Violets Are Blue
出版时间:
2002-09
ISBN:
9780446611213
定价:
68.30
装帧:
平装
开本:
其他
纸张:
其他
页数:
416页
正文语种:
英语
1人买过
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DetectiveAlexCrossmustconfronthismostterrifyingnemesisever--andhisowndeepestfears--inthiselectrifyingthrillerfromthemasterofsuspense,JamesPatterson.
AlexCrosshasneverbelievedinvampires.Butwhentwojoggersarefoundslaininamannerthatsuggestsamacabreritual,hehastoreconsider.Someonebelievesinvampiresenoughtohavecommittedaseriesofbizarremurdersthatappeartobetheworkofone.Localpolicearehorrified,andeventheFBIisbaffled.
Crosstakesonthecaseandplungesintoanetherworldofsecretclubsandrole-players,aworldfullofposeursandplayactors-andsomeonedementedenoughtohavecrossedthelinefromdarkritualtorealblood.Atthesametime,alethalsuper-criminalfromCross'spastknownastheMastermindisstalkinghim,tauntinghim,andthreateningeverythingheholdsdear.Crosshasneverbeenclosertodefeat,oringreaterdanger.Inashockingconclusion,AlexCrossmustsurviveadeadlyconfrontation-onlytodiscoveratlasttheawfulsecretoftheMastermind.
JamesPatterson
Notmakinganybonesabouthisbidforsuccess,JamesPattersononcedeclaredhewantedtobeknownas“thekingofthepage-turners.”Whilethatmayseemlikeaprettygrandambition,Pattersonisasworthyofthattitleasanyauthorworkingtoday.
Biography
JamesPattersonhadbeenworkingasaverysuccessfuladvertisingcopywriterwhenhedecidedtoputhisMastersdegreeinEnglishtoasomewhatdifferentuse.Inspiredbybestsellinghair-raisingthrillerslikeTheDayoftheJackalandTheExorcist,Pattersonwenttoworkonhisfirstnovel.Publishedin1976,TheThomasBerrymanNumberestablishedhimasawriteroftightlyconstructedmysteriesthatmoveforwardwiththevelocityofabullet.Forhisstartlingdebut,PattersonwasawardedtheprestigiousEdgarAwardforBestFirstMysteryNovelanauspiciousbeginningtooneofthemostsuccessfulcareersinpublishing.Astringofgrippingstandalonemysteriesfollowed,butitwasthe1992releaseofAlongCameaSpiderthatelevatedPattersontosuperstarstatus.IntroducingAlexCross,abrilliantblackpolicedetective/forensicpsychologist,thenovelwasthefirstinstallmentinaseriesofbestsellingthrillersthathasprovedtobeacashcowfortheauthorandhispublisher.ExaminingPatterson'strackrecord,it'sobviousthathebelievesonegoodseriesdeservesanother…maybeevenathird!In2001,hedebutedtheWomen'sMurderClubwith1sttoDie,afast-pacedthrillerfeaturingfourfemalecrimefighterslivinginSanFranciscoahomicidedetective,amedicalexaminer,anassistantD.A.,andacubreporter.Thesuccessfulserieshascontinuedwithothernumericallytitledinstallments.Then,spinningoffasetofcharactersfromapreviousnovel(1998'sWhentheWindBlows),in2005hepublishedMaximumRide:TheAngelExperiment.Featuringa"flock"ofgeneticallyengineeredflyingchildren,thenovelwasahugehit,especiallywithteenreaders,andspawnedaseriesofvastlypopularfantasyadventures.Inadditiontocontinuinghisbestsellingliteraryfranchises,Pattersonhasalsofoundtimetoco-authorthrillerswithotherwritersincludingPeterdeJonge,AndrewGross,MaxinePaetro,andHowardRoughanandhasevenventuredintoromance(Suzanne'sDiaryforNicholas,Sam'sLetterstoJennifer)andchildren'sliterature(santaKid).Writingatanastonishingpace,thisprolificauthorhasturnedhimselfintoaone-manpublishingjuggernaut,fulfillinghisclearlystatedambitiontobecome"thekingofthepage-turners."
GoodToKnow
Patterson'sSuzanne'sDiaryForNicholaswasinspiredbyadiaryhiswifekeptthattrackedthedevelopmentoftheirtoddlerson.TwoofPatterson'sAlexCrossmysteries(AlongCameaSpiderandKisstheGirls)havebeenturnedintofilmsstarringMorganFreeman;in2007,aweeklytelevisionseriespremiered,basedonthebestsellingWomen'sMurderClubnovels.
