The Killing Circle
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.53 (783 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385663692 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
All rights reserved. Rush begins finding connections among the story's supernatural villain, a shadowy serial killer with a predilection for dismemberment that has all of Toronto living in fear, and his own unraveling sanity. In this extraordinary thriller from Canadian author Pyper (The Wildfire Season), Patrick Rush, a lowly TV critic for a Toronto newspaper whose life has been slowly deteriorating since the untimely death of his wife, struggles to remain employed while trying to raise his precocious young son. (Sept.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a divis
Trouble is, Patrick has no story to tell. And then the circle’s members start to go missing, one by one. But nothing will put him in greater danger than that ancient curse of natural born readers: the need to know how the story ends.At once a complex and compulsive read, The Killing Circle explores the side effects of an increasingly fame-mad culture, where even the staid realm of literature can fall prey to ravenous ambition and competition.. Or is it? Over the weeks that follow, a string of unsolved murders seem increasingly connected to Patrick. From acclaimed, bestselling author Andrew Pyper, a suspenseful page-turner that explores the rep
J. Lessl said The Killing Circle: A Novel. Excellent, and a very quick, engaging read. The first chapter clues you in to what you believe will be the end of the story. Not so fast, though, there are still surprises to come! I enjoyed the way this author wrote, reminded me somewhat of Stephen King's style. Wry witty dialogue, yet this IS a thriller, not black humor as some of the blurbs I've read would indicate. Clever concept, this "writer's" circle and the "story" that unfolds. I had no "oh no" moments, you know the kind, where the story takes a disappointing turn. I would recommend this book to any one who enjoys this genre a. A satisfying thriller JustMelissa The Killing Circle is a novel about the flagging success of Patrick Rush, a recent widower, single dad, and columnist at the city paper. The economy of print news combined with Patrick's indifference and bad attitude quickly lead to unemployment. Having always dreamt of writing the great Canadian novel, Patrick joins a writing circle, where he quickly discovers that he's really got nothing to contribute. When strange things start happening in Patrick's city and writing circle, he's drawn into a sequence of events that ultimately sets his life back on track - or so it seems.Though that . Bookreporter said A dark, chilling and haunting tale of ambition. Holidays like Valentine's Day bring special pain to thirty-something widower Patrick Rush. After the death of his wife Tamara, their four-year-old son Sam is all he has left. At work, his job as a critic and television feature writer at Toronto's National Star doesn't bring much fulfillment to his life. In fact, he turns bitter and envious from writing about other people's creative accomplishments. What Patrick really wants to do is unleash his own creativity and write his own story.One evening, after Sam is safely tucked in for the night, Patrick heads down to his basement office, whi