She's searching for the man who killed her daughter. But will he find her first? In a novel that grips like a waking nightmare, master storyteller Joy Fielding creates a searing examination of a horrifying crime, the limits of the law, and a woman's terrifying journey into a killer's twisted mind. In one tragic afternoon everything changed. Until then, Gail Walton had considered herself lucky. With a successful husband, two daughters, and a house in the New Jersey suburbs, Gail lived a safe and predictable life. Then the unthinkable happened: her six-year-old daughter Cindy was abducted, sexually assaulted, and murdered. Consumed by grief and rage, Gail has retreated into herself. Her family and friends fear she's losing her grip on reality. The police warn her to let them handle the investigation. But not one of them knows the truth: that Gail has a description of the killer, a plan to set herself up as a decoy, and a room in a run-down boardinghouse. And Gail Walton has just bought herself a gun....
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0440223385
ISBN-13
9780440223382
eBay Product ID (ePID)
702304
Product Key Features
Book Title
Life Penalty : a Novel
Author
Joy Fielding
Format
Mass Market
Language
English
Topic
Thrillers / Psychological, Thrillers / Suspense, Romance / General, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
6.8in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
4.2in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Reviews
"Fielding has made the woman-in-jeopardy genre her own." --People "Fielding knows how to turn the screws of suspense." --The Plain Dealer(Cleveland) New York Timesbestselling author ofMissing Pieces, "Fielding has made the woman-in-jeopardy genre her own." --People "Fielding knows how to turn the screws of suspense." --The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) New York Times bestselling author of Missing Pieces
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
[Fic]
Dewey Edition
21
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