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A twisting debut novel of murder and dark family secrets from a riveting new voice in crime fiction. A murdered woman. A grieving husband. And their son-a mentally handicapped adult with a history of

電影版權已經售出，確定由名導演巴貝．施羅德（Barbet Schroeder）執導，率領奧斯卡金獎團隊進行拍攝，並由曾獲奧斯卡獎提名的尼可拉斯．卡山（Nicholas Kazan）改編劇本。劇作家尼可拉斯．卡山：「情節引人入勝……從第一個句子就讓人非常非常欲罷不能。」美國作家網（The Writers Network）第十七屆原著劇本及小說獎首獎。 純粹和簡單的真相往往既不純粹，也不簡單──王爾

Biological inheritance, the passage of key characteristics down the generations, has always held mankindâ (TM)s fascination. It is fundamental to the breeding of plants and animals with desirable traits. Genetics, the scientific study of inheritance, can be traced back to a particular set of simple but ground-breaking studies carried out 170 years ago. The awareness that numerous diseases are inherited gives this subject considerable medical importance. The progressive advances in genetics now bring us to the point where we have unravelled the entire human genome, and that of many other species. We can intervene very precisely with the genetic make-up of our agricultural crops and animals, and even ourselves. Genetics now enables us to understand cancer and develop novel protein medicines. It has also provided us with DNA fingerprinting for the solving of serious crime. This book explains for a lay readership how, where and when this powerful science emerged.

From the critically acclaimed author of A Very Simple Crime, a chilling story of a young boy coming to grips with genuine evil. A red dirt road on a sweltering day. A car loses control, flips throu