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The Dollmaker was the name of the serial killer who had stalked Los Angeles ruthlessly, leaving grisly calling cards on the faces of his female victims. Now with a single faultless shot, Detective Harry Bosch thinks he has ended the city's nightmare.But the dead man's widow is suing Harry and the LAPD for killing the wrong man-- an accusation that rings terrifyingly true when a new victim is discovered with the Dollmaker's macabre signature.So for the second time, Harry must hunt down a death-dealer who is very much alive, before he strikes again. It's a blood-tracked quest that will take Harry from the hard edges of the L.A. night to the last place he ever wanted to go-- the darkness of his own heart.With The Concrete Blonde, Edgar Award-winning author Michael Connelly has hit a whole new level in his career, creating a breathtaking thriller that thrusts you into a blistering courtroom battle-- and a desperate search for a sadistic killer.
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迈克尔·康奈利
美国当代知名作家,获英国推理作家协会终身成就奖,曾任美国推理作家协会主席。
获16项国际推理大奖:埃德加·爱伦·坡奖 | 钻石匕首奖 | 安东尼奖 | 麦卡维蒂奖 | 《洛杉矶时报》年度推理小说奖 | 夏姆斯奖 | 黛莉丝奖 | 尼禄奖 | 巴瑞奖 | 有声读物奖 | 里德利奖 | 猎鹰奖 | 点38口径奖| 格兰匹治警察文学奖 | 邦卡瑞拉奖 | RBA国际推理小说奖
作品多次登顶《纽约时报》畅销书榜,全球销量超7400万册,受40多国读者喜爱。创作30余部小说,代表作包括《诗人》《混凝土里的金发女郎》《血的拼图》等。
在成为职业作家之前,康奈利是一名犯罪新闻记者,曾获普利策奖提名。得益于谋杀、暴力案件的长期报道经验,他在小说中长于描写真实、详尽的案件细节与警察办案程序。
美国前总统克林顿、奥斯卡奖演员马修·麦康纳、好莱坞知名导演伊斯特伍德、滚石乐队主唱贾格尔,都是他的忠实拥趸。
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每隔大约二十五年,这座城市的灵魂就会被现实之火付之一炬。但是它还会继续前行。飞速地,丝毫不会回头审视,就如同肇事之后飞速逃逸。
……有人向第四频道的一名主持人透露了凶手为死者化妆这个细节,于是主持人给凶手取名为人偶师。后来所有人都这么叫他,连警察也这么叫。 博斯一直厌恶这个名字,因为它抹去了受害者和凶手的人格特征。媒体用人偶师来报道凶杀案,使凶案变得更有娱乐效果,而不再令人恐惧。
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