Seize the Night
出版时间:
2011-11
版次:
1
ISBN:
9780553580198
定价:
69.00
装帧:
平装
开本:
32开
纸张:
胶版纸
页数:
480页
正文语种:
英语
1人买过
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Therearenorulesinthedark,noplacetofeelsafe,noescapefromtheshadows.Buttosavetheday,youmust...SeizetheNight.
AtnotimedoesMoonlightBaylookmorebeautifulthanatnight.Yetitispreciselythenthatthesecludedlittletownrevealsitsmenace.Nowchildrenaredisappearing.Fromtheirhomes.Fromthestreets.Andthere'snothingtheirfamiliescandoaboutit.BecauseinMoonlightBay,thepoliceworktheirhardesttoconcealcrimesandsilencevictims.Nomatterwhathappensinthenight,theirjobistoensurethatnothingdisturbsthepeaceandquietofMoonlightBay...
ChristopherSnowisn'tafraidofthedark.Forcedtoliveintheshadowsbecauseofararegeneticdisorder,heknowsthenightworldbetterthananyone.Hebelievesthelostchildrenarestillaliveandthattheirdisappearanceisconnectedtothetown'smostcarefullykept,mostominoussecret—asecretonlyhecanuncover,asecretthatwillforcehimtoconfrontanadversaryatonewiththemostdangerousdarknessofall.Thedarknessinsidethehumanheart. HewasbornandraisedinPennsylvaniawherehegraduatedfromShippensburgStateCollege(nowShippensburgUniversity).Whenhewasaseniorincollege,hewonanAtlanticMonthlyfictioncompetitionandhavebeenwritingeversince.HisfirstjobaftergraduationwaswiththeAppalachianPovertyProgram,wherehewasexpectedtocounselandtutorunderprivilegedchildrenonaone-to-onebasis.Duringhisfirstdayonthejob,hediscoveredthatthepreviousoccupierofhispositionhadbeenbeatenupbytheverykidshehadbeentryingtohelpandhadlandedinthehospitalforseveralweeks.Thefollowingyearwasfilledwithchallengebutalsotension,andhewasmorehighlymotivatedthanevertobuildacareerasawriter.hewrotenightsandweekends,whichhecontinuedtodoafterleavingthepovertyprogramandgoingtoworkasanEnglishteacherinasuburbanschooldistrictoutsideHarrisburg.Afterayearandahalfinthatposition,hiswife,Gerda,mademeanofferhecouldn'trefuse:"he'llsupportyouforfiveyears,"shesaid,"andifyoucan'tmakeitasawriterinthattime,you'llnevermakeit."Bytheendofthosefiveyears,Gerdahadquitherjobtorunthebusinessendofhiswritingcareer.Gerdaandhe,alongwithourdog,Trixie,liveinsouthernCalifornia.
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内容简介:
Therearenorulesinthedark,noplacetofeelsafe,noescapefromtheshadows.Buttosavetheday,youmust...SeizetheNight.
AtnotimedoesMoonlightBaylookmorebeautifulthanatnight.Yetitispreciselythenthatthesecludedlittletownrevealsitsmenace.Nowchildrenaredisappearing.Fromtheirhomes.Fromthestreets.Andthere'snothingtheirfamiliescandoaboutit.BecauseinMoonlightBay,thepoliceworktheirhardesttoconcealcrimesandsilencevictims.Nomatterwhathappensinthenight,theirjobistoensurethatnothingdisturbsthepeaceandquietofMoonlightBay...
ChristopherSnowisn'tafraidofthedark.Forcedtoliveintheshadowsbecauseofararegeneticdisorder,heknowsthenightworldbetterthananyone.Hebelievesthelostchildrenarestillaliveandthattheirdisappearanceisconnectedtothetown'smostcarefullykept,mostominoussecret—asecretonlyhecanuncover,asecretthatwillforcehimtoconfrontanadversaryatonewiththemostdangerousdarknessofall.Thedarknessinsidethehumanheart.
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作者简介:
HewasbornandraisedinPennsylvaniawherehegraduatedfromShippensburgStateCollege(nowShippensburgUniversity).Whenhewasaseniorincollege,hewonanAtlanticMonthlyfictioncompetitionandhavebeenwritingeversince.HisfirstjobaftergraduationwaswiththeAppalachianPovertyProgram,wherehewasexpectedtocounselandtutorunderprivilegedchildrenonaone-to-onebasis.Duringhisfirstdayonthejob,hediscoveredthatthepreviousoccupierofhispositionhadbeenbeatenupbytheverykidshehadbeentryingtohelpandhadlandedinthehospitalforseveralweeks.Thefollowingyearwasfilledwithchallengebutalsotension,andhewasmorehighlymotivatedthanevertobuildacareerasawriter.hewrotenightsandweekends,whichhecontinuedtodoafterleavingthepovertyprogramandgoingtoworkasanEnglishteacherinasuburbanschooldistrictoutsideHarrisburg.Afterayearandahalfinthatposition,hiswife,Gerda,mademeanofferhecouldn'trefuse:"he'llsupportyouforfiveyears,"shesaid,"andifyoucan'tmakeitasawriterinthattime,you'llnevermakeit."Bytheendofthosefiveyears,Gerdahadquitherjobtorunthebusinessendofhiswritingcareer.Gerdaandhe,alongwithourdog,Trixie,liveinsouthernCalifornia.
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