Elevator Pitch

　　一連串的災難讓紐約市陷入恐慌。

　　這一切都始於週一，當時有四個人搭乘紐約市曼哈頓辦公大樓的電梯。每個人都分別按下一個按鈕以到達他們想去的樓層，但電梯不停歇地直達頂部，最後它停止幾秒鐘，然後像自由落體般直線下降──直到最也不能下墜為止。

　　這似乎是一個可怕的隨機悲劇。但是，同樣的事件，星期二再次發生在另一個曼哈頓摩天大樓。當週三又發生一次高層大災難時，整個紐約都陷入了混亂之中。

　　顯然，這不是隨機的，這彷彿是個冷酷可怕的企圖，決心威嚇這個城市，而它正在發揮威力……。由於擔心自己的生活與安危，全市各地辦公室工作的人們，拒絕離開家園。商業交易趨於停滯，公寓樓頂層的緊急呼叫無人接聽。整個城市被慌亂淹沒，瀰漫著無秩序的混亂。

　　是誰支持這個計劃與行動？他們為什麼要這樣做？這些致命的破壞行為與被發現在空中鐵道公園的無指身軀有什麼關係？兩位經驗豐富的紐約偵探和一位說話直接犀利的記者，必須爭分奪秒地尋找答案，週四的剪綵活動才能順利於這座城市中最新、最高的住宅大樓舉行。

　　隨著每一次邪惡刺激的轉折，作者林伍德‧巴克萊（Linwood Barclay）逐漸增強懸疑感，讓人緊張好奇又心跳加速。他透過文字，一步步帶領讀者進行毛骨悚然的刺激探索，最後走向讓人不可置信、毛骨悚然的結局！(文/博客來編譯)

　　The New York Times bestselling author of A Noise Downstairs and No Time for Goodbye returns with an edge-of-your-seat thriller that does for elevators what Psycho did for showers and Jaws did for the beach—a heart-pounding tale in which a series of disasters paralyzes New York City with fear.

　　It all begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in a Manhattan office tower. Each presses a button for their floor, but the elevator proceeds, non-stop, to the top. Once there, it stops for a few seconds, and then plummets.
Right to the bottom of the shaft.

　　It appears to be a horrific, random tragedy. But then, on Tuesday, it happens again, in a different Manhattan skyscraper. And when Wednesday brings yet another high-rise catastrophe, one of the most vertical cities in the world—and the nation’s capital of media, finance, and entertainment—is plunged into chaos.

　　Clearly, this is anything but random. This is a cold, calculated bid to terrorize the city. And it’s working. Fearing for their lives, thousands of men in women working in offices across the city refuse leave their homes. Commerce has slowed to a trickle. Emergency calls to the top floors of apartment buildings go unanswered.

　　Who is behind this? Why are they doing it? What do these deadly acts of sabotage have to do with the fingerless body found on the High Line? Two seasoned New York detectives and a straight-shooting journalist must race against time to find the answers before the city’s newest, and tallest, residential tower has its Friday night ribbon-cutting.

　　With each diabolical twist, Linwood Barclay ratchets up the suspense, building to a shattering finale. Pulsating with tension, Elevator Pitch is a riveting tale of psychological suspense that is all too plausible . . . and will chill readers to the bone.