Daniel Pell is a contemporary Charles Manson. A petty criminal with a history of antisocial behavior and obsession with controlling other people, he had a group of women living with him in a quasi cult in central California. Eight years ago, he and another man viciously slaughtered a family for no apparent reason, though the three women in his 'Family' were absolved of any part in the deaths. Now, present day, Pell has escaped and Kathryn Dance, the famed interrogator and kinesic analyst (body language) and her team, must ...
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Daniel Pell is a contemporary Charles Manson. A petty criminal with a history of antisocial behavior and obsession with controlling other people, he had a group of women living with him in a quasi cult in central California. Eight years ago, he and another man viciously slaughtered a family for no apparent reason, though the three women in his 'Family' were absolved of any part in the deaths. Now, present day, Pell has escaped and Kathryn Dance, the famed interrogator and kinesic analyst (body language) and her team, must find out where he is and why he's staying near the prison he escaped from. She brings together the three women, now leading normal lives, to help her find out where Pell is and what he's up to. Pell, for his part, and a young woman he has manipulated to help him, tries to outguess the police and fulfill his mission, as he learns that Kathryn Dance is perhaps his most dangerous opponent. This is a typical cat and mouse Deaver novel, in which conflicts abound--finding the killer, as well as reconciling the emotions within Pell's three 'Family' members, which have simmered over the years.The 'Sleeping Doll' refers to the one surviving daughter of the original murder eight years ago--a nickname because she was asleep with her toys and not seen by the killer. Dance has to find her and see what she call her about the night of the killings. Nothing is quite what it seems to be ...
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As New in As New jacket. Q4-A first edition hardcover book signed by the author in fine condition in fine dust jacket that is mylar protected. Filled with signature hairpin turns of plot, beat-the-clock pacing and an exciting new heroine whose intuition is the yin to LIncoln Rhyme's yang of cold logic, The Sleeping Doll is classic Deaver. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Jeffery Deaver has been awarded the Steel Dagger and Short Story Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association and the Nero Wolfe Award, and he is a three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader's Award for Best Short Story of the Year and a winner of the British Thumping Good Read Award.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) A square solid tight clean un-read very near new copy. Kathryn Dance. This copy has two light edge bumps else fine. The priced jacket has some minor edgewear else fine. This copy includes a picture of Jeffery at the signing event. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY.
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N-Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) A square solid tight un-read very near new copy. Kathryn Dance. This copy has some very light pagedge soil else fine. This copy includes a picture of Jeffery at the signing event. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY.
Very fast-paced, twists and turns all through it and a surprise in the end, but I'm not telling you what. Great characters, very believable. I had never read anything by Jeffery Deaver before, but I was intrigued by some reviews I had read. Now I will read him again.
RedAdept
Sep 13, 2008
Excellent Read
This is an absolutely terrific book. It's not only a mystery, but also the story of a family and how the simplist action, or inaction, can change lives forever.
It's fast paced and will keep you guessing until the very end. Characters are extremely well-developed and believable.
Jeffery Deaver proves once again why he is a best-selling author.
