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Third degree a novel

In the span of 24 hours, everything Laurel Shields believes about her life and her marriage to a prominent doctor will be shattered if she survives.

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  • "Third Degree"
  • "Zwölf Stunden Angst"
  • "Third degree"@it

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  • "In the span of 24 hours, everything Laurel Shields believes about her life and her marriage to a prominent doctor will be shattered if she survives."@en
  • "A tale spanning a traumatic single day follows Liz Pike, who awakens in her small-town home to discover her husband frantically preparing for what he claims is an IRS audit, but she soon realizes that he has discovered the truth about her affair with another man."@en
  • "A tale spanning a traumatic single day follows Liz Pike, who awakens in her small-town home to discover her husband frantically preparing for what he claims is an IRS audit, but she soon realizes that he has discovered the truth about her affair with another man."
  • "Elizabeth Pike, thirty-five, awakens in her perfect house in a perfect neighborhood in a beautiful little town to find her doctor husband wildly pulling books from the shelves in his study. He claims that his frantic search is the result of an IRS audit of his practice. Liz is not so sure."
  • "Elizabeth Pike, thirty-five, awakens in her perfect house in a perfect neighborhood in a beautiful little town to find her doctor husband wildly pulling books from the shelves in his study. He claims that his frantic search is the result of an IRS audit of his practice. Liz is not so sure. "Iles has written several very good novels, but this one might be his best. The plot is extremely intricate, growing ever more elaborate as the story progresses, until, in its final scenes, the novel isn't a hostage story anymore, it's a story of love and tragedy and madness. Iles works several interesting plot twists over the course of the story and introduces a few characters who seem to be peripheral until they reveal their real purposes. It's a novel that demands and rewards more than one reading."--Starred, Booklist."
  • "Pregnant with another man's child, Laurel Shields and her children are held hostage in their home by her husband, who is distraught over an IRS audit. As the police siege begins, she fears that her secret will be revealed."@en
  • "A tale spanning a traumatic single day follows Liz Pike, who awakens in her small-town home to discover her husband frantically preparing for what he claims is an IRS audit. She soon realizes, however, that he has discovered the truth about her affair with another man."
  • "A tale spanning a traumatic single day follows Liz Pike, who awakens in her small-town home to discover her husband frantically preparing for what he claims is an IRS audit. She soon realizes, however, that he has discovered the truth about her affair with another man."@en
  • "Laurel Fields, wife of Dr Warren Fields, is pregnant. But is the baby her husband's - or her lover's? When Warren finds a letter from her lover Danny, it turns into a very long day for the entire Fields family."
  • "Laurel lebt mit ihrem Mann Warren und ihren beiden Kindern in der perfekten Nachbarschaft. Doch Laurel hat ein Problem: Sie ist schwanger, und zwar wahrscheinlich nicht von ihrem Ehemann. Eines Morgens stellt sie fest, dass Warren nicht neben ihr liegt. Er ist dabei, das Haus zu durchsuchen. Als Laurel später von der Arbeit heimkehrt, sitzt Warren auf dem Sofa, mit einem wilden Ausdruck im Gesicht. Vor ihm liegt ein Brief, den Laurel sorgsam versteckt hatte - ein Brief von ihrem Liebhaber. Und dann sieht sie den schwarzen Revolver in Warrens Hand. Doch Warren hat ein noch viel grösseres Problem als die Untreue seiner Frau."
  • "Pregnant with another man's child, Elizabeth Pike returns home to find her husband, already distraught over an IRS audit, with a letter from her lover and a gun in his hands."@en
  • "Laurel Shields awakens to find that her husband, Warren, is not in bed with her. Creeping out to the kitchen of their palatial home, she sees him through the doorway of his study, wildly pulling books from the shelves. Two weeks earlier, Warren and his partner were informed by the IRS that their medical practice was being audited; since then the stress on Dr. Shields has steadily ratcheted up. But Laurel has problems of her own. She is pregnant and not sure who the father is. Later that morning, Laurel returns home and is surprised to find her husband's car still parked in the driveway. In the den, she finds Warren sitting on the sofa in the same clothes he wore the previous day. His face is pale and unshaven, his eyes hollow with fear. Then, in come the children, innocent of it all... So begins the most terrifying day in the history of a marriage, one that in less than five hours will make the Shields house the vortex of a nerve-wracking siege."
