In the Heat of the Summer

Produktbeschreibung

In John Katzenbachâ€Ös debut novel, the brutal murder of a young girl leads Malcolm Anderson, reporter for The Miami Journal, into an obsessive hunt for a ruthless mass murderer in this fast-paced thriller that was adapted into the film The Mean Season starring Kurt Russell and Mariel Hemingway.

When a beautiful young girl is found dead by with a .45 bullet in her head, Malcolm Anderson is handed the front-page story of his lifetime. But as he chases after the career-changing lead, Malcolm becomes a bit too obsessive in his chase for quotes from the victimâ€Ös family and friends, material for the photographer, and the publication of the story in the paper.

Upon investigation of the crime scene, a note is found in the murdered teenâ€Ös pocket that reads “Number One,â€� sending the effort to identify the murderer into a race against time. As he continues his obsessive hunt, Malcolm begins receiving calls from the killer filled with torturing details of a traumatizing childhood and violent Vietnam experiences, pressuring Malcom to identify the killer and his motives before another murder happens. 

Autoreninfo

John Katzenbach is a suspense author of more than a dozen books. Some of his works include The Shadow Man, In the Heat of the Summer, and The Dead Student.