Dead Woman Walking
A Novel
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4.5 • 22 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
In Dead Woman Walking, from master of suspense Sharon Bolton, the sole survivor of a hot-air balloon crash witnesses a murder as the balloon is falling.
Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish border, a man murders a young woman. At the same time, a hot-air balloon crashes out of the sky. There’s just one survivor. She’s seen the killer’s face – but he’s also seen hers. And he won’t rest until he’s eliminated the only witness to his crime. Alone, scared, trusting no one, she’s running to where she feels safe – but it could be the most dangerous place of all...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jessica Lane, the heroine of this hit-or-miss thriller from Mary Higgins Clark Award winner Bolton (Daisy in Chains), plans a birthday surprise for her sister, a Carmelite nun a balloon ride over England's Northumberland National Park. But as the balloon floats over a dilapidated farm house, Jessica and the other passengers see a man, later identified as Patrick Faa, beating a woman to death. Faa fires a rifle at the balloon, causing it to crash; Jessica is the only survivor. Bolton shifts sometimes smoothly but too often in the middle of a scene among the police investigation, led by Supt. Ajax Maldonado; Jessica's attempt to evade Faa; the prior, sometimes prickly, relationship between the sisters; and a larger, somewhat more far-fetched story involving human trafficking and a massive cover-up. Maldonado and his team soon discover Jessica is a fellow police officer, but they're stumped as to why she's now on the run, a question the reader shares for too long. Despite some emotional resonance, Bolton's plot is too cluttered for any real impact.)
Customer Reviews
First page in!!!
I can't keep my nose out of this book! I've only started reading it a whole 24hrs ago!