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![]() | Blood in the Water (2012) (Book 27 in the Gregor Demarkian series) A novel by Jane Haddam |
Gregor Demarkian returns in a mindbending case of death and disappearance amongst the wealthy suburban elite.
In Waldorf Pines, a very rich, gated suburb of Philadelphia, ostentation and pretension are the order of the day. But even by the local standards, Martha Heydrich is a stone cold pain. She's the stay-at-home wife of a very rich husband, drives a pink sports car everywhere and is on all the prominent local committees. She's fake, into everybody's business and is rumored to be having an affair with a local teenager, Michael Platte. One morning she seemingly vanishes from her house and later that night her husband Arthur returns home to find the pool house ablaze. Once the fire is extinguished, the police discover two bodies--one is Michael Platte and the other, too damaged to be recognizable, ispresumed to be Martha Heydrich. The police think they know what happened--that Arthur killed his wife and her lover over the affair. But then the DNA results come back and the second body isn't Martha's at all, it is an unknown man. With their theory in tatters, and Martha nowhere to be found, the police to turn to ex-FBI agent Gregor Demarkian to help them unravel this most puzzling of cases.
Genre: Mystery
In Waldorf Pines, a very rich, gated suburb of Philadelphia, ostentation and pretension are the order of the day. But even by the local standards, Martha Heydrich is a stone cold pain. She's the stay-at-home wife of a very rich husband, drives a pink sports car everywhere and is on all the prominent local committees. She's fake, into everybody's business and is rumored to be having an affair with a local teenager, Michael Platte. One morning she seemingly vanishes from her house and later that night her husband Arthur returns home to find the pool house ablaze. Once the fire is extinguished, the police discover two bodies--one is Michael Platte and the other, too damaged to be recognizable, ispresumed to be Martha Heydrich. The police think they know what happened--that Arthur killed his wife and her lover over the affair. But then the DNA results come back and the second body isn't Martha's at all, it is an unknown man. With their theory in tatters, and Martha nowhere to be found, the police to turn to ex-FBI agent Gregor Demarkian to help them unravel this most puzzling of cases.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
June 2012 : Hardback
| Title: Blood in the Water (A Gregor Demarkian Novel) Author(s): Jane Haddam ISBN: 1-4104-4851-7 / 978-1-4104-4851-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2012 : Hardback
| Title: Blood in the Water (Gregor Demarkian) Author(s): Jane Haddam ISBN: 0-312-64434-5 / 978-0-312-64434-5 (USA edition) Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
October 2012 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Blood in the Water (Gregor Demarkian) Author(s): Jane Haddam ISBN: 1-250-01638-X / 978-1-250-01638-6 Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
March 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Blood in the Water: A Gregor Demarkian Novel (The Gregor Demarkian Series) Author(s): Jane Haddam ISBN: 1-61120-554-9 / 9781611205541 (USA edition) Publisher: Dreamscape Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Blood in the Water (Gregor Demarkian Novels) Author(s): Jane Haddam ISBN: 1-61120-558-1 / 9781611205589 (USA edition) Publisher: Dreamscape Media Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
March 2012 : Unknown
| Title: Blood in the Water: A Gregor Demarkian Novel (Playaway Adult Fiction) Author(s): Jane Haddam ISBN: 1-61120-559-X / 9781611205596 (USA edition) Publisher: Dreamscape Media Availability: Amazon More details... |
March 2012 : Kindle edition
| Title: Blood in the Water (Gregor Demarkian) Author(s): Jane Haddam Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
2012 : Unknown
| Title: Blood in the Water (Gregor Demarkian) [Hardcover] Author(s): Jane Haddam Publisher: Minotaur Books Availability: Amazon More details... |
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