The Reapers : a thriller / by John Connolly.
As a small boy, Louis witnesses an unspeakable crime that takes the life of a member of his small, southern community. He grows up and moves on, but he is forever changed by the cruel and brutal nature of the act. It lights a fire deep within him that burns white and cold, a quiet flame just waiting to ignite. Now, years later, the sins of his life are reaching into his present, bringing with them the buried secrets and half-forgotten acts of his past. Someone is hunting him, targeting his home, his businesses, and his partner, Angel. The instrument of revenge is Bliss, a killer of killers, the most feared of assassins. Bliss is a Reaper, a lethal tool to be applied toward the ultimate end, but he is also a man with a personal vendetta. Hardened by their pasts, Louis and Angel decide to strike back. While they form a camaraderie that brings them solace, it offers them no shelter from the fate that stalks them. When they mysteriously disappear, their friends are forced to band together to find them. They are led by private detective Charlie Parker, a killer himself, a Reaper in waiting.
Record details
- ISBN: 1416569529
- ISBN: 9781416569527
- Physical Description: 351 pages ; cm.
- Edition: First Atria Books edition
- Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2008.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | FIC CON (Text) | 37810434646468 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F CONNOLLY (Text) | 39493106226055 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | F CON (Text) | 80605000807411 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | F CON (Text) | 50503300214964 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101265757 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Barco Library | F CON (Text) | 39488200745034 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | F Connolly (Text) | 33115005450728 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Dobson Community Library | F CONNOLLY (Text) | 30666100206616 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554008950544 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Edneyville Branch | CON (Text) | 33258005980888 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
As a small boy, Louis witnesses an unspeakable crime that takes the life of a member of his small, southern community. He grows up and moves on, but he is forever changed by the cruel and brutal nature of the act. It lights a fire deep within him that burns white and cold, a quiet flame just waiting to ignite. Now, years later, the sins of his life are reaching into his present, bringing with them the buried secrets and half-forgotten acts of his past. Someone is hunting him, targeting his home, his businesses, and his partner, Angel. The instrument of revenge is Bliss, a killer of killers, the most feared of assassins. Bliss is a Reaper, a lethal tool to be applied toward the ultimate end, but he is also a man with a personal vendetta. Hardened by their pasts, Louis and Angel decide to strike back. While they form a camaraderie that brings them solace, it offers them no shelter from the fate that stalks them. When they mysteriously disappear, their friends are forced to band together to find them. They are led by private detective Charlie Parker, a killer himself, a Reaper in waiting.
