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Verlag | headline |
Auflage | 2011 |
Seiten | 320 |
Format | 23,4 cm |
Gewicht | 420 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 0755358082 |
EAN | 9780755358083 |
Bestell-Nr | 75535808E |
The second urban gothic thriller from Sean Cregan, acclaimed author of The Levels
The second brilliant novel from the author of The Levels - Sean Cregan In Newport City men and women walk the streets, their lives literally ticking away. The Clocks are victims of a new serial crime, their existence kept secret by the authorities for fear of a wave of panic spreading through the US East coast city. Kidnapped by the mysterious Curator and subjected to the Curse - a medical procedure which ensures a fatal drug will be released into their nervous system one year after implantation - they are headed for certain death. But now they are fighting back. A suicidal Clock, determined to bring their plight to the public's attention, has detonated a bomb, killing dozens. Journalist Maya Cassinelli, whose ex-boyfriend is one of the dead, and cop Charlie Garrett, whose Clock girlfriend is about to die, are on a desperate search for answers, closely shadowed by members of the elite Foundation, who want control of the Curse's revolutionary and lucrative bio-technology. With everyone hunting the Cure, who will find it first? The Clocks are ticking...