Synopses & Reviews
In this
New York Times bestseller, twenty-six renowned
thriller authors team up to create a first-rate serial novel—a collaboration that combines the skills of America’s greatest storytellers to produce a single gripping, spellbinding mystery.
“The lineup of writers who have contributed to this mystery is akin to the Murderers’ Row of the 1927 New York Yankees. There is not a weak spot in the bunch.” —David Baldacci, from the Introduction
Alexander McCall Smith. Sandra Brown. Faye Kellerman. J.A. Jance. Jeffery Deaver. Kathy Reichs. Lisa Scottoline. Jeff Lindsay. These are only a handful of the names that make up the all-star lineup of authors behind No Rest for the Dead, a tale of vengeance, greed, and love that flows seamlessly, in the words of David Baldacci, “as it passes from one creator’s mind to the next.”
When Christopher Thomas, a ruthless curator at San Francisco’s McFall Art Museum, is murdered and his decaying body is found in an iron maiden in a Berlin museum, his wife, Rosemary, is the primary suspect, and she is tried, convicted, and executed. Ten years later, Jon Nunn, the detective who cracked the case, is convinced that the wrong person was put to death. In the years since the case was closed, he’s discovered a web of deceit and betrayal surrounding the Thomases that could implicate any number of people in the crime. With the help of the dead woman’s friend, he plans to gather everyone who was there the night Christopher died and finally uncover the truth, suspect by suspect. Solving this case may be Nunn’s last chance for redemption…but the shadowy forces behind Christopher’s death will stop at nothing to silence the past forever.
In this innovative storytelling approach, each of these twenty-five bestselling writers brings their distinctive voice to a chapter of the narrative, building the tension to a shocking, explosive finale. No Rest for the Dead is a thrilling, page-turning accomplishment that only America’s very best authors could achieve.
Review
"'No Rest for the Dead’ is more than just a stunt. Anyone who loves a good mystery will love this book and to top it off proceeds go to a good cause.”
--CNN.com, 'Hot Summer Reads'
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“The plot was gritty, suspenseful, and compelling. It was definitely everything I would expect from authors I've come to love, and authors I'm hoping to get to know better.”
--Freshfiction.com
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“It's a fast-paced mystery that will have the reader guessing until the final chapter."
--Blogcritics.org
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"The end result is an interesting mystery that deftly weaves the contributions of these great authors into a surprisingly cogent and surprising mystery."
--NewMysteryReader.com
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“There's a little bit of suspense, a few instances of character insight, a little action, a little bit of forensics. The book reads straight with a consistent voice."
--Suspense Magazine
Review
“An a list collaboration.”
--Sacramento Bee
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“An A-list collaboration.”
--Sacramento Bee
Synopsis
When a ruthless curator at San Francisco’s McFall Art Museum is murdered, his wife is the primary suspect. She is tried, convicted, and executed. Ten years later, Jon Nunn, the detective who cracked the case, is convinced that the wrong person was put to death. With the help of the dead woman’s friend, he plans to finally uncover the truth. Solving this case may be Nunn’s last chance for redemption . . . but the shadowy forces behind this murder will stop at nothing to silence the past forever.
ONE GRIPPING STORY WRITTEN BY TWENTY-SIX TOP AUTHORS
Jeff Abbott • Lori Armstrong • Sandra Brown • Thomas Cook • Jeffery Deaver Diana Gabaldon • Tess Gerritsen • Andrew F. Gulli • Peter James • J.A. Jance Faye Kellerman • Raymond Khoury • John Lescroart • Jeff Lindsay • Gayle Lynds Phillip Margolin • Alexander McCall Smith • Michael Palmer • T. Jefferson Parker Matthew Pearl • Kathy Reichs • Marcus Sakey • Jonathan Santlofer Lisa Scottoline • R. L. Stine • Marcia Talley
Each of these bestselling writers brings his or her distinctive voice to the narrative, building the tension to a shocking, explosive finale. No Rest for the Dead is a thrilling, page-turning accomplishment that only today’s very best authors could achieve.
Synopsis
When a ruthless curator at San Francisco’s McFall Art Museum is murdered, his wife is the primary suspect. She is tried, convicted, and executed. Ten years later, Jon Nunn, the detective who cracked the case, is convinced that the wrong person was put to death. With the help of the dead woman’s friend, he plans to finally uncover the truth. Solving this case may be Nunn’s last chance for redemption . . . but the shadowy forces behind this murder will stop at nothing to silence the past forever.
ONE GRIPPING STORY WRITTEN BY TWENTY-SIX TOP AUTHORS
Jeff Abbott • Lori Armstrong • Sandra Brown • Thomas Cook • Jeffery Deaver Diana Gabaldon • Tess Gerritsen • Andrew F. Gulli • Peter James • J.A. Jance Faye Kellerman • Raymond Khoury • John Lescroart • Jeff Lindsay • Gayle Lynds Phillip Margolin • Alexander McCall Smith • Michael Palmer • T. Jefferson Parker Matthew Pearl • Kathy Reichs • Marcus Sakey • Jonathan Santlofer Lisa Scottoline • R. L. Stine • Marcia Talley
Each of these bestselling writers brings his or her distinctive voice to the narrative, building the tension to a shocking, explosive finale. No Rest for the Dead is a thrilling, page-turning accomplishment that only today’s very best authors could achieve.
About the Author
Sandra Brown is the author of more than sixty New York Times bestsellers, including Mean Streak, Deadline, Low Pressure, and Smoke Screen. Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, most of which remain in print. Sandra and her husband, Michael Brown, live in Arlington, Texas.R.L. Stine invented the teen horror genre with Fear Street, the bestselling teen horror series of all time. He also changed the face of children’s publishing with the mega-successful Goosebumps series, which Guinness World Records cites as the Bestselling Children’s Books ever, and went on to become a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. He lives in New York City with his wife, Jane, and their dog, Nadine.Jeffery Deaver is the international, #1 bestselling author of more than twenty-seven suspense novels, including The Bone Collector, which was made into a film starring Denzel Washington. He lives in North Carolina.