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001    ocn950958709 
003    OCoLC 
005    20161230121207.0 
008    160529s2016    azu           000 1 eng d 
010      2016937067 
020    9781464207075|q(trade paperback) 
020    1464207070|q(trade paperback) 
020    9781464207051|q(hardcover) 
020    1464207054|q(hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)950958709 
037    |bIngram Pub Services, Attn: Benton Tatum 1 Ingram Blvd, 
       LA Vergne, TN, USA, 37086|nSAN 631-8630 
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050  4 PR9619.4.D66|bK55 2016 
092    F 
100 1  Donellan, J. M.|q(Joshua M.),|eauthor. 
245 10 Killing Adonis /|cJ.M. Donellan. 
250    First U.S. edition. 
264  1 Scottsdale, AZ :|bPoisoned Pen Press,|c2016. 
300    298 pages ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    Freya Miller, funny and tenacious with a taste for vodka, 
       escapes a recent tragedy by answering an advertisement for
       a nursing job that promises LIGHT DUTIES. LARGE PAY. NO 
       QUESTIONS ASKED OR ANSWERED. Her new employer is the 
       infamous, eccentric, and stupendously rich Vincetti family,
       heads of the Halcyon Corporation. Her task will be to care
       for their adored heir, Elijah, who is currently lying in a
       coma amidst an armada of premium machinery. The Vincettis 
       claim this golden boy is everything from a saint to a 
       genius, but they refuse to reveal how he entered a 
       comatose state. As Freya explores the labyrinthine 
       Vincetti mansion and the secrets it holds, she becomes 
       aware that the family members are far more deluded and 
       dangerous than rumored. Why, during the next few weeks, do
       the heads of rival corporations rapidly fall prey to a 
       series of elaborate executions? Do Vincettis pre-plan 
       disasters like oil spills so that their rivals are 
       squelched and their humanitarian responses get prime press
       coverage? Freya befriends Jack Vincetti, the black sheep 
       whose rare illness keeps him shut away. She's a fan of his
       sole novel, but now she learns that he is writing a new 
       book with a storyline that has uncanny similarities to the
       recent murders.Things take an even more bizarre turn when 
       the Vincettis host a birthday party for Elijah, wheeling 
       him out in a tuxedo and acting almost as if he is 
       conscious. Freya befriends Elijah's fiancé, Rosaline, and 
       discovers that she is the heir to one of Halcyon's major 
       rival corporations. A wedding will merge the two companies
       and grant Halcyon dominance in the global pharmaceutical 
       industry.It has been said that comedies always end with 
       weddings, tragedies with funerals. This story ends with 
       both a bride and a body count. 
650  0 Caregivers|vFiction. 
650  0 Coma|xPatients|vFiction. 
650  0 Mansions|vFiction. 
650  0 Eccentrics and eccentricities|vFiction. 
650  0 Family secrets|vFiction. 
650  0 Corporations|xCorrupt practices|vFiction. 
650  0 Rich people|vFiction. 
650  0 Oil industries|vFiction. 
650  0 Mystery fiction. 
650  7 FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical.|2bisacsh 
651  0 Australia|vFiction. 
655  7 Detective and mystery fiction.|2lcgft 
655  7 Mystery fiction.|2gsafd 
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