The Chemist

Resumen del libro

In this gripping page-turner, an ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take one more case to clear her name and save her life. She used to work for the U.S. government, but very few people ever knew that.

An expert in her field, she was one of the darkest secrets of an agency so clandestine it doesn't even have a name. And when they decided she was a liability, they came for her without warning. Now she rarely stays in the same place or uses the same name for long.

They've killed the only other person she trusted, but something she knows still poses a threat. They want her dead, and soon. When her former handler offers her a way out, she realises it's her only chance to erase the giant target on her back.

But it means taking one last job for her ex-employers. To her horror, the information she acquires makes her situation even more dangerous. Resolving to meet the threat head-on, she prepares for the toughest fight of her life but finds herself falling for a man who can only complicate her likelihood of survival.

As she sees her choices being rapidly whittled down, she must apply her unique talents in ways she never dreamed of. In this tautly plotted novel, Stephenie Meyer creates a fierce and fascinating new heroine with a very specialised skill set. And she shows once again why she's one of the world's bestselling authors.

Biografía del autor

Stephenie Meyer nació en Connecticut en 1973. Su familia se trasladó a Phoenix (Arizona) cuando ella tenía cuatro años. Su particular nombre (Stephenie en vez de Stephanie) viene del nombre de su padre, que se llamaba Stephen y decidió añadirle las letras ie para convertirlo en nombre de chica. Fue al instituto de Scottsdale, Arizona, donde fue galardonada con el Premio Nacional al Mérito Escolar, que usó para pagar su ingreso en la Universidad Brigham Young, en Utah, donde se graduó en Literatura Inglesa. Su saga de vampiros Crepúsculo, Luna nueva, Eclipse y Amanecer ha arrasado en todo el mundo, vendiendo millones de ejemplares y atrayendo a lectores de todas las edades. Muchos periódicos la han proclamado ya como la sucesora de J. K. Rowling.