The Beautiful Dead

By Belinda Bauer

Book Overview

"Belinda Bauer is a marvel. Her novels are almost indecently gripping and enjoyable."--Sophie Hannah, New York Times bestselling author of The Monogram Murders and Woman with a Secret Belinda Bauer is an award-winning British crime writer of the highest caliber, whose smart, stylish novels have captivated readers and reviewers on both sides of the Atlantic and earned her a reputation as "the true heir to the great Ruth Rendell" ( Mail on Sunday (UK)). Her latest, The Beautiful Dead , is a riveting narrative centered on a down-on-her-luck journalist and a serial killer desperate for the spotlight. TV crime reporter Eve Singer's career is flagging, but that starts to change when she covers a spate of bizarre murders--each one committed in public and advertised like an art exhibition. When the killer contacts Eve about her coverage of his crimes, she is suddenly on the inside of the biggest murder investigation of the decade. But as the killer becomes increasingly obsessed with her, Eve realizes there's a thin line between inside information and becoming an accomplice to murder--possibly her own. A seamlessly-plotted thriller that will keep readers breathless until the very end, The Beautiful Dead cements Belinda Bauer's reputation as a master of heart-stopping suspense.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802125336
• ISBN13: 9780802125330
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Riveting!

If it bleeds, it leads. This is often said about reporters and how they need the sensational scoop, with just enough titillating peeks of murder, or violence, to keep the viewers stuck to their screens and wanting more. That makes it harder I think for the reporters to stick to their morals, especially when their jobs are on the line. I quite liked Eve, who is a good reporter, and tried to rise above the blood and guts while taking care of her dad who has dementia but still has an important role to play. So, I kept rooting for her when the serial killer decided to make her his voice and sending those awful murder videos (which her bosses loved of course) and her conflicted choices she has to make in either reporting on them or try to track him down and stop him before she becomes his next target. Lots os action and a deadly showdown kept me eagerly listening and I really enjoyed the audiobook version of the book. The narrator did a wonderful job in bringing Eve and her world to life and so many thanks go to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to listen to this riveting story!