The Tuesday Blade

By: Bob Ottum

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Synopsis: This extraordinary novel takes its place with such memorable spellbinders as The First Deadly Sin, Marathon Man, and The Boys from Brazil. From its ominous opening to its unforgettable climax, The Tuesday Blade is a novel you cannot stop reading. Gloria-Ann Cooper -- blond, statuesque, raised in Greer County, Oklahoma--arrives at the Port Authority Bus Terminal to start life in the big city working as a magazine researcher and rooming with her childhood girlfriend. What Gloria expects is a world filled with glamour, the "swinging singles" scene of fascinating men, chic restaurants, discotheques and elegant dinner parties. From the moment she steps off the bus, however, the world she finds is that of the city's dark underbelly--pimps, prostitutes, married men looking for a quick score, and, suddenly, murder. A series of bizarre killings that baffle the police suddenly become part of Gloria's nightmare. As one cop says, "If we're lucky, we're looking for one guy carrying seven straight-edged razors; if we're unlucky, what we're looking for is seven guys carrying one razor each." What follows is a search unparalleled since Jack the Ripper and an ending of terrifying suspense. The Tuesday Blade is a haunting reading experience you will never forget.