Book : The Chain - McKinty, Adrian

-Titulo Original : The Chain

-Fabricante :

Mulholland Books

-Descripcion Original:

When a mother is targeted by a dangerous group of masterminds, she must commit a crime to save her kidnapped daughter-or risk losing her forever-in this propulsive and original award-winning thriller (Stephen King). Its something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter at the bus stop and heads into her day. But a cell phone call from an unknown number changes everything: its a woman on the line, informing her that she has Kylie bound and gagged in her back seat, and the only way Rachel will see her again is to follow her instructions exactly: pay a ransom, and find another child to abduct. This is no ordinary kidnapping: the caller is a mother herself, whose son has been taken, and if Rachel doesnt do as shes told, the boy will die. You are not the first. And you will certainly not be the last.Rachel is now part of The Chain, an unending and ingenious scheme that turns victims into criminals-and is making someone else very rich in the process. The rules are simple, the moral challenges impossible; find the money fast, find your victim, and then commit a horrible act youd have thought yourself incapable of just twenty-four hours ago. But what the masterminds behind The Chain know is that parents will do anything for their children. It turns out that kidnapping is only the beginning. McKinty is one of the most striking and most memorable crime voices to emerge on the scene in years. His plots tempt you to read at top speed, but dont give in: this writing-sharply observant, intelligent and shot through with black humor-should be savored. -Tana French A masterpiece. You have never read anything quite like The Chain and you will never be able to forget it. - Don Winslow Diabolical, unnerving, and gives a whole new meaning to the word relentless. Adrian McKinty just leapt to the top of my list of must-read suspense novelists. Hes the real deal. -Dennis Lehane Pairing an irresistible concept with a winner protagonist, The Chain promises to be your new addiction once you succumb to the first enticing page. -Alafair Burke A grade-A-first-rate-edge-of-your-seat thriller. I cant believe what went through my mind while reading it. - Attica Locke Review An instant New York Times bestseller! One of the best books of 2019... TIME Chicago Tribune New York Post Booklist Kirkus The Strand Magazine An instant New York Times bestseller! Named the Best Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers Association! Winner of the Barry Award and the Macavity Award One of the best books of 2019... TIME Chicago Tribune New York Post Booklist Kirkus The Strand Magazine McKinty hangs on to his wit and literacy even under duress...Beneath its surface of high-speed thrills, The Chain is clearly the work of the philosophical thinker McKinty has always been. Janet Maslin, New York Times The pace quickens and the tension builds whenever the mother and daughter appear in a scene. In the end, what makes The Chain so frightening - and why it works so well as a thriller - is that all of Rachels actions remain completely relatable, even as she whipsaws between terror and determination, morphing from victim to perpetrator. Tina Jordan, The New York Times A deeply unsettling story about the limits of morality, raising questions about the nature of good and evil and the depths of parental love. Joumana Khatib, New York Times This is more than nail-biting; think cuticle-shredding. Bethanne Patrick, The Washington Post A chilling, diabolical page-turner youll want to savor. People Magazine, Book of the Week Thrillers... dont get much more psychologically rich than The Chain. David Canfield, Entertainment Weekly Told in a spare, punchy style, this is a blazing, full-tilt thriller that entirely justifies the hype. The Guardian The Chain is a straight-up, stone-faced thriller, a present-tense race...thunderous ride int