Satan's Lambs / The Lena Padget Mysteries (ePub)
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A fearless female private investigator in the South takes on a satanic cult that practices human sacrifice in this gripping Shamus Award-winning mystery.
Seven years ago Lena Padget's life exploded when Jeff Hayes, her devil-worshipping brother-in-law,...
Seven years ago Lena Padget's life exploded when Jeff Hayes, her devil-worshipping brother-in-law,...
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A fearless female private investigator in the South takes on a satanic cult that practices human sacrifice in this gripping Shamus Award-winning mystery.
Seven years ago Lena Padget's life exploded when Jeff Hayes, her devil-worshipping brother-in-law, killed her sister and two-year-old nephew. The horrific double-murder hardened the once-gentle Kentucky native and compelled her to leave graduate school in order to help protect abused and endangered women from human monsters.
Now Hayes and his sadistic partner in satanism, Archie Valetta, have been inexplicably released on parole. Lena's past has returned with a vengeance to haunt her-and to prey on yet another frightened mother and her helpless child. Approached by Valetta's desperate ex-wife, Eloise, Lena will do everything in her power to prevent history from repeating itself. Otherwise, Eloise's four-year-old son will be the next innocent victim.
Before Laura Lippman's Tess Monaghan and Karin Slaughter's Sara Linton, there was Lena Padget. The winner of the Shamus Award for Best First Private Eye Novel, Satan's Lambs marked the acclaimed debut of author Lynn Hightower's tough-as-nails, sexy, and smart female sleuth on a fictional PI scene long dominated by male mystery writers and established Hightower as a force to be reckoned with in crime fiction.
Satan's Lambs is the 1st book in the Lena Padget Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Seven years ago Lena Padget's life exploded when Jeff Hayes, her devil-worshipping brother-in-law, killed her sister and two-year-old nephew. The horrific double-murder hardened the once-gentle Kentucky native and compelled her to leave graduate school in order to help protect abused and endangered women from human monsters.
Now Hayes and his sadistic partner in satanism, Archie Valetta, have been inexplicably released on parole. Lena's past has returned with a vengeance to haunt her-and to prey on yet another frightened mother and her helpless child. Approached by Valetta's desperate ex-wife, Eloise, Lena will do everything in her power to prevent history from repeating itself. Otherwise, Eloise's four-year-old son will be the next innocent victim.
Before Laura Lippman's Tess Monaghan and Karin Slaughter's Sara Linton, there was Lena Padget. The winner of the Shamus Award for Best First Private Eye Novel, Satan's Lambs marked the acclaimed debut of author Lynn Hightower's tough-as-nails, sexy, and smart female sleuth on a fictional PI scene long dominated by male mystery writers and established Hightower as a force to be reckoned with in crime fiction.
Satan's Lambs is the 1st book in the Lena Padget Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Autoren-Porträt von Lynn Hightower
Lynn Hightower grew up in the South and graduated from the University of Kentucky, where she studied creative writing with Wendell Berry and earned a journalism degree. She is the author of ten novels, including two mystery series, one featuring homicide detective Sonora Blair and the other featuring private investigator Lena Padgett. Flashpoint, the first Sonora Blair mystery, was a New York Times Notable Book. Satan's Lambs, the first Lena Padget mystery, won the Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel. Hightower has also written the Elaki series of futuristic police procedurals, which begins with Alien Blues.Hightower's novels, which have been translated into seven foreign languages, have appeared on the Times (London) bestseller list and have been nominated for the Kentucky Literary Award, the Kentucky Librarians First Choice Award, and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. She teaches at the UCLA Extension Writers' Program, where she was named Creative Writing Instructor of the Year in 2012. The author lives with her husband in Kentucky.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Lynn Hightower
- 2016, 240 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
- ISBN-10: 1504037510
- ISBN-13: 9781504037518
- Erscheinungsdatum: 05.07.2016
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Pressezitat
“A superior thriller—filled with characters I cared about and a riveting storyline that kept me turning pages. Lynn Hightower is a major talent.” —Jonathan Kellerman“A riveting novel of suspense . . . Hightower is a writer of tremendous quality.” —Library Journal
“Crisply written . . . A nicely twisting plot . . . Memorable characterization.” —Ross Thomas
“Entertaining . . . [Hightower’s] prose is clear and the pacing breakneck.” —Publishers Weekly
“Great talk, heavy action, and in Lena, a gritty lady with a future.” —Kirkus Reviews. starred review
“A story not to be missed.” —TheClarion-Ledger (Mississippi)
“Believable characters and an involving plot . . . A satisfying read.” —Booklist
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