No Rest for the Dead
When a ruthless curator at San Francisco’s McFall Art Museum is murdered, his wife is the primary suspect. She is tried, convicted, and executed. Ten years later, Jon Nunn, the detective who cracked the case, is convinced that the wrong person was put to death. With the help of the dead woman’s...
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When a ruthless curator at San Francisco’s McFall Art Museum is murdered, his wife is the primary suspect. She is tried, convicted, and executed. Ten years later, Jon Nunn, the detective who cracked the case, is convinced that the wrong person was put to death. With the help of the dead woman’s friend, he plans to finally uncover the truth. Solving this case may be Nunn’s last chance for redemption . . . but the shadowy forces behind this murder will stop at nothing to silence the past forever. ONE GRIPPING STORY WRITTEN BY TWENTY-SIX TOP AUTHORS Jeff Abbott • Lori Armstrong • Sandra Brown • Thomas Cook • Jeffery Deaver Diana Gabaldon • Tess Gerritsen • Andrew F. Gulli • Peter James • J.A. Jance Faye Kellerman • Raymond Khoury • John Lescroart • Jeff Lindsay • Gayle Lynds Phillip Margolin • Alexander McCall Smith • Michael Palmer • T. Jefferson Parker Matthew Pearl • Kathy Reichs • Marcus Sakey • Jonathan Santlofer Lisa Scottoline • R. L. Stine • Marcia Talley Each of these bestselling writers brings his or her distinctive voice to the narrative, building the tension to a shocking, explosive finale. No Rest for the Dead is a thrilling, page-turning accomplishment that only today’s very best authors could achieve.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781451607390 (1451607393)
Publish date: July 5th 2011
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
I read this book for two reasons. The first to see if 26 authors could write a mystery serial novel that made sense, was entertaining, and remained true to the mystery genre. The second was to expose myself to a variety of mystery writers that I have not read.I was very satisfied with the compilat...
Ten years ago Jon Nunn investigated the murder of a museum curator. A murder performed in a most unlikely way. All evidence pointed to Rosemary Thomas having killed her husband in a jealous rage. Ten years ago Jon Nunn was convinced he had the right suspect and had even gone to her execution. Ho...