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Graven Images

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"Her prose flows like molten silver." –Cleveland Plain Dealer

"An ambitious, compelling thriller." –San Francisco Chronicle

Bestselling true crime writer Garner Quinn is drawn into a murder investigation when enigmatic artist Dane Blackmoor, a man with whom she shares a complicated past, is accused of dismembering women and hiding their body parts in his unsettlingly lifelike sculptures. Is Blackmoor a depraved killer or is he being framed? To find the truth, Garner must confront her darkest secrets and delve into the disturbing legacy of her late father, a celebrated criminal defense attorney who helped a guilty killer go free. Her relentless search for the truth leads to a devilishly surprising, action-packed climax that will leave you shaking.

"Waterhouse's writing is as lyrical as a lullaby and as eerily hypnotic as a cobra's dance. Her plot is profound and disturbing. An outstanding book." –Booklist

"If you like nail-biting, edge-of-the-seat, up-all-night-suspense, you will love Graven Images." –Jan Burke, Edgar and Agatha Award winning author

"A stylish, powerful tale of suspense. Her nuanced writing, fully-realized characters, and concern for human frailties add up to an absorbing read." –Publishers Weekly

"A smooth and suspenseful ride you won't want to end." –John Lutz, Edgar and Shamus Award winning author.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 2, 1995
      In Waterhouse's stylish, powerful tale of suspense (after Playing for Keeps), bestselling true-crime writer Garner Quinn takes a no-nonsense approach to life, slicing through the humdrum with well-placed zingers. In fact, one of this lady's more captivating characteristics is her bitchy sense of humor, expressed in asides scattered throughout her savvy, sometimes cynical narration. But Garner is credibly human, too--a divorcee who struggles to shield her teenaged daughter from society's monsters and who has never reconciled her ambivalent feelings toward her father, a celebrated lawyer. (Their estrangement was exacerbated when Garner's first book questioned the verdict in a murder trial in which he was the defense attorney.) Now Garner is disturbed by another verdict: a South Carolina farmboy thought to be a serial killer is pronounced not guilty. Reluctantly, she moves on to another case--and another book--about a sculptor whose life-sized works have been found to conceal human body parts. In a rip-roaring finale, Waterhouse ingeniously dovetails these crimes; and, in the meantime, her nuanced writing, fully realized characters and concern for human frailties add up to an absorbing read. Literary Guild, Mystery Guild and Doubleday Book Club featured alternates.

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