  • "From New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles comes his latest tour de force thriller an unforgettable plunge into a world of sex, violence, marital betrayal, medical malpractice, and Southern intrigue...all of which takes place in the span of one furious, terrifying day. In Third Degree, Greg Iles takes us to the idyllic town of Athens Point, Mississippi, to probe beneath the surface of the modern American marriage where the appearance of perfection conceals a soul-searing conflict of unnerving intensity and violent possibility. Packed with the storytelling brilliance and twisting suspense that mesmerized readers of True Evil, Turning Angel, and Blood Memory, Iles's newest novel delivers a powerful, revelatory reading experience. Laurel Shields, thirty-five and mother of two, awakens to find that her husband, Warren, a prominent local physician, is not in bed with her. Creeping out to the kitchen of their palatial home, she sees him through the doorway of his study, wildly pulling books from the shelves. Two weeks earlier, Warren and his partner were informed by the IRS that their medical practice was being audited; since then the stress on Dr. Shields has steadily ratcheted up. But Laurel has problems of her own. Quickly returning to the bedroom, she locks herself in the master bath, opens a home pregnancy testing kit, and fearfully tests herself. PREGNANT, announces the digital readout. Laurel closes her eyes as though absorbing news of a death, then quickly hides the evidence. She is not sure who the father is. Summoning all her strength, she walks into the kitchen to carry out the acting performance of her life. Later that morning, Laurel returns home and is surprised to find her husband's car still parked in the driveway. The house has a strange stillness to it. In the den, she finds Warren sitting on the sofa in the same clothes he wore the previous day. His face is pale and unshaven, his eyes hollow with fear. Then, in come the children, innocent of it all... So begins the most terrifying day in the history of a marriage, one that in less than five hours will make the Shields house the vortex of a nerve-wracking siege. While a nervous ring of armed men awaits its chance to storm the suburban home, inside the house the clock ticks down on exposure of Laurel's terrible secret. But she is not alone in her lies. Before the siege is through, this terrifying drama will pull in desperate characters from the town and drive Dr. Shields, his wife, and her lover to the very brink of sanity and survival. Rich with Southern atmosphere, and perceptively laced with the tacit deceptions and psychological cracks found in nearly all marriages, Third Degree delivers another knockout, page-turning read from Greg Iles, "the poster boy of southern gothic thrillers" (Kirkus Reviews), and proves again that Iles is today's unparalleled master of the suspense novel."@en
  • "A tale spanning a traumatic single day follows Laurel Shields, who awakens in her small-town home to discover her husband frantically preparing for what he claims is an IRS audit, but she soon realizes that he has discovered the truth about her affair with another man."@en
  • "Iles is back, with a twisting, turning, terrifying thriller that takes place in the span of a single day, where no one is completely innocent."@en
  • "A pregnant woman who has been cheating on her husband and is trying to hide her condition, the husband, a doctor with IRS problems, and their children face a long day of conflict while armed men await their chance to invade the home."@en
  • "Laurel Shields wonders who the father of her unborn baby is as her doctor husband faces a federal Medicaid fraud investigation."
  • "Laurel Shields awakens to find her physician husband, Warren, in his study, wildly pulling books from the shelves. A home pregnancy test confirms Laurel's fear that she is pregnant, and she believes her lover is the father. Later that morning, Laurel is surprised to find her husband still at home, pale and fearful."@en
  • "Een man probeert uit alle macht binnen vierentwintig uur de identiteit van de minnaar van zijn vrouw te ontdekken."

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  • "American fiction"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Suspense stories"@en
  • "Online-Publikation"
  • "Thrillers (novels)"
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Thriller / suspense"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Romantic suspense novels"@en
  • "Thrillery (romány)"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Adventure"@en
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Krimis, Thriller, Spionage"

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  • "Third degree : [a novel]"
  • "Third degree a novel"@en
  • "Tercer grado"@es
  • "Third Degree"@en
  • "Third Degree"
  • "Una faccenda privata"@it
  • "Una faccenda privata"
  • "De naakte waarheid"
  • "Third degree : a novel"@en
  • "Third degree : a novel"
  • "Třetí stupeň"
  • "12 Stunden Angst Thriller"
  • "Third degree"@en
  • "Third degree"
  • "Harmadik fokozat"@hu
  • "Harmadik fokozat"

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