Mo Hayder: The Treatment (2008, Random House Publishing Group)
E-book
English language
Published Aug. 8, 2008 by Random House Publishing Group.
The suspense is relentless in The Treatment, an emotional powerhouse of a thriller that brings back Jack Caffery, the detective from Mo Hayder's acclaimed novel Birdman. A masterful blend of psychological insight and forensic detail, Hayder's latest thriller is as chilling as it is heartbreaking, a gritty, gripping tour de force of suspense.It is a perfect summer day in London's up-market Brockwell Park. Yet, behind the elegant facade of one house, a man and his wife have been taken prisoner in their own home and their young son has disappeared. But the final horror of their terrifying ordeal is still to be revealed.Called in to investigate, Jack Caffery tries desperately to make sense of the meager clues found at the crime scene. But the echoes of a devastating disappearance in his own past make it impossible for him to view the crime objectively. And as Jack digs deeper, as the …
The suspense is relentless in The Treatment, an emotional powerhouse of a thriller that brings back Jack Caffery, the detective from Mo Hayder's acclaimed novel Birdman. A masterful blend of psychological insight and forensic detail, Hayder's latest thriller is as chilling as it is heartbreaking, a gritty, gripping tour de force of suspense.It is a perfect summer day in London's up-market Brockwell Park. Yet, behind the elegant facade of one house, a man and his wife have been taken prisoner in their own home and their young son has disappeared. But the final horror of their terrifying ordeal is still to be revealed.Called in to investigate, Jack Caffery tries desperately to make sense of the meager clues found at the crime scene. But the echoes of a devastating disappearance in his own past make it impossible for him to view the crime objectively. And as Jack digs deeper, as the disturbing parallels between past and present mount, the real nightmares begin...From the Paperback edition.
Vorsicht, brutal, vor allem sexuelle Gewalt gegen Kinder! Protagonist ist kein strahlender Held.
