Synopsis In her follow-up to the popular thriller HEARTSICK, Chelsea Cain resurrects her loveably flawed protagonist, Detective Archie Sheridan (still recovering from the previous installment), and jail-breaks his fatal attraction, Gretchen Lowell. The masochistic plot is fueled by Sheridan's obsession with the exquisitely beautiful Lowell, who recalls Sharon Stone in BASIC INSTINCT. As enthralling for its sadistic sexual tension as for its plot twists and violent maneuvers, SWEETHEART extends the addictive influence of a classic femme fatale.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2008-09-02 |
| Size | | Length: | 328 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 19.2 oz |
Publisher's Note In the sequel to Heartsick, Portland detective Archie Sheridan's investigation into the murder of a young woman, whose body is discovered in Portland's Forest Park, is compromised by his continuing obsession with serial murderer Gretchen Lowell, the so-called Beauty Killer, who has escaped from prison, especially since he is probably the only one who can catch her. 200,000 first printing.
Industry Reviews "It was apparent at the end of Cain's masterful HEARTSICK (2007) that we hadn't heard the last from either Gretchen Lowell, the most mesmerizing serial killer since a fellow named Hannibal, or Archie Sheridan, the Portland cop whom Gretchen tortured and then freed...The psychosexual interplay between the two is endlessly fascinating and, amazingly, thoroughly believable...it's a sure thing we won't be leaving our seats before the final curtain." (Starred review.) (07/01/2008)
"SWEETHEART is a sadistic crime flick laid out on the page....[t]he novel is sensual and engulfing....the menace posed by the ultimate home wrecker...keeps us turning the pages." (09/21/2008)
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