Deadly Honeymoon

by Lawrence Block

Overview

"You may rape the bride..."

David and Jill Wade wanted a properly traditional start to their marriage. For openers, they decided to delay its consummation until after the ceremony. They planned a perfect honeymoon at a secluded lakeside resort in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains.

Joe Carroll, the guest in the cabin next door, seemed friendly enough. They took his dinner suggestion, then returned to their cabin and prepared to retire--until a noise alerted them, and they went to the porch and watched a group of men descend on Joe Carroll's cabin. They dragged him out at gunpoint, then executed him in cold blood.

And Jill screamed...

The men heard her, rushed the Wade's cabin. They took their turns with Jill. Then they left.

And the newlyweds barely considered reporting the violation to the police. Instead, with only a name and a few bare clues to steer them, they hunted down the men who'd done the awful deed and the crime boss who'd given them their orders.

DEADLY HONEYMOON was Lawrence Block's first hardcover novel. It's a powerful tale of revenge, and of a man and woman far more closely bound by their shared mission than they would have been by a more ordinary honeymoon.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951939083
Publisher:	LB Productions
Publication date:	12/05/2019
Series:	Classic Crime Library , #2
Pages:	186
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Lawrence Block is the recipient of a Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and an internationally renowned bestselling author. His prolific career spans over one hundred books, including four bestselling series as well as dozens of short stories, articles, and books on writing. He has won four Edgar and Shamus Awards, the Nero and Philip Marlowe Awards, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America.

 

READER BIO

Winner of several AudioFile Earphones Awards and a multiple finalist for the APA's prestigious Audie Award, Alan Sklar has narrated over 150 audiobooks. Named a Best Voice of 2009 by AudioFile magazine, his work has earned him two Booklist Editors' Choice Awards, a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and Audiobook of the Year by ForeWord magazine. Alan has also narrated thousands of corporate videos, and can often be seen and heard on radio and TV.

Editorial Reviews

Deadly Honeymoon was the first hardback by the prolific Block, who has written more than 100 books. First published in 1967 and made into an unsuccessful movie called Nightmare Honeymoon, the story remains exciting decades later. Dave and his virgin bride, Jill, arrive at a secluded cabin in the woods for a three-week honeymoon. When they witness the brutal underworld-style murder of the man in the cabin next door, Dave is mercilessly beaten by the killers and Jill is viciously raped. Instead of reporting the crime to the police, the couple decide to hunt down the hit men and take revenge. VERDICT Alan Sklar, commercial voice-over actor and experienced audiobook reader, does an excellent job. He seamlessly changes from one accent to another and captures the intent and style of the author. Highly recommended for Block fans and other mystery heads.—Ilka Gordon, Siegal Coll. of Judaic Studies Lib., Cleveland

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