The New Jersey State Police started calling him Howdy Doody, after the famous television puppet of the 1950s. In a thirteen-month period he had killed seven people: three in northern New Jersey,
then three in Manhattan, and another in the Bronx—all of them found hung up like puppets, strings attached to their limbs. Finally, the murderer was caught in New York City. But several months
later, State Police detective Mo Ford finds another victim, killed and arranged in exactly the same way. Is it a copycat crime, or did the police catch the wrong man? Mo’s theory about what
happened soon expands, implicating US intelligence agencies and a horrific experiment with human beings. But with so many forces behind the scenes, how will he find the true puppet master?
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Four stars! Puppets is a fast, intriguing story bolstered by real substance in its study of the dodgy things governments do…Combined with the mind games of a classic manhunt and a splash of romance, it’s got pretty much all you could ask for. Excellent stuff!” —London Daily Mirror
“Part medical investigation, part Gothic chiller, with a singularly explosive ending.” —Mail on Sunday
“A first-rate thriller with a killer combination of wit, grit, and gore.” —Booklist (starred review)
“The best yet from Hecht...an intriguing thriller from a writer at the top of his form.” —Kirkus Reviews
Daniel Hecht is the author of six prior novels published in fourteen languages and one hundred editions throughout the world, including bestsellers in the United States, England, Holland,
and Israel. His novels include Skull Session, The Babel Effect, Puppets, City of Masks, Land of Echoes, and Bones of the Barbary Coast. He lives in
Vermont, where he teaches writing and works on behalf of environmental causes.
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