Smash Cut
On sale
4th February 2010
Price: £8.99
Genre
Number One New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown returns with another suspenseful thriller
‘Do you know what a smash cut is? It’s an abrupt edit. A sudden shift of scene. Used to shock the audience. Very effective. Lots of impact. It’ll be like that. No one will see it coming. Especially her.’
When Paul Wheeler is shot dead during an armed robbery, his lover Julie Rutledge is convinced that Paul’s prodigal nephew, Creighton, is responsible for the murder. Creighton has a passion for movies and Paul’s murder has all the elements of a blockbuster: family rivalries, incalculable wealth, and a prominent man dying in the arms of his beautiful mistress. Although Creighton has a rock-solid alibi, even his renowned defense attorney, Derek Mitchell, soon doubts the young man’s innocence. The clock ticks down as Derek and Julie seek to learn if Creighton’s fascination with movie murders is merely a bizarre hobby, or depravity. Has he begun re-enacting cinema’s goriest scenes. . . .and, if so, who will be his unwitting co-stars?
Praise for Sandra Brown
‘Suspense that has teeth’
Stephen King
‘Lust, jealousy, and murder suffuse Brown’s crisp thriller’
Publishers Weekly
‘An edge-of-the-seat thriller that’s full of twists . . . Top stuff!’
Star
‘Do you know what a smash cut is? It’s an abrupt edit. A sudden shift of scene. Used to shock the audience. Very effective. Lots of impact. It’ll be like that. No one will see it coming. Especially her.’
When Paul Wheeler is shot dead during an armed robbery, his lover Julie Rutledge is convinced that Paul’s prodigal nephew, Creighton, is responsible for the murder. Creighton has a passion for movies and Paul’s murder has all the elements of a blockbuster: family rivalries, incalculable wealth, and a prominent man dying in the arms of his beautiful mistress. Although Creighton has a rock-solid alibi, even his renowned defense attorney, Derek Mitchell, soon doubts the young man’s innocence. The clock ticks down as Derek and Julie seek to learn if Creighton’s fascination with movie murders is merely a bizarre hobby, or depravity. Has he begun re-enacting cinema’s goriest scenes. . . .and, if so, who will be his unwitting co-stars?
Praise for Sandra Brown
‘Suspense that has teeth’
Stephen King
‘Lust, jealousy, and murder suffuse Brown’s crisp thriller’
Publishers Weekly
‘An edge-of-the-seat thriller that’s full of twists . . . Top stuff!’
Star
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Reviews
Praise for Sandra Brown
'It's a great, entertaining read, with lots of surprising twists and turns, credibly flawed characters and a love affair that's as steamy as a Savannah summer.'
'A masterful storyteller, carefully crafting tales that keep readers on the edge of their seats'
Perfectly plotted
'An edge-of-seat thriller that's full of twists . . . Top stuff!'
Fast fun
Millions of readers clamour for the compelling novels of Sandra Brown. And no wonder! She fires your imagination with irresistible characters, unexpected plot twists, scandalous secrets . . . so electric you feel the zing
If you want romantic suspense that has teeth . . . Sandra Brown is your gal.
'Brown's novels define the term page turner'
Praise for Sandra Brown
'It's a great, entertaining read, with lots of surprising twists and turns, credibly flawed characters and a love affair that's as steamy as a Savannah summer.'
'A masterful storyteller, carefully crafting tales that keep readers on the edge of their seats'
Perfectly plotted
'An edge-of-seat thriller that's full of twists . . . Top stuff!'
Fast fun
Millions of readers clamour for the compelling novels of Sandra Brown. And no wonder! She fires your imagination with irresistible characters, unexpected plot twists, scandalous secrets . . . so electric you feel the zing
If you want romantic suspense that has teeth . . . Sandra Brown is your gal.
'Brown's novels define the term page turner'