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内容简介:
DetectiveAlexCrossmustconfronthismostterrifyingnemesisever--andhisowndeepestfears--inthiselectrifyingthrillerfromthemasterofsuspense,JamesPatterson.
AlexCrosshasneverbelievedinvampires.Butwhentwojoggersarefoundslaininamannerthatsuggestsamacabreritual,hehastoreconsider.Someonebelievesinvampiresenoughtohavecommittedaseriesofbizarremurdersthatappeartobetheworkofone.Localpolicearehorrified,andeventheFBIisbaffled.
Crosstakesonthecaseandplungesintoanetherworldofsecretclubsandrole-players,aworldfullofposeursandplayactors-andsomeonedementedenoughtohavecrossedthelinefromdarkritualtorealblood.Atthesametime,alethalsuper-criminalfromCross'spastknownastheMastermindisstalkinghim,tauntinghim,andthreateningeverythingheholdsdear.Crosshasneverbeenclosertodefeat,oringreaterdanger.Inashockingconclusion,AlexCrossmustsurviveadeadlyconfrontation-onlytodiscoveratlasttheawfulsecretoftheMastermind.
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作者简介:
JamesPatterson
Notmakinganybonesabouthisbidforsuccess,JamesPattersononcedeclaredhewantedtobeknownas“thekingofthepage-turners.”Whilethatmayseemlikeaprettygrandambition,Pattersonisasworthyofthattitleasanyauthorworkingtoday.
Biography
JamesPattersonhadbeenworkingasaverysuccessfuladvertisingcopywriterwhenhedecidedtoputhisMastersdegreeinEnglishtoasomewhatdifferentuse.Inspiredbybestsellinghair-raisingthrillerslikeTheDayoftheJackalandTheExorcist,Pattersonwenttoworkonhisfirstnovel.Publishedin1976,TheThomasBerrymanNumberestablishedhimasawriteroftightlyconstructedmysteriesthatmoveforwardwiththevelocityofabullet.Forhisstartlingdebut,PattersonwasawardedtheprestigiousEdgarAwardforBestFirstMysteryNovelanauspiciousbeginningtooneofthemostsuccessfulcareersinpublishing.Astringofgrippingstandalonemysteriesfollowed,butitwasthe1992releaseofAlongCameaSpiderthatelevatedPattersontosuperstarstatus.IntroducingAlexCross,abrilliantblackpolicedetective/forensicpsychologist,thenovelwasthefirstinstallmentinaseriesofbestsellingthrillersthathasprovedtobeacashcowfortheauthorandhispublisher.ExaminingPatterson'strackrecord,it'sobviousthathebelievesonegoodseriesdeservesanother…maybeevenathird!In2001,hedebutedtheWomen'sMurderClubwith1sttoDie,afast-pacedthrillerfeaturingfourfemalecrimefighterslivinginSanFranciscoahomicidedetective,amedicalexaminer,anassistantD.A.,andacubreporter.Thesuccessfulserieshascontinuedwithothernumericallytitledinstallments.Then,spinningoffasetofcharactersfromapreviousnovel(1998'sWhentheWindBlows),in2005hepublishedMaximumRide:TheAngelExperiment.Featuringa"flock"ofgeneticallyengineeredflyingchildren,thenovelwasahugehit,especiallywithteenreaders,andspawnedaseriesofvastlypopularfantasyadventures.Inadditiontocontinuinghisbestsellingliteraryfranchises,Pattersonhasalsofoundtimetoco-authorthrillerswithotherwritersincludingPeterdeJonge,AndrewGross,MaxinePaetro,andHowardRoughanandhasevenventuredintoromance(Suzanne'sDiaryforNicholas,Sam'sLetterstoJennifer)andchildren'sliterature(santaKid).Writingatanastonishingpace,thisprolificauthorhasturnedhimselfintoaone-manpublishingjuggernaut,fulfillinghisclearlystatedambitiontobecome"thekingofthepage-turners."
GoodToKnow
Patterson'sSuzanne'sDiaryForNicholaswasinspiredbyadiaryhiswifekeptthattrackedthedevelopmentoftheirtoddlerson.TwoofPatterson'sAlexCrossmysteries(AlongCameaSpiderandKisstheGirls)havebeenturnedintofilmsstarringMorganFreeman;in2007,aweeklytelevisionseriespremiered,basedonthebestsellingWomen'sMurderClubnovels.
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