Christopher Rice: The Moonlit Earth

USA 2011, 362 pp., Pb, € 13.95
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Christopher Rice now returns with a psychological thriller about a young woman who must act to save her brother's reputation and life when he is accused of being involved in a terrorist event. When Megan and Cameron Reynolds's father walked out on their mother, they forged an unbreakable bond. But life intervenes, and the siblings go separate ways. At 30, faced with disappointments in career and romance, Megan returns to the safety of Cathedral Beach, the home of her mother. Cameron worries that his sister will lose herself around their mother's frivolous life, but Megan worries more about her brother. His care-free charm, which makes him popular, could lead him into danger. When a bomb goes off in a high-end hotel in Hong Kong, security-camera footage appears on TV showing two men escaping: one is Cameron. On her journey to save her brother's life, Megan uncovers a trail of secrets and intrigue.

Christopher Rice: The Moonlit Earth

USA 2010, 362 pp., hardbound, € 20.95
Kostenloser Versand innerhalb Europas.
Christopher Rice now returns with a psychological thriller about a young woman who must act to save her brother's reputation and life when he is accused of being involved in a terrorist event. When Megan and Cameron Reynolds's father walked out on their mother, they forged an unbreakable bond. But life intervenes, and the siblings go separate ways. At 30, faced with disappointments in career and romance, Megan returns to the safety of Cathedral Beach, the home of her mother. Cameron worries that his sister will lose herself around their mother's frivolous life, but Megan worries more about her brother. His care-free charm, which makes him popular, could lead him into danger. When a bomb goes off in a high-end hotel in Hong Kong, security-camera footage appears on TV showing two men escaping: one is Cameron. On her journey to save her brother's life, Megan uncovers a trail of secrets and intrigue.

Christopher Rice: Blind Fall

USA 2009, 302pp., brochure, € 13.59
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John Houck became a Marine to become a hero. But his life changed when he failed to notice an explosive device that ended up maiming the captain of his Force Recon Company, a respected Marine who nearly sacrificed himself to save John's life. Home from Iraq, John pays a visit to his former captain, only to discover the captain has been gruesomely murdered. John pursues a strange man he sees running from the scene, but he discovers that Alex Martin is not the murderer. Alex is, in fact, the former captain's secret male lover and the killer's intended next victim. When it becomes clear that local law enforcement has direct connections to the murder itself, John realizes that to repay his debt of honor, he must teach Alex Martin how to protect himself, even if that means teaching Alex to kill.

Christopher Rice: Blind Fall

USA 2008, 289 pp., hardcover, € 20.39
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John Houck became a Marine to become a hero. But his life changed when he failed to notice an explosive device that ended up maiming the captain of his Force Recon Company, a respected Marine who nearly sacrificed himself to save John's life. Home from Iraq, John pays a visit to his former captain, only to discover the captain has been gruesomely murdered. John pursues a strange man he sees running from the scene, but he discovers that Alex Martin is not the murderer. Alex is, in fact, the former captain's secret male lover and the killer's intended next victim. When it becomes clear that local law enforcement has direct connections to the murder itself, John realizes that to repay his debt of honor, he must teach Alex Martin how to protect himself, even if that means teaching Alex to kill.

Christopher Rice: Light Before Day

USA 2007, 472 pp., Pb, € 7.29
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26-year-old journalist Adam Murphy is chasing a career-making story when he is suspiciously fired by the magazine that employs him. Scarred by the failure of a recent relationship, and haunted by the violent death of his alcoholic mother, Adam finds himself cut adrift in West Hollywood. Determined to expose the facts behind the suicide of the Marine pilot, he discovers that the estranged lover has vanished without a trace, and that his disappearance matches several other recent missing persons cases. Working with his new boss, James Wilton - a famously curmudgeonly mystery novelist who's eager for a new case to write about - Adam begins to suspect a serial killer is preying on the city's young gay men. Adam and James enter a labyrinth that leads to the darkest core of the human heart - uncovering a conspiracy so extraordinary that it threatens both their sanity and their lives.

Christopher Rice: Light Before Day

USA 2006, 467pp., Pb, € 7.29
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26-year-old journalist Adam Murphy is chasing a career-making story when he is suspiciously fired by the magazine that employs him. Scarred by the failure of a recent relationship, and haunted by the violent death of his alcoholic mother, Adam finds himself cut adrift in West Hollywood. Determined to expose the facts behind the suicide of the Marine pilot, he discovers that the estranged lover has vanished without a trace, and that his disappearance matches several other recent missing persons cases. Working with his new boss, James Wilton - a famously curmudgeonly mystery novelist who's eager for a new case to write about - Adam begins to suspect a serial killer is preying on the city's young gay men. Adam and James enter a labyrinth that leads to the darkest core of the human heart - uncovering a conspiracy so extraordinary that it threatens both their sanity and their lives.

