This week my teaser lines come from Shadow Ritual, by Eric Giacometti and Jacques Ravenne (translated by Anne Trager). A thriller involving Freemasons and Nazis, it's a little outside my usual comfort zone. I'm reading this on the Kindle, so I'm not sure about page numbers, but this snippet is at Loc.541 of the e-book edition.
When he was younger, Bashir had been partial to throat slitting. Then one September night in Beirut, when he was executing a contract at a private party, a spurt of blood had stained his Armani suit -- a superb three piece he had bought in Rome.... He had used guns and rope ever since.Okey-dokey. Like I said -- not exactly a comfy read. But it's had some really positive reviews, so I'm hoping I'll love it.
Oh, and you know, I bet a really good dry cleaner could have removed that bloodstain with no problems at all.
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Don't think I'd want to meet up with Bashir. Hope you enjoy! Mine: Accused by Lisa Scottoline
ReplyDeleteI like the nastiness of it all. I'm piqued.
ReplyDeleteI'm seeing this book a lot and it's definitely one I want to read. Great choice for your teaser!
ReplyDeleteMy TT - http://fuonlyknew.com/2015/03/31/teaser-tuesdays-108-a-fright-to-the-death-by-dawn-eastman/
oh dear.
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