Kopflos

by Peter Abrahams

Nur in Neds Armen fühlt sich Francie lebendig. Die wenigen gestohlenen Stunden der Leidenschaft in einer abgelegenen Hütte lassen sie die lieblos gewordene Ehe mit Roger, einem hochintelligenten, herrschsüchtigen Wissenschaftler, ertragen. Als Roger zufällig von der Liaison erfährt, sinnt er auf blutige Rache: mit dem perfekten Verbrechen. Doch sein perfider Plan gerät immer mehr aus den Fugen, bis Roger schließlich komplett den Kopf verliert – buchstäblich …

416 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2000

About the author

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Peter Abrahams is an American author of crime fiction for both adults and children.
His book Lights Out (1994) was nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel. Reality Check won the best young adult Edgar Award in 2011. Down the Rabbit Hole, first in the Echo Falls series, won the best children's/young adult Agatha Award in 2005. The Fan was adapted into a film starring Robert De Niro and directed by Tony Scott (1996).
His literary influences are Vladimir Nabokov, Graham Greene, and Ross Macdonald. Stephen King has referred to him as "my favorite American suspense novelist".
Born in Boston, Abrahams lives in Falmouth, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. He is married and has four children including Rosie Gray. He graduated from Williams College in 1968.

Peter Abrahams is also writing under the pseudonym Spencer Quinn (Chet and Bernie Mysteries).