《KILL THE MESSENGER》是2005年3月Random House US出版的圖書，作者是Tami Hoag。
基本介紹
- 中文名：KILL THE MESSENGER
- 作者：Tami Hoag
- 出版社：Random House US
- ISBN：9780553840728
內容簡介,作者簡介,
內容簡介
With this new thriller, The New York Times bestselling authorTami Hoag delivers her own message to suspense fans everywhere:Don't turn off the lights, and keep reading if you dare. From thegritty streets of Los Angeles to its most protected enclaves ofprestige and power to the ruthless glamour of Hollywood, a killerstalks his prey. A killer so merciless no one in his way issafe—not even the innocent.
At the end of a long day battling street traffic, bike messengerJace Damon has one last drop to make. But en route to delivering apackage for one of L.A.'s sleaziest defense attorneys, he's nearlyrun down by a car, chased through back alleys, and shot at. Onlythe instincts acquired while growing up on the streets of L.A.allow him to escape with his life—and with the package someonewants badly enough to kill for.
Jace returns to Lenny Lowell's office only to find the copsthere, the lawyer dead, and Jace himself considered the primesuspect in the savage murder. Suddenly he's on the run from boththe cops and a killer, and the key to saving himself and histen-year-old brother is the envelope he still has—which holds amessage no one wants delivered: the truth.
In a city fueled by money, celebrity, and sensationalism, themurder of a bottom-feeding mouthpiece like Lenny Lowell won't makethe headlines. So when detectives from the LAPD's eliterobbery/homicide division show up, homicide detective Kev Parkerwants to know why. Parker is on the downhill slide of aonce-promising career, and he doesn't want to be reminded that heused to be one of the hotshots, working cases that made instantcelebrities of everyone involved. Like the case of fading retty-boyactor Rob Cole, accused of the brutal murder of his wife, TriciaCrowne-Cole, daughter of one of the most powerful men in the city,L.A.'s latest "crime of the century."
Robbery/Homicide has no reason to be looking at a dead small-timescumbag lawyer or chasing a bike messenger...unless there'ssomething in it for them. Maybe Lenny Lowell had a connection tosomething big enough to be killed for. Parker begins a search foranswers that will lead him to a killer—or the end of his career.Because if there's one lesson he's learned over the years, it'sthat in a town built on fantasy and fame, delivering the truth canbe deadly.
From the Hardcover edition.
作者簡介
Tami Hoag's novels have appeared regularly on national bestseller lists since the publication of her first book in 1988. She lives in Los Angeles.
