**"Where Anthony Burgess sought to conjure a world of abstract flair and inexplicable cruelty in _A Clockwork Orange_ , Yi strikes a far deeper chord, delving into the mind of a youth whose lethal motivations are abundantly and undeniably troubling. _-- World Literature Today**_ On a normal day
A Perfect Crime
β Scribed by Peter Abrahams
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group;Ballantine Books
- Year
- 2008;2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 186 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0345423844
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β¦ Synopsis
"A perfect page-turner . . . Books this well written and involving don't come along often. . . . Peter Abrahams is my favorite American suspense novelist."βStephen King
An unfaithful wife. A cheating lover. A loyal friend. A jealous husband. In this stunning thriller, four lives hang in precarious balanceβas a cunning killer prepares their roles in A Perfect Crime.
Distraught by a failing marriage, Francie Cullingwood enters into a secret affair with charismatic radio psychologist Ned Demarco. But what seems like a refuge takes a decidedly dark turn. For when the liaison is discovered, a seething, enraged genius begins to construct the perfect, flawless murder, manipulating Francie, her lover, and her best friend like chess pieces in a lethal game. But even the most brilliant mind can make mistakes. And soon the intricate plan is spinning wildly out of controlβin shocking, fatal directions. . . .
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