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Description edit
Michael Connelly has been attracting fans by the droves with his hard-boiled, edgy thrillers. A former crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Connelly combines a poet's ear for language with a deep understanding of the criminal mind to create dark, dramatic stories that raise the thriller... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Terry McCaleb: Ex- FBI who's working on a case.
- Graciela Rivers: The sister of Glory Rivers.
- Raymond: The son of Glory Rivers.
- James Noone: A witness who tried to help someone who was shot.
- Jaye Winston: A detective that works for the LAPD.
- Donald Kenyon: A victim that was shot by a robber.
- Buddy Lockridge: A fellow boater who does odd jobs for a living.
- Crimmins: Terry McCaleb 1
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- Nevins
- James Cordell: A victim of a killer.
- Bolotov: A Russian man who is believed to be the killer.
- Hitchens: The police captain in the LAPD.
- Walters
- Neff
- Bonnie Fox: Terrel's cardiologist.
- Vernon Carruthers: A FBI agent that helps out Terry.
- Gloria Torres: The woman who was shot in a store and her heart was transplanted into Terrel McCaleb.
- Aguilar
- Keisha Russell
- Chan Ho Kang: A store owner who was shot.
- Toliver
- Patrice
- Tony Banks
- Glenn
- Uhlig
- Patty Kirk
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
McCALEB SAW HER before she saw him.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - 47
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 3 in Terry McCaleb. (standard series)
Followed by A Darkness More Than Night.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Michael Connelly (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0316153990
Page Count: 393
Publisher: Little, Brown
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0316153990
Page Count: 393
Awards edit
- Anthony Award (1999: Best Novel)
- Macavity Awards (1999: Best Mystery Novel, #1)
- Edgar Awards (Finalist, 1999: Best Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3553.O51165 B57
- Dewey: 813.54
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Movie Connections edit
- Blood Work (2002) (IMDb): Directed by Clint Eastwood. Staring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Daniels, and Anjelica Huston
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