Heartstopper

Présentation de l'éditeur Torrance, Florida. Population: 4,160. A safe place where residents feel comfortable leaving their doors unlocked and allowing their children to run freely. It's here that high school English teacher Sandy Crosbie is establishing a new life for herself and her teenage children, following the painful and very public breakdown of her marriage. But when the body of the most popular girl at Torrance High is found buried in a shallow, swampy grave, everyone in the cosy community becomes a suspect. Suddenly it seems that everyone has something to hide. A down-on-his-luck sheriff must wade through the murkier depths of smalltown secrets to determine who the killer is. And when the body count rises to three, Sandy Crosbie must do everything in her power to help protect her family and target the attacker before it's too late. Quatrième de couverture Welcome to Torrance, Florida. Population: 4,160. A safe place where residents leave their doors unlocked and allow their children to run freely. It's here that English teacher Sandy Crosbie and her teenage children have found a refuge, following the painful and very public breakdown of her marriage. But that was before the disappearance of popular, pretty Liana Martin. And suddenly it seems that everyone has something to hide in this seemingly quiet town with shocking depths of scandal, sex and brutality churning beneath its surface. As Sheriff John Weber digs up more questions than answers in a dead-end investigaton and the body count rises to three, one truth emerges: it's the prettiest girls who are being targeted, the heartstoppers. And Sandy Crosbie must do everything in her power to help protect her family and unmask a ruthless killer before it's too late . . . 'Fielding masterfully manipulates our expectations' Washington Post 'Fielding knows how to create a labyrinth of tension, never providing an exit until the very last page' Toronto Globe Biographie de l'auteur Joy Fielding is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Wild Zone, Still Life, Charley's Web, Heartstopper, See Jane Run, and other acclaimed novels. She divides her time between Toronto and Palm Beach, Florida. Visit her website at www.JoyFielding.com.