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Compulsion

出版	Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US, 2018-02-03
主題	Fiction / Crime
ISBN	197707409X9781977074096
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Mu1xtwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋A new, second edition of this thriller about two detectives that pursue a serial killer working through a dating agency. Praise for Compulsion Kirkus Reviews The book may deal with the contemporary topic of the perils of online dating, but Karl Standt keeps it old-school with his way of conducting meetings in diners and following leads, no matter where they take him or how grisly the details become. Perry delves into characters ranging from Vlad, a former imprisoned Russian rebel to iz, an animal lover with platinum hair, and their stories are captivating and plot-driven. Although it's the third novel in the series, this book makes a good introduction to Karl Standt's adventures. Crime Fiction Lover The book's great strength is its characters. Standt has hacker contact codenamed Church, with an adorable Emo girlfriend called iz (yes, lower case) who is worth a book to herself. Yevgeny is a tough and resilient Russian who once saved Standt's life by staying cool during a street shoot-out. His girlfriend is a beautiful (and jealous) latina, and Yevgeny's mixture of joy and terror as he has to sample the wares of the escort agency is great fun to read. Months after the Kauai episode, and still healing from his psychic and physical wounds, Karl Standt finds out about the case from his New York Post crime reporter friend, who uses a lurid Twitter feed to keep his followers up to date on felony and mayhem. Standt pursues the killer, with a segue to Europe and Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, along with his brave young crew of colleagues, including Church, a hacker, Katie, a Slate reporter, and iz, a goth poet with a taste for nightclub dancing and MMA moves. Standt also teams up with Vlad, a Russian emigre with a taste for Stoli Elit and a current job with the Detective Bureau.