Bad Men
Bad Men by John Connolly, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2003, is a gripping narrative set on the small Maine island of Sanctuary. This edition spans 407 pages and is presented in English. The story unfolds as a band of killers returns to the island, seeking revenge against a young woman and her son, while a rookie officer and the island’s policeman, Melancholy Joe Dupree, stand in their way. Dupree, a troubled giant, is not just a lawman; he embodies the island’s secrets and memories, aware that Sanctuary’s violent past has awakened its ghosts.
Readers will find a blend of adventure and thriller elements as the plot explores themes of betrayal and vengeance. The narrative delves into the island’s dark history, revealing how the settlers were once betrayed and slaughtered. As the tension escalates, the line between hunter and hunted blurs, leading to a confrontation steeped in the island’s violent legacy. This edition invites readers to engage with the complexities of crime and mystery, set against a backdrop of haunting memories and the struggle for survival.
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Three hundred years ago, the settlers on the small Maine island of Sanctuary were betrayed by one of their own, and slaughtered. Now a band of killers has returned to Sanctuary to seek revenge on a young woman and her son, and the only people who stand in their way are a young rookie officer and the island�s resident policeman, the troubled giant known as Melancholy Joe Dupree. But Joe Dupree is no ordinary policeman. He is the guardian of the island�s secrets, the repository of its memories. He knows that Sanctuary has been steeped in violence, and that its ghosts will tolerate the shedding of innocent blood no longer. On Sanctuary, the hunters are about to become the hunted.
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