- Editorial:
- LIBROS EN INGLES
- Año de edición:
- 2010
- Materia
- Libros en inglés
- ISBN:
- 978-0-451-22951-9
- Páginas:
- 390
- Encuadernación:
- APAISADO
- Colección:
- Genérica
HOTHOUSE ORCHID
WOODS, STUART
If you have ever read a Stuart Woods thriller featuring Special Agent Holly Barker, then you know that vacation is not a word or concept that you associate with her. But when her boss mandates that she take one month off after letting international terrorist Teddy Fay slip through her fingers, Holly is forced to retreat to her home in Orchid Beach, Florida. The break is short-lived, though, when bodies of raped women begin appearing all over town, thrusting Holly back into her old job. And to make matters worse, she learns that her nemesis from her Army years, James Bruno, has taken over her old position as police chief. Bruno is a despicable man who had tried to rape her once.
Shortly after settling in to her home, Holly suffers another attempted rape. Is this all a coincidence? Bad luck? Or is it all connected somehow? Whatever the case, she soon decides that she must do something fast; the bodies are piling up, and she may be next.
The perpetrator of these horrendous acts, we soon learn, is either a cop or merely posing as one. This role allows the man to stop his prey in a secluded spot when they have some kind of car trouble. After he does so, he administers a date-rape drug, disarms his target, and from there continues with his disgusting deed. And like many serial killers, he keeps souvenirs. As the victims start to amass, the murderer is becoming bolder, self-assured, and, worst of all, fearless.
However, Hollys problems dont end there, as Teddy Fay appears in Orchid Beach under the assumed name Jack Smithson. When his new girlfriend, local realtor Adele Mason, is suddenly raped and killed, eyes turn to Fay as the most likely suspect of the killings. Its almost as though Orchid Beach is a haven for damaged individuals, or perhaps its just a magnet for intrigue. But whatever the case, big things are going down there, and forces are about to collide.
