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The Straw Men
by Michael Marshall
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good (BELOW AVERAGE)/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0006499988
- ISBN 13
- 9780006499985
- Seller
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Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: HarperCollins, 2003. ..........FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS OR FURTHER DETAILS.. Not Signed or Inscribed.. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good (BELOW AVERAGE)/No Jacket. Illus. by Not Illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾". PAPERBACK.
Synopsis
Michael Marshall's unique voice adds a chilling intensity to the serial-killer plot, combining dazzling narrative, a white-hot pace and a deeply disturbing backdrop of conspiracy. Sarah tries to struggle, but the man holds her. The scream never makes it out of her throat. 'Nobody watching,' the man says with hateful calm. 'I made it this way. I can walk where nobody sees. 'The Straw Men. They kill people. Any people. And soon they'll get around to you. Sarah Becker is the fifth girl to be abducted by this maniac. Judging from the state of the bodies that have been found, her long hair will be hacked off and she will be tortured. She has about a week to live. Former LA homicide detective John Zandt has an inside track on the perpetrator – his own daughter was one of his victims two years ago. But the key to Sarah's whereabouts lies with Ward Hopkins, a man with a past so secret not even he knows about it. His parents have just died in a car accident, but they leave Ward a very strange message that leads him to question everything he once believed to be true. As he begins to investigate his own past Ward finds himself drawn into the shadowy, sinister world of the Straw Men – and into the desperate race to find Sarah, before her time runs out.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfarm
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 999000080
- Title
- The Straw Men
- Author
- Michael Marshall
- Illustrator
- Not Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (BELOW AVERAGE)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0006499988
- ISBN 13
- 9780006499985
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 12mo
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- Reprint
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- 12mo
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