On, Off

"I don′t suspect anyone, and that′s my worst worry. I should suspect someone, so why don′t I? What I do have is a sense that I′m missing something right under my nose ..."

It is 1965, and in Holloman, Connecticut, someone is preying on the innocent.At the ′Hug′, a prestigious research centre for the neurosciences, parts of a body are discovered.

Soon Lieutenant Carmine Delmonico of the Holloman Police learns of a string of horrifying disappearances throughout the state. Then another body is found ...

With the Hug′s hierarchies of power in turmoil, Delmonico delves into the lives and pasts of every Hugger. It is the case of his career, and he is determined to solve it. But how do you find a monster who leaves no clues and is two steps ahead?

′As an artful storyteller, McCullough has more than a few tricks up her sleeve′ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

′McCullough portrays one of the creepiest serial killers in recent fiction in this intelligent shocker′ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY′

McCullough′s novels are notable for their detailed research and social accuracy - even while wild tales swirl around them - and ON, OFF is no exception′ DAILY TELEGRAPH

ISBN: 9780732291495; ISBN10: 0732291496; Imprint: ; On Sale: 1/12/2009; Format: Paperback; Trimsize: 198 x 128 x 34 mm; Pages: 512; $24.99; ; BISAC1:FIC000000; BISAC2:001-200

	The Prodigal Son Holloman, Connecticut, 1969. A very rare and lethal toxin, extracted from the blowfish, is stolen from a laboratory at Chubb University. It kills within minutes and leaves no trace behind -- unless a doctor knows what to look for -- and worried biochemist Dr. Millie...
	Life Without the Boring Bits World-famous writer and national treasure Colleen McCullough has always resisted the idea of writing an autobiography - books on the subject of the self tend to be "stuffed to pussy′s bow with boring bits". But her mind has a life of its own. Here, finally, is its...
	Naked Cruelty America in 1968 is in turmoil and the leafy Holloman suburb of Carew is being silently terrorised by a series of vicious and systematic rapes. When finally one victim finds the courage to speak out and go to the police, the rapist escalates to murder. For Captain Carmine Delmonico, it...

• View more books by Colleen McCullough »

	What Happened to Hannah By Mary Kay McComas As a teenager, Hannah Benson ran away from home in order to save herself. Now, twenty years later, the past comes calling and delivers life-changing news: her mother and sister have passed away, leaving Hannah the guardian of her fifteen-year-old niece. Returning home to bitter memories and...
	Budapest Noir By Vilmos Kondor The passing of the Hungarian prime minister before he could realize his dream of a fascist state has little effect on crime reporter Zsigmond Gordon. Life—and death—go on in the bustling old city, and a late-night tip soon leads him to a crime scene where a young woman lies dead, a...
	The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 1 By Joseph Gordon-Levitt From hitRECord, the immensely popular open collaborative production company, and its founder, Golden Globe-nominated actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, comes The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories: Volume 1 . The universe is not made of atoms; it’s made of tiny stories. To create The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories:...
View more new releases »