Book description
With a brilliantly plotted new crime novel set in small-town
Massachusetts, Chuck Hogan, prizewinning author of Prince of
Thieves, delivers a page-turning, knockout thriller that
demonstrates why he is the unrivaled master of gritty suspense.
The crack of a handgun shatters the silence of a warm summer
night...A notorious local felon and former child magician vanishes,
seemingly without a trace...A corrupt police force applies a
stranglehold to a failing town...An ailing old man hatches a
last-ditch plan to save the police department he once headed, and the
community he still loves...An outsider arrives, bearing a simple
recipe for death that could destroy them all...
Buried deep in the rural backcountry of New England, the town of
Black Falls isn't dying so much as quietly fading away.
No supermarket. No traffic lights. No ATM. No hope.
Donald Maddox, a man with no law enforcement background -- indeed,
no background at all -- has returned to his hometown after fifteen
years to find himself employed as an auxiliary patrolman on a local
police force known to inspire more fear than trust in its citizenry.
When a brutal murder shatters the isolation of this forgotten place,
triggering the arrival of state police homicide detectives and a
town-wide manhunt, both the local cops and Maddox appear to have
something to hide. As the tightly wound mystery that is Maddox's past
begins to unravel, he becomes ensnared in a deadly conspiracy that
ultimately threatens his life, as well as the lives of those nearest
him.
From its opening pages until its haunting final image, The
Killing Moon displays the author's trademark gift for soul-deep
characterization, crisp pacing, and unflinching realism. This is Chuck
Hogan's richest, most satisfying thriller yet.
"A smart, fast, compelling read, The Killing
Moon gives a glimpse into the moral darkness of small-town
America. You'll never want to leave the interstate again."
-- Robert Ferrigno, author of Prayers for the Assassin
Chuck Hogan is the author of several acclaimed novels,
including Devils in Exile and The Killing Moon. The
Town was awarded the Hammett Prize for excellence in crime
writing, and named one of the ten best novels of the year by Stephen
King. He is also the co-author, with Guillermo del Toro, of the
international bestseller The Strain. He lives with his family
outside Boston.
