Per dieci anni le era rimasto alle calcagna, ma poi era stata lei a catturarlo, distillandogli per dieci giorni le più atroci torture, sul filo della morte, con sottile piacere. Poi, inspiegabilmente, lo aveva liberato e si era consegnata alla polizia. Ora la serial killer Gretchen Lowell, ex psichiatra, è detenuta in un carcere di massima sicurezza. Ma anche il detective Archie Sheridan è chiuso nella sua prigione personale: dipendente da antidolorifici e psicofarmaci, incapace di tornare a una vita normale, ancora ossessionato dalla sua aguzzina. Gli è impossibile dimenticarla: Gretchen lo ha marchiato a vita, incidendogli con un chiodo un cuore sul petto. Ora ogni domenica, lui la va a trovare in carcere, con lo scopo di estorcerle i nomi delle sue vittime e informazioni per ritrovarne i resti. Adesso Sheridan è in congedo forzato dalla polizia ma viene richiamato in servizio: per Portland si aggira un nuovo mostro, che predilige ragazzine quattordicenni. Alle indagini si unisce la giovane reporter Susan Ward, che aspira allo scoop della sua vita. Le indagini portano a tracciare un potenziale identikit dell'assassino, ma non ci sono prove per incastrare nessuno. Sheridan sa chi può aiutarlo a scovare il killer: solo una psicopatica può entrare nella mente di un proprio simile. Ma anche Gretchen lo sa e dà inizio a un sottile gioco di manipolazione, per intrappolare nella sua rete sia il detective sia Susan, ancora ignari che è lei a tenere le fila dei delitti di Portland.
Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell Serie
Tuffatevi nelle oscure profondità della psiche umana con questa avvincente serie, che esplora un contorto gioco del gatto e del topo tra un detective determinato e un'astuta serial killer. Seguite intense indagini che svelano motivazioni disturbanti e il legame inquietante tra cacciatore e preda. Questo thriller supera i limiti, costringendo i lettori a mettere in discussione la natura stessa del bene e del male.






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Sweetheart
- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
Gretchen Lowell, the world's most beautiful serial killer, has escaped from prison in Chelsea Cain's unpredictable, edge-of-your-seat story, Sweetheart. Portland detective Archie Sheridan, the former head of the Beauty Killer Task Force, hunted Gretchen Lowell for years before she kidnapped him, tortured him, and then let him go. Now that she is behind bars, Archie is finally piecing his life back together. He has returned home to his ex-wife and their two children and sworn off visiting Gretchen. Though it should feel like progress, being away from Gretchen makes him feel worse. When the body of a young woman is discovered in Forest Park, Archie is reminded of the last time they found a body there, more than a decade ago: it turned out to be Gretchen's first victim, and Archie's first case. The body can't be one of hers. She's in prison. Then the unthinkable happens: Gretchen escapes and, while the city is on edge, Archie is secretly relieved. He knows he's the only one who can capture her, and once he does he now has a twisted plan to get out from under her thumb for good. Each new novel in Chelsea Cain's scorching bestselling series—Heartsick, Sweetheart, Evil at Heart, and more—is a dark, thrilling, and unparalleled tour de force.
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Chelsea Cain's novels featuring Portland detective Archie Sheridan and serial killer Gretchen Lowell have captivated fans through two New York Times bestselling entries, Heartsick and Sweetheart. And Gretchen Lowell is still on the loose. These days, she's more of a cause célèbre than a feared killer, thanks to sensationalist news coverage that has made her a star. Her face graces magazine covers and there have been sightings of her around the world. Most shocking of all, Portland Herald reporter Susan Ward has uncovered a bizarre fan club that celebrates the number of days she's been free. Archie Sheridan hunted Gretchen for a decade, and after his last ploy to catch her went spectacularly wrong, he remains hospitalized months later. When they last spoke, they entered a détente of sorts-Archie agreed not to kill himself if she agreed not to kill anyone else. But when a new body is found accompanied by Gretchen's trademark heart, all bets are off and Archie is forced back into action. Has the Beauty Killer returned to her gruesome ways, or has the cult surrounding her created a whole new evil? With Evil at Heart, Chelsea Cain is in top form. Delivering heart-stopping thrills and chills, she is an unmatched master of suspense.
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The Night Season
- 322pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
Cain launches the next stage of her bestselling series as Portland detective Archie Sheridan works to regain his life and Susan Ward steps in to share the spotlight in this electric thriller from one of today's most talented suspense writers.
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The tormentor returns... Archie Sheridan should be recovering from his past run-ins with serial killer Gretchen Lowell, yet he's just as haunted as the day she let him go. But when a cyclist comes across a corpse in Mount Tabor Park on the eastern side of Portland, Archie suddenly has a new case to focus on. Then comes a call from an unlikely source. After months of ignoring calls from a doctor at the mental hospital where Gretchen is supposed to be locked away forever, Archie hears that she might have inside knowledge about the new investigation. But is she bluffing just to get close to him, and can he risk losing his only lead? One thing is for sure: Gretchen Lowell is back, and Archie must decide if catching a killer is worth facing his demons one more time.
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Let Me Go
- 358pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
A behind-the-scenes look at a family with exceptionally tall children, including professional athletes, exploring their upbringing, training, and nutrition by dedicated parents.