"One of our most original and entertaining thriller writers" ( The Denver Post ), Greg Iles holds readers hostage in this electrifying bestseller of Southern small-town suspense. In the span of twenty-four hours, everything Laurel Shields believes about her life and her marriage to a prominent doctor will be shattered--if she survives a terrifying ordeal. The day begins with the jarring discovery that, soon after ending an affair, Laurel is pregnant. But when she returns home to find her husband ashen, unkempt, and on the ...
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"One of our most original and entertaining thriller writers" ( The Denver Post ), Greg Iles holds readers hostage in this electrifying bestseller of Southern small-town suspense. In the span of twenty-four hours, everything Laurel Shields believes about her life and her marriage to a prominent doctor will be shattered--if she survives a terrifying ordeal. The day begins with the jarring discovery that, soon after ending an affair, Laurel is pregnant. But when she returns home to find her husband ashen, unkempt, and on the brink of violence, a nightmare quickly unfolds. In the heart of an idyllic Mississippi town, behind the walls of her perfect house, Laurel is locked in a volatile standoff with a husband she barely recognizes. Confronted by evidence of her betrayal, she must tread a deadly path between truth and deception while a ring of armed police prepares a dangerous rescue. But Laurel's only hope lies with her former lover, a man whom fate has granted the power to save both Laurel and her children--if she can protect his identity long enough. . . .
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This is a long book as compared to most current
mystery/fiction go. Such books have to be written
extremely well, never dull. Third Degree is just
such a book. Mr. Isles developes very strong characters engaging in real, and sometimes frightening activities.
nathaniel
Mar 19, 2010
greg iles
love this book and have started collecting greg iles....
lindacat
Jan 1, 2008
Is this Iles?
A sorry excuse of a book from a fine writer. You will be trying like the devil to find yourself caring for either of the main characters, a husband and wife, who are both so shallow you will be left very disappointed. Self centered characters who apparently care not a bit about the children in their lives . I have enjoyed many of Iles books and they are page-turners but I could not really even get the feeling I was reading one of this author's books. Rather smutty content that has not been needed in his other writings also. An author I generally go out and buy without reading any reviews disappoints this time.
