Mary, Mary

Author: James Patterson (USA), translated by Chang Wenqi
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Hollywood celebrities keep receiving death emails. Who is the mysterious "Ambush"? FBI Agent Alice Cross, who is vacationing at Disneyland, receives a call from the director. A famous actress was shot dead at her Beverly Hills home. Soon after, an editor of the Los Angeles Times receives an email detailing the murder, signed "Mary Smith." Who is "Mary Smith"? The authorities' worries have just begun, as a series of murders follow one after another. A series of emails act like death notices. "Mary Smith's" target is directed at Hollywood celebrities and powerful producers. As the murders continue, her methods become more and more sophisticated. From the beginning, this serial murder case is different from any case Alex has encountered before. Is it an act of revenge by an obsessive fan or a crazy actor, or part of a grand conspiracy? How could a woman commit such atrocities? Is this "Mary" the same as that "Mary"? "You've already received the email. You're dead." Hollywood is a place of deceit. To catch the culprit, Alex navigates a world filled with celebrities. For even a single shot, everyone here will go to great lengths to secure their screen time; but at this moment, everyone avoids it like the plague, as Hollywood celebrities fear being on "Mary's" blacklist. The case has caused a sensation. Just as the bloody "Mary" strikes again, Cross and the LAPD finally discover a key clue. The eerie atmosphere and bizarre twists throughout the book will refresh Patterson fans. It can be said that Mary, Mary is James Patterson's most suspenseful work to date.