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基本信息·出版社：Penguin Books Ltd
·页码：432 页
·出版日期：2006年03月
·ISBN：0141019212
·条形码：9780141019215
·装帧：平装
·外文书名：疾走
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The overwhelming response to Live Bait proved P. J. Tracy's second novel was no fluke.
The Chicago Tribune said it best: "Tracy is a writer who can walk that thin line between humor and serious crime without sacrificing the needs of either side." For fans craving electric suspense, high-energy banter, and intricate plotting, the wait is over: Dead Run has arrived.
Monkeewrench founders Grace MacBride and Annie Belinsky, along with Deputy Sharon Mueller, are driving from Minneapolis to Green Bay, Wisconsin, where they believe a new serial killer is just warming up, when their car breaks down, deep in the northern woods, far away from civilization and cell towers. A walk through the forest leads them to the crossroads town of Four Corners, where they had hoped to find a landline and a mechanic, but instead find . . . absolutely nothing.
Something terrible has happened in Four Corners, and the complete absence of life and severed phone lines in every building make it impossible to get help. Grace, her senses honed by a lifetime of justifiable paranoia, sees the sinister in every detail, and her intuition barely saves all three of them when they witness a horrifying double murder. Grace, Annie, and Sharon are suddenly running for their lives, while the rest of the Monkeewrench crew, along with Minneapolis cops Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth, strike out on a blind search to find them.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 作者简介 P. J. Tracy is the pseudonym of mother-daughter writing team P. J. Lambrecht and Traci Lambrecht.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 媒体推荐 书评
From Publishers Weekly In the latest winner from the pseudonymous mother/daughter writing team, Tracy''s quirky characters get caught up in a homegrown terrorist plot featuring ultra right-wing militiamen and three tanker trucks full of nerve gas. Having gotten rich from their gaming software, the eccentric personnel of the Minneapolis-based Monkeewrench computer company (Harley Davidson, Grace MacBride, Annie Belinski and the six-foot-seven-inch geek Roadrunner) are presently giving away their "computerized detective software" to police departments with serial killer problems. Grace, Annie and Wisconsin deputy Sharon Mueller are headed to Green Bay, where Sharon believes a serial killer has set up shop. But during a quick sightseeing detour into the Wisconsin hinterlands, Grace''s Range Rover breaks down and the women have to hike through the woods for help. They end up in the town of Four Corners, which seems abandoned. The ladies don''t know it yet, but that''s because earlier that day a milk truck loaded with nerve gas rolled over, lost its load and wiped out everyone in town. Now the entire area is surrounded by a right-wing paramilitary bent on keeping the spill a secret by killing anyone left alive. Tracy''s characters are full of quips and comedy, and yet they all have dark pasts ominously and obliquely referred to throughout the novel. The jokes, cold-blooded murders and the past secrets sometimes work at cross-purposes, but the courage and indomitable spirit of the plucky trio will win readers over as they speed through the final pages of the race-against-the-clock ending.
(Apr.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From AudioFile Fans of the Monkeewrench pals, a team of Minneapolis software experts who help solve crimes, will recognize Buck Schirner''s voice from previous stories. His talent and versatility as a performer continue to be evident in each of the characters he represents in this sinister story of murder and government cover-up. He adroitly conveys the fear and confusion of the pals when they stumble into an abandoned town just in time to witness the cold-blooded murder of two people. After realizing that they''re cut off from the rest of the world, they use teamwork to solve the conspiracy, leaving the listener appreciating their collective crime-solving gifts and anticipating the next Monkeewrench adventure. S.K.P. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine--
Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Chicago Tribune, April 17, 2005 ...as full of real laughs as its two predecessors...and the story is even stronger.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review A strong new voice in the thriller genre. (
USA Today) A writer who can walk that thin line between humor and serious crime. (
Chicago Tribune) ...a tart, engagine mystery. (
Entertainment Weekly) a vibrant series in the mystery/thriller realm. (CNN.com)
--This text refers to the Paperback edition. Entertainment Weekly ...a tart, engagine mystery.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition. CNN.com a vibrant series in the mystery/thriller realm.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
