Fidelity - by Thomas Perry (Paperback)

About the Book

After Phil Kramer is shot dead, his wife is left with an emptied bank account and a lot of questions. Jerry Hobart has some questions of his own. Now that he's been ordered to take out Kramer's widow, he figures there's a bigger secret at work.

Book Synopsis

"Perry remains a kind of literary alchemist, able to mix often-incompatible elements, intricate plotting and subtle characterization, into crime-fiction gold." --Booklist

Murder, money, and marriage pack a triple treat in this absorbing, character-driven crime novel from Thomas Perry.

When Los Angeles P.I. Phil Kramer is shot dead on a deserted suburban street in the middle of the night, his wife, Emily, is left with an emptied bank account and a lot of questions. How could Phil leave her penniless? What was he going to do with the money? And, most of all, who was the man she thought she married? Meanwhile, Jerry Hobart has some questions of his own. It's none of his business why he was hired to kill Phil Kramer. But now that he's been ordered to take out Kramer's widow, he senses a deeper secret at work--and maybe a bigger payoff from Ted Forrest, the mysterious wealthy man behind the hit.

From the Back Cover

When private investigator Phil Kramer is shot dead on a deserted suburban street in the middle of the night, his wife, Emily, is left with an emptied bank account and a lot of questions. What was he going to do with the money? Why were his killers determined to silence him? And will she be next?

PRAISE FOR THOMAS PERRY

"Perry is the grand poobah of the running-away narrative." New York Times Book Review

"Perry is a master at nail-biting suspense." Los Angeles Times

"Thomas Perry so combines such absorbing characters with intricately developed plots, his novels are irresistible." New York Daily News

"Thomas Perry is, quite simply, brilliant. And as each book comes out he becomes more so." Robert B. Parker

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Review Quotes

PRAISE FOR SILENCE "Irresistible . . . Silence entertains until the very last page." - New York Daily News
"Perry is the grand poobah of the running-away narrative . . . and he's at the top of his cat-and-mouse game in Silence." Marilyn Stasio." - The New York Times Book Review
"Perry remains a kind of literary alchemist, able to mix often-incompatible elements, intricate plotting and subtle characterization, into crime-fiction gold. Here he begins with a gripping set-piece: the murder of private investigator Phil Kramer, who, we quickly learn, kept secrets: from his wife, Emily; from his colleagues in the PI firm he ran; and from the other women in his life. One of those secrets got him killed, and two people are desperate to find out what it was: Phil's killer. . . and Emily, who needs to understand her husband if she is to save her own life. Perry dexterously juggles point of view between Emily, Phil's killer, and the man pulling the strings--three unreliable narrators who only know part of the story, forcing us to attempt our own synthesis. But beyond the three-cornered suspense generated by the intricate narrative, Perry gives us three remarkably rich characters, whose multiple shades of gray are delineated so crisply as to form the subtlest of rainbows. This is fine writing from one of crime fiction's grand masters." - Bill Ott, Booklist
"Perry explores the psychology of identity through his characters' hidden lives in this solid crime thriller. . . . Perry intrigues as always with spare, intelligent prose.' - Publishers Weekly

About the Author

THOMAS PERRY is the author of the Jane Whitefield series as well as the bestselling novels Nightlife, Death Benefits, and Pursuit, the first recipient of the Gumshoe Award for Best Novel. He won the Edgar Award for The Butcher's Boy, and Metzger's Dog was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. He lives in Southern California.