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Graduate students Zo and Holli only mean to blow off some steam on their road trip to Las Vegas. But something goes terribly wrong on their way home, and the last time Zo sees her, Holli is in the clutches of a sadistic killer. Zo flees with her life, changed forever.A year later and still tortured with guilt, Zo latches on to a police investigation where the crime eerily resembles her abduction. Along with a zealous detective, she retraces the steps of that fateful night in the desert, hoping that her memory will return and help them find justice for Holli. Her abductorlabeled the Tally Man by a fascinated medialies in wait for Zo. For him, she is not a survivor but simply the one that got away.With an unforgettable heroine, a chillingly disturbed psychopath, and a story that moves at breakneck speed, The One That Got Away is thriller writer Simon Wood at his finest.
About the Author
Originally from England, I moved to the US in '98. My wife, Julie, is American, but I don't hold it against her. Our lives are dominated by Royston, a longhaired dachshund, and two cats, Bug and Tegan. In my past, I was a competitive racecar driver and I'm a licensed pilot. My mum likes that I've taken to writing, as she think it's the safest thing I've done. However, I still cycle and I travel to the far flung corners of the world, having recently returned from Latin America.I've been writing eight years and over the last six years, I've had over 130 short stories and articles published. My short fiction has appeared in a number 'Best of' anthologies and my non-fiction has appeared in Writer's Digest.I've had three published books. ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN was the first, which was nominated for a Bloody Dagger award for Best Thriller. I followed that book with a collection of short stories, entitled, DRAGGED INTO DARKNESS.My latest book is WORKING STIFFS, which came out on May 15th, 2006. The book is a collection of crime stories set in the workplace, consisting of one short novel and six short stories.I'm also a weekly blog columnist over at Murderati.com. I do Thursdays.You can learn more about me at http://www.simonwood.net, or email me at simonwoodwrites@yahoo.com. I send out a monthly e-newsletter which is a lot of fun.I hope you'll check me out.
