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The Art of Deception - Boldt / Matthews, Bk 8
Author: Ridley Pearson

New York Times bestselling author, Ridley Pearson, "the best thriller writer alive," (Booklist) delivers a nail-biting crime novel of betrayal and deception. — Friendship comes at a cost. For beautiful Mary-Ann Walker, who struggled with the challenges of a difficult family history, that cost proves to be her life. With Mary-Ann's past as its onl... more »y guideline, the Seattle homicide unit must delve into the relationships between a misguided young woman, her family, friends and lover.

Let the psychological duels begin.

Seattle Police forensic psychologist Daphne Matthews, who volunteers as a teenage runaway counselor, is haunted by the loss of a suicide, a "jumper," of a year earlier. When a woman's body is found beneath the Aurora Bridge, Matthews is one of the first at the scene -- and begins a puzzling investigation that is entangled with the pasts of Matthews, the victim, and even Seattle itself.

Mary-Ann's boyfriend has a record of physical abuse, and an attitude that Matthews finds difficult to crack. When the victim's grieving brother surfaces, throwing blame onto the boyfriend and craving revenge, Matthews gains an unstable ally she does not want. Then the stalking begins: the eerie phone calls, the noises outside the house, the shadows that move in the night. Someone has their eye on Matthews -- but to stop her, kill her, or to help her solve the crime? While her colleagues, police lieutenant Lou Boldt and sergeant John LaMoia, pursue a hotel room peeper in hopes of solving a series of disappearances, the police and Matthews herself are led into the "Underground" -- a perfectly preserved city-under-a-city, hidden beneath present-day Seattle.

Faced with the stalking that is wearing her down and terrifying her, Matthews engages in a mental game of cat-and-mouse, never knowing whom she can trust. She knows that she is caught up in something that could kill her if she can't solve the homicide. Crisscrossing Seattle, diving below the streets to ancient tunnels, running for her life, Matthews must unlock the psychological secrets behind Mary-Ann's death, before she herself is buried alongside her. Matthews' very survival will depend on her skills at the art of deception.

Filled with the kind of research and an eye for detail that has made Ridley Pearson's novels national best sellers, The Art Of Deception takes his writing and plotting to a new level. Spine-tingling, fascinating, and impossible to put down, The Art Of Deception is a novel not quickly forgotten.

ISBN-13: 9780786890002
ISBN-10: 0786890002
Publication Date: 8/1/2003
Pages: 464
Rating:

Currently 3.8/5 Stars.

3.8 stars, based on 81 ratings

Publisher: Hyperion
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Glenda M. reviewed The Art of Deception (Boldt / Matthews, Bk 8) on 3/17/2007 + 6 more book reviews

Mystery surounding the disapperance of several women and the area below the city.

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Tamara C. (onejump) reviewed The Art of Deception (Boldt / Matthews, Bk 8) on 11/17/2006 + 101 more book reviews

Good forensic pschology investigative crime story about a teenage suicide in Seattle.

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Heather K. (VivaLaVole) reviewed The Art of Deception (Boldt / Matthews, Bk 8) on 11/4/2006 + 119 more book reviews

Terrific! Fast-paced, compelling plot, interesting characters -- Ridley Pearson writes a darned good book!

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Mystery, Thriller & Suspense >> Mystery >> Hard-Boiled
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense >> Authors, A-Z >> ( P ) >> Pearson, Ridley
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