Seize the Night

Seize the Night
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作者: (迪恩·孔茨)
出版社: Random House US
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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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