保羅．克里夫 Paul Cleave 紐西蘭基督城人。他出版的所有小說場景均設定於此。曾於零售店及當鋪打工，特別是當鋪的工作經驗幫助他得以觀察到基督城許多不為人知的陰暗面。嗜讀犯罪小說，同時也熱愛恐怖電影。寫作之餘，他花不下於寫作的時間看動畫《辛普森家庭》。 從小就熱愛寫作的克里夫自十九歲起開始在課堂上偷寫小說。二十五歲完成《清掃魔》，六年後《清掃魔》出版後於國際書市造成轟動，售出美、英、法、德、日、澳洲、波蘭、土耳其、巴西、俄羅斯、捷克……等多國版權，並將改編為電影。二○○七年四月於德國出版銷售隨即突破二十五萬本！新書上市期間銷售成績僅次於最新一集的《哈利波特》，成為該年德國最暢銷的紐西蘭翻譯作品，更榮登德國亞馬遜書店犯罪小說年度銷售排行冠軍，堪稱紐西蘭最具代表性的國際級暢銷犯罪小說。 目前克里夫正著手撰寫他的下一本小說。

Leventhal is a natural victim; a man uncertain of himself, never free from the nagging suspicion that the other guy may be right. So when he meets a down-at-heel stranger in the park one day and finds himself being accused of ruining the man's life, he half believes it. He can't shake the man loose, can't stop himself becoming trapped in a mire of self doubt, can't help becomin...(展开全部)

"The best novel to come out of America-or England-for a generation." -V.S. Pritchett, The New York Review of Books In this unique noir masterpiece by the incomparable Saul Bellow, a young man is sucked into the mysterious, heat-filled vortex of New York City. Asa Leventhal, a temporary bachelor with his wife away on a visit to her mother, attempts to find relief from a...(展开全部)

Leventhal is a natural victim; a man uncertain of himself, never free from the nagging suspicion that the other guy may be right. So when he meets a down-at-heel stranger in the park one day and finds himself being accused of ruining the man's life, he half believes it. He can't shake the man loose, can't stop himself becoming trapped in a mire of self doubt, can't help becomin...(展开全部)

索尔·贝娄（Saul Bellow，1915－2005），美国作家。生于加拿大魁北克省的拉辛，在蒙特利尔度过童年。一九二四年，举家迁至美国芝加哥。一九三三年，考入芝加哥大学。两年后，转入西北大学，于一九三七年毕业，并获得社会学和人类学学士学位。同年，赴威斯康星大学攻读硕士学位。之后长期在大学执教。 出版于一九五三年的《奥吉·马奇历险记》使贝娄一举成名，奠定了他的文学地位。其后，他陆续出版《雨王亨德森》（1959）、《赫索格》（1964）、《赛姆勒先生的行星》（1970）、《洪堡的礼物）（1975）、《院长的十二月》（1982）等。这些作品反映了中产阶级知识分子的精神苦闷，从侧面揭示了美国当代“丰裕社会”的精神危机。此外，贝娄还出版过诸多中短篇小说集、剧本，以及游记。 在其创作生涯中，贝娄集学者与作家于一身，他在创作上继承了欧洲现实主义文学的某些传统，...(展开全部)

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本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

Atmospheric, complex and intelligent psychological suspense from the bestselling author of The Blue Hour and Red Light With the horrible remnants of a childhood trauma forever visible on his face, Joe Trona is scarred in more ways than one. Rescued from an ophanage by Will Trona, a charismatic Orange County politician who sensed his potential, Joe is swept into the maelstrom o...(展开全部)

With the horrible remnants of a childhood tragedy forever visible across his otherwise handsome face, Joe Trona is scarred in more ways than one. Rescued from an orphanage by Will Trona, a charismatic Orange County politician who sensed his dark potential, Joe is swept into the maelstrom of power and intimidation that surrounds his adoptive father's illustrious career. Serving ...(展开全部)