Sole Survivor：A Novel

作者 Dean Koontz著
出版社 Random House US
出版时间 2011年11月第1版
ISBN 9780553582949
定价 50.30

内容简介

Acatastrophic,unexplainableplanecrashleavesthreehundredandthirtydead--nosurvivors.AmongthevictimsarethewifeandtwodaughtersofJoeCarpenter,aLosAngelesPostcrimereporter.Ayearafterthecrash,stillgrippedbyanalmostparalyzinggrief,JoeencountersawomannamedRose,whoclaimstohavesurvivedthecrash.SheholdsoutthepossibilityofasecretthatwillbringJoepeaceofmind.Butbeforehecanaskanyquestions,sheslipsaway.Drivennowbyrage(havetheauthoritieswithheldinformation?)andahopealmostasunbearableashisgrief(ifthereisonesurvivor,arethereothers?),Joesetsouttofindthemysteriouswoman.Hissearchimmediatelyleadshimintothepathofapowerfulandshadowyorganizationhell-bentonstoppingRosebeforeshecanrevealwhatsheknowsaboutthecrash.SoleSurvivorunfoldsataheart-stoppingpace,asadesperatechaseandashatteringemotionalodysseyleadJoetoatruththatwillforcehimtoreassesseverythinghethoughtheknewaboutlifeanddeath--atruththat,giventhechance,willrocktheworldandredefinethedestinyofhumanity.

作者简介

HewasbornandraisedinPennsylvaniawherehegraduatedfromShippensburgStateCollege(nowShippensburgUniversity).Whenhewasaseniorincollege,hewonanAtlanticMonthlyfictioncompetitionandhavebeenwritingeversince.HisfirstjobaftergraduationwaswiththeAppalachianPovertyProgram,wherehewasexpectedtocounselandtutorunderprivilegedchildrenonaone-to-onebasis.Duringhisfirstdayonthejob,hediscoveredthatthepreviousoccupierofhispositionhadbeenbeatenupbytheverykidshehadbeentryingtohelpandhadlandedinthehospitalforseveralweeks.Thefollowingyearwasfilledwithchallengebutalsotension,andhewasmorehighlymotivatedthanevertobuildacareerasawriter.hewrotenightsandweekends,whichhecontinuedtodoafterleavingthepovertyprogramandgoingtoworkasanEnglishteacherinasuburbanschooldistrictoutsideHarrisburg.Afterayearandahalfinthatposition,hiswife,Gerda,mademeanofferhecouldn'trefuse:"he'llsupportyouforfiveyears,"shesaid,"andifyoucan'tmakeitasawriterinthattime,you'llnevermakeit."Bytheendofthosefiveyears,Gerdahadquitherjobtorunthebusinessendofhiswritingcareer.Gerdaandhe,alongwithourdog,Trixie,liveinsouthernCalifornia.

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