Christopher Rice: Der Schneegarten

Dt.v. Barbara Ostrop. D 2005, 496 S., Pb, € 9.20
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Kathryn, Randall und Jesse lernen einander in ihrem ersten Jahr an der Universität kennen und werden Freunde. Für alle ist das College eine Gelegenheit, um von ihrer Vergangenheit los zu kommen: Kathryn will ihren Junkie-Exfreund vergessen. Randall versucht seine bitterarme Kindheit in Texas und seine Jugend als Stricher in New York zu verbergen. Jesse hat immer wieder Probleme mit seinem Vater, einem gewalttätigen Alkoholiker. Eines nachts wird die Frau eines Professors tot aus dem Fluss gezogen, alles deutet auf einen Mord hin. Randalls Affäre mit eben diesem Professor soll in der Lokalpresse breit getreten werden - dass die beiden miteinander im Bett lagen, als das Unglück geschah, macht die Sache umso pikanter. (Also available in the US paperback edition »The Snow Garden« for € 9,59)

Christopher Rice: Grausame Spiele

Dt.v. Barbara Ostrop. D 2005, 383 S., pb, € 9.20
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Der erste Roman von Christopher Rice jetzt im Taschenbuch. Meredith, Brandon, Greg und Stephen - früher unzertrennliche Spielgefährten - entwickeln sich auf der Highschool zunehmend auseinander. Brandon und Greg sind bald Footballstars, Stephen wird als Schwuler immer mehr zum Außenseiter. Meredith hält zu den Stärkeren, und so wird das Leben für Stephen immer unerträglicher. Als Gregs kleiner Bruder tödlich verunglückt und Greg kurz darauf tot im Glockenturm gefunden wird, zerbrechen alle Bande. Fünf Jahre später kommen nach und nach die wahren Ereignisse ans Licht, die letzte Enthüllung jedoch bleibt einem großartigen Showdown während eines Hurricanes vorbehalten. Und fast muss auch Stephens Mutter ein Geheimnis Preis geben, das Stephens romantische Affäre mit dem Nachbarsjungen gefährden könnte. (Also available in the US paperback edition »A Density of Souls« for € 9,99)

Christopher Rice: Der Schneegarten

Dt.v. Barbara Ostrop. D 2003, 495 S., Pb, € 9.20
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Endlich ist er da: der 2. Roman von Christopher Rice nach »Grausame Spiele«. Kathryn, Randall, und Jesse lernen einander in ihrem ersten Jahr an der Atherton Universität kennen, bald werden sie Freunde. Für alle drei ist das College auch die Hoffnung von ihrer Vergangenheit los zu kommen: Kathryn will ihren Exfreund vergessen, der mit Drogen dealte und HIV-positiv war. Randall versucht seine bitterarme Kindheit in Texas und seine Jugend als Stricher in New York zu verbergen. Jesse hat immer wieder Probleme mit seinem Vater, einem gewalttätigen Alkoholiker. Eines nachts wird die Frau eines Professors tod aus dem eisigen Fluss gezogen, es gibt Gerüchte, dass es ein Mord war. Randalls Affaire mit ebendiesem Professor soll in der Lokalpresse publik gemacht werden - dass die beiden miteinander im Bett lagen, als das Unglück geschah, macht die Sache umso pikanter. Immer mehr verstricken sich die drei Freund in einem Netz von Lügen, bis sich heraus stellt, dass Randall selbst Teil des mörderischen Planes ist, der die Rache für ein jahrzehnte zurückliegendes Verbrechen ist.

Christopher Rice: The Snow Garden

UK 2003, 406 pp., Pb, € 9.59
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Atherton University, freshman year. Kathryn, Randall, and Jesse come from different parts of America, but find themselves unexpectedly drawn together. For each of them, college promises a bright future and a way to disconnect from a dark, haunted past. Kathryn wants to forget her drug dealing and HIV-positive boy-friend, Randall conveils both a mobile-home childhood in Texas and a teenage youth as a prostitute in New York, Jesse has to deal with an alcoholic and abusive father. But as winter sets in, their secret histories threaten to disrupt the layers of deceit that protect their fragile new lives. One dark night a professor's wife is found drowned in an icy river, and rumors of murder threaten the safe haven of Atherton. Within days, Randall's illicit affair with the professor is about to be revealed in the local press. Then, an old mystery emerges from the shadows as people recall the discovery of a co-ed's corpse in a frozen creek twenty years before. Gradually, the three friends find themselves snared in a web of lies, a web spun long before their days at Atherton. Snowbound on the university campus, they are unwitting captives of a malevolent force that drives them inexorably toward the "snow garden" of the title - a place of nightmares that is all too real, and all too near - for Randall turns out to be part of a tricky plan. Electrifying in its intensity, with a plot that accelerates with every page, »The Snow Garden« is an unforgettable read - a psychological thriller and a modern horror story that probes the terrible weight of the past on the present and the corrosive power of secrets. Christopher Rice’s stunning new novel even tops his first one »A Density of Souls«.

Christopher Rice: A Density of Souls

USA 2002, 275 pp., Pb, € 10.89
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In New Orleans, three formerly inseparable friends are drawn back together. New facts about their mutual past are revealed: Meredith, Brandon, Stephen and Greg used to stick together until Greg’s little brother was killed in a car-accident and grief drove his mother to madness. After the litte boy’s funeral Greg was found shot dead. Was it suicide or an accident? Why did Stephen disappear from his bedroom in that very night, only to come back in the morning stark naked? What used Brandon and Greg to do to Stephen when they were alone? When five years after these events the true story emerges, long-kept secrets begin to unravel and the casual cruelties of high school develop into acts of violence that threaten to destroy the entire community. Stephen meets Brandon‘s older brother Jordan, whose image he had been devoted to for his whole former life. Both fall in love for each other, and Stephen’s mother is very concerned to conveil, that they not only share a bed, but also a father. Family feuds and passions culminate to a peek, just as a hurricane is about to hit New Orleans. A shocking, sexy tale about childhood pals whose friendship deteriorate into a nightmare of violence and chaos – very American.