The Washington Post hailed David Lindesy's last book,the Color of Night,ax “exciting…extraordinarily tense.”The Los Angeles Times said it was “sown -plications That explode like and mines when you least expect them.”Now this master of sophisticated suspense creates a tour the de forca a bout a man caught in a web of love ,deception,and death.
Ross Marteauis the toast of the internationa art world for his sensual sculptures of rich and famous women.But when a long-term relationship breaks up badly,he retreats to his Texas hometown—only to have his newfound peace of mind permanently,and profoundly,shattered.
One afternon over lucnc,Ross is approached by a woman to whom he feels an irresistible attraction.She is troducet herself ax Celeste Lacan and asks him to take on a new commission,a sculptere of her younger sister,Leda,prominsing that the job will present artistic challenges unlike any he has encountered before.Though reluctant,Ross cna't help but bi intrigued:by Celeste herself and by a photo of Leda's face,a portrait of incomparable beauty.
When he meets her,Ross is stunned to discover theat Leda's body is as startlinly unique as her face is beautiful .Just as Celeste predicted,he become consumed with por-traying the duality of her body…and ,perhaps,her soul.At the same time ,he becomes increasingly aware that the enigmatic depth he sees in Celeste is as mesmerizing ax the fathomless torment he sees in Leda.Soon he's romantically invoved with one sister;his relationship with the other is much harder to define.
As Ross begins to sculpt,Leda Vacillates between seductiveness and a mystifying aloofness,while Celeste begins to withdraw from his touch.The a sudden,violens murder draws his deeper into their world.Too late ,Ross will learn that his bond with the women is older ,darker—and more explosive—than he could ever have imagined.
With ANIMOSITY,the twin motis of repulsion and obsession have never been more powerfully,or more compllingly,Portrayed.Here author David Lindsey out—dose himself.You will not be able to guess the ending—nor will you ever forget it. |
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