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Are You Afraid of the Dark   作者：Sidney Sheldon   出版日期：2011 / 04 / 29   出版社：HarperCollins   ISBN : 9780007364954   原價：NT 331 元   售價：NT 265 元

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In New York, Denver, Paris and Berlin, four people have died separately in apparent accidents. Two women – the widows of two of the dead – find themselves under ruthless attack and are drawn together in fear, confusion and for mutual protection. But are they being targeted because one of them is the prosecution witness at a famous criminal trial? Or is there a connection to the mystery behind their husband’s deaths? Meanwhile, Tanner Kingsley, Chief Executive of an international Think Tank created only seven years ago, is on the cusp of an amazing discovery which could alter the future of the world. If properly handled, the outcome of this could deliver unbelievable power into the company’s hands. But are the mysterious deaths connected to this volatile secret? And can it be further protected? Thrown together, the women could not be more different: Diane Stevens is a well-connected, affluent artist from the Upper East Side. Kelly Harris is an African-American model who, having grown up in a rough Philadelphia neighbourhood with a new ‘uncle’ every month, believed she had at last found safety and contentment in Paris, married to a brilliant scientist. Taut with suspense and vivid characterization, and with an unnervingly realistic premise that could alter our lives, ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK is Sheldon at the top of his form.

在紐約、丹佛、巴黎與柏林，四人分別在看似事故的事故中遇難。兩位女士，即其中兩名受害人的遺孀，也不斷受到到迫害，在恐懼與混亂中，兩人一起相互扶持，共度難關。 難道這是因為她們其中一人在一場世人矚目的犯罪審判中擔任控方證人？ 又或者和她們丈夫的死因存在關聯？在此同時，一個於七年前成立的國際智囊團首席執行官坦納·金斯利有了一個足以改變世界的驚奇發現。 如果處理得當，該項發現將賦予公司巨大的力量。 然而，那些離奇的死亡是否與這個不太確定的發現有所關聯？ 是否需要採取進一步的保護措施？