Call After Midnight
by Tess Gerritsen
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A fan-favorite novel by internationally bestselling author Tess GerritsenNewlywed Sarah Fontaine has just received the news that every wife fears: her husband of two months has died abroad in a hotel fire. Yet convinced he's still alive, Sarah forges an alliance with Nick O'Hara from the U.S. State Department that has the two of them crisscrossing Europe on a desperate search for signs of life. As Sarah and Nick become quarry in the secret world of international espionage, they must risk show more everything for answers that may prove fatal. show lessTags
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'Call after Midnight' was Tess Gerritsen first published novel. It's an enjoyable thriller which has the same breathless pacing as later books but without the graphic descriptions of crime scenes and autopsies. And a greater emphasis on romance and suspense.
I enjoyed this but it was not the fast pace I associate with the author. It was definitely a more "relationship" based story and less adventure/intrigue
Heerlijke romantische thriller, waarbij nadenken niet noodzakelijk is. Precies wat ik nodig had.
I didn't find a cover to match the hardback copy of the version I just finished---this is one of the paperback covers. As usual Gerritsen writes about the puzzle surrounding a super human man and woman accomplishing only-in-a-novel feats as they search for answers. What's not to love about that when you're reading a novel full of twists and turns? I'm catching up with Gerritsen's earlier novels.
Sarah Fontaine is woken up by a ringing phone in the night which is never a good thing. She is informed that her husband has been killed in Berlin. What was he doing in Berlin when he was supposed to be in London? Sarah and Nick O'Hara from the State Sept start on a journey to see if they can find out the truth.
Vlot leesbare, romantische thriller. Wat voorspelbaar, maar toch heel leuk om te lezen.
Tanya Eby
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Tess Gerritsen was born on June 12, 1953 in San Diego, California. She received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco. While on maternity leave from her work as a physician, she began to write fiction. Her first novel, Call After Midnight was published in 1987. It was followed by show more eight more romantic suspense novels. She also wrote the screenplay, Adrift, which aired as a 1993 CBS Movie of the Week starring Kate Jackson. Her first medical thriller, Harvest, was published in 1996. She is the author of the Rizzoli and Isles series, which was adapted into a television show. She has won several awards including the Nero Wolfe Award for Vanish and the Rita Award for The Surgeon. She retired from the medical field and writes full-time. Her other novels include Presumed Guilty, Harvest, Gravity, The Bone Garden, and Playing with Fire. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Dicht op de hielen
- Original title
- Call After Midnight
- Original publication date
- 1987-11-01
- People/Characters
- Sarah Fontaine; Nick O'Hara; Simon Dance; Jonathan Van Dam; Wes Corrigan; Tim Greenstein (show all 9); Frans Berkman; Kronen; Eve Saint-Clair
- Important places*
- Berlijn, Duitsland; Brussel, België; Amsterdam, Nederland; Washington, D.C., Verenigde Staten
- Epigraph*
- Elk woord is een mokerslag...
- First words*
- Twintig seconden druk uitoefenen op de halsslagader is genoeg om iemand buiten bewustzijn te laten raken.
- Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Toen hij zag dat hun monden elkaar vonden, was het alsof de wereld in één klap van al zijn schaduwen was bevrijd, waarmee ook de schim van Geoffrey Fontaine in rook was opgegaan.
- Publisher's editor*
- Originele uitgave verschenen bij Harlequin Enterprises Ltd., Don Mills, Canada
- Blurbers*
- Blaylock, Janet Kay
- Original language*
- Engels
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- Reviews
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- (3.31)
- Languages
- 5 — Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 43
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 12
