
"Tobin's outstanding first novel is a rereadable, memorable
mystery-a knockout, a spellbinder." - The Drood Review of Mystery
"{A} tidy, zippy novel." - Kirkus Review THE MISSING PERSON "In an
unusual mystery without a conventional hero or villain, Tobin
movingly depicts the lives of ordinary people who suddenly find
themselves in extraordinary circumstances... Tobin makes the most
of plot, character and the warmly evoked Hudson Valley setting in
this satisfying, atypical mystery." - Publishers Weekly "Tobin's
grasp of the characters is so sure that the suspense doesn't let
up..." - Kirkus Review "There is a mystery here..but the novel is
really about love, separation, longing, and the pain of never
knowing the fate of a loved one. Tobin, whose debut novel, The
Ransom, was stunning in its portrayal of career outlaws, is equally
at home with good people coping with awful circumstances... A
complex, thoughtful novel." - Booklist "It delivers the suspense
most mysteries only promise." - Wilson Library Bulletin "With
expert narration that moves easily back and forth in time, Mr.
Tobin lures us into the grip of a well-built, fast-paced story with
both a tantalizing mystery and a love story at its core. The tight
and complicated plot never seems forced because it grows out of the
motivations and actions of strong, believable characters... He
keeps us in suspense until the last page, where the final surprise,
and perhaps the most unexpected, is how deeply he has tapped our
emotions." - The New York Times Book Review
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2011 |
First published: |
July 2011 |
Authors: |
Brian Tobin
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Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
372 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4636-8497-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Crime & mystery >
General
Promotions
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LSN: |
1-4636-8497-5 |
Barcode: |
9781463684976 |
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