Book
5 of 6 Copies Available
- ALMA POWELL: Adult Stacks
- CENTRAL: First Floor Collection
- EASTWOOD: Adult Stacks
- OSHTEMO: Adult Stacks
- WASHINGTON SQUARE: Adult Stacks
The jealousy man and other stories
Call Number
- THRILLER NESB (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)
Edition
First United States edition.
Publication Information
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Physical Description
v, 511 pages ; 25 cm
Uniform Title
Summary
A dark, thrilling short-story collection about twisted minds and vengeful hearts, from a true master of suspense. A detective with a nose for jealousy is on the trail of a man suspected of murdering his twin; a bereaved father must decide whether vengeance has a place in the new world order after a pandemic brings about the collapse of society; a woman finally overcomes her intimacy issues through a dark encounter with her Peeping Tom neighbor; a hired assassin pits his wits against his greatest adversary, another assassin, in a dangerous game for survival; and an instantly electric connection between passengers on a flight to London may spell romance, or may spell something more sinister.
Contents
- Part one: Jealousy. London ; The Jealousy man ; The line ; Trash ; The confession ; Odd ; The earring
- Part two. Power. Rat Island ; The shredder ; The cicadas ; The antidote ; Black knight.