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ISBN: 9781549159565
| Runtime: | 9.27 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Thrillers |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A Kirkus Reviews Pick of Bingeworthy Books
Odessa Hardwicke's life is derailed when she's forced to turn her gun on her partner, Walt Leppo, a decorated FBI agent who turns suddenly, inexplicably violent while apprehending a rampaging murderer. The shooting, justified by self-defense, shakes the young FBI agent to her core. Devastated, Odessa is placed on desk leave pending a full investigation. But what most troubles Odessa isn't the tragedy itself -- it's the shadowy presence she thought she saw fleeing the deceased agent's body after his death.
Questioning her future with the FBI and her sanity, Hardwicke accepts a low-level assignment to clear out the belongings of a retired agent in the New York office. What she finds there will put her on the trail of a mysterious figure named Hugo Blackwood, a man of enormous means who claims to have been alive for centuries, and who is either an unhinged lunatic, or humanity's best and only defense against unspeakable evil.
From the authors who brought you The Strain Trilogy comes a strange, terrifying, and darkly wondrous world of suspense, mystery, and literary horror. The Hollow Ones is a chilling, spell-binding tale, a hauntingly original new fable from Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro and bestselling author Chuck Hogan featuring their most fascinating character yet.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“A transporting, page-turning thriller…[with] Hugo Blackwood and Odessa Hardwicke, a Sherlockian partnership for the ages.” —Brad Meltzer, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan have yet another twisted masterpiece on their hands.” —Stephen Chbosky, New York Times bestselling author
“The authors keep the tension high throughout. Fans of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child’s Pendergast books will be enthralled.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“A welcome gift to disciples of Lovecraft-ian fiction. Odessa Hardewick is cast in the mold of Clarice Starling…Inventive and macabre.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Del Toro and Hogan pay homage to the occult detective stories of Algernon Blackwood while offering an original speculative thriller for today…A great choice for fans of popular speculative investigative series.” —Booklist
“There’s a good bit of world building behind the strange goings-on, which all leads up to a modern-day, high-stakes pursuit by Odessa and Silence to capture the entity before it can do more harm…Silence is a fascinating character you’ll want to see again.” —BookPage
Fans of Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro -- the co-writer with Chuck Hogan -- will appreciate the focus on the monsters at the center of the tale. . . The book is a quick read, with propulsive action and just enough explication to keep readers interested. . . del Toro and Hogan ground the story in just enough reality to keep you turning the pages. —Associated Press
A transporting, pageturning thriller that rips open a brand new universe, filling it with suspense. Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan have a dark vision to share -- and they've created quite a duo in Hugo Blackwood and Odessa Hardwicke, a Sherlockian partnership for the ages. —Brad Meltzer, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Escape Artist
If one could combine the world-conjuring magic of C. S. Lewis with the dark energy of Thomas Harris, one would be at least part of the way to understanding what makes THE HOLLOW ONES so special. Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan have yet another twisted masterpiece on their hands. An enduring new series combining horror, suspense, and fable. —Stephen Chbosky, NYT bestselling author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Imaginary Friend
A welcome gift to disciples of Lovecraft-ian fiction. Odessa Hardewick is cast in the mold of Clarice Starling. . . Inventive and macabre. —Kirkus
Fans of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child's Pendergast books will be enthralled. —Publishers Weekly
Author
Author Bio: Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro is an Academy Award–winning film director as well as a screenwriter, producer, and New York Times bestselling novelist. He is best known for his foreign fantasy films, especially Pan’s Labyrinth, and American mainstream movies like The Shape of Water. Del Toro has published multiple bestselling adult novels, including The Strain, which was adapted into a TV series by FX.
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Author Bio: Chuck Hogan
Chuck Hogan is the author of several acclaimed New York Times bestsellers, including Prince of Thieves, which was awarded the Hammett Prize and adapted into the hit feature film The Town, starring Ben Affleck. His novel Gangland was selected as one of the New York Times’s Ten Best Crime Novels of the year and nominated for an Edgar Award. The Carpool Detectives is his first work of nonfiction.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Thrillers |
| Runtime: | 9.27 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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