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| Peril | 
 enlarge | Author: Thomas H. Cook
Publisher: Bantam USA
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 30346
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0553582518
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780553582512
ASIN: 0553582518
Publication Date: January 25, 2005
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one of Cook's best July 21, 2008
I've been a fan of Thomas H. Cook since I first read 'Evidence of Blood' in 1993. I have read most of his books now - with the exception of some of the earlier, hard-to-get titles, which I am gradually hunting down.
'Peril' is a departure from his usual elegiac mystery novels but is none the less hall-marked by the quality and dark resonance of Cook's writing. In fact this hard-boiled 'Sopranos' style thriller is one of his most accessible works.
It explores dark themes of loss, pain, world weariness, disillusionment, failure and impending death. Each character is played out vividly against an ingenious plot line. And ingenious it is. There are not many writers who could pull this off without messing it all up.
'Peril' is something special. An edge of the seat suspense story which never stops building tension. A Shakespearian study of tragedy and broken lives. And a plot construction/stage management of characters to marvel at. With an unexpected twist at the end too. What else could one ask for?
Thomas H. Cook has a special skill in creating unexpected endings. I don't know of many other authors who have that magical ability to really surprise you. 'Breakheart Hill', 'Mortal Memory', 'Evidence of Blood', 'Night Secrets', 'Places In The Dark','The Interrogation', 'Red Leaves' - you are always left with a sense of something genuinely mysterious. (Though I have to say that 'The Murmur of Stones' was not in this league at all - it didn't seem to work out very well. But that's another story.)
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