"The perfect blend: an urban thriller as modern as tomorrow's "New York Times, "driven by a two-hundred-year-old idea, with a main character to die for. Heroes don't get any better-or come any more fully formed and richly drawn-than Eve Rossi."-"New York Times" bestselling author Jeffery Deaver "A high-velocity roller coaster of a thriller! With her razor-sharp prose and keen ear for cop- and street-speak, Stefanie Pintoff masterfully spins this twist-filled tale of a delicious assortment of good guys with less-than-good pasts, marshaled by one of the most compelling protagonists to come along in years. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Lee Child, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of "Personal" A high-velocity roller coaster of a thriller! With her razor-sharp p I hope we see plenty more of Eve Rossi and her team. Advance praise for "Hostage Taker" "" The perfect blend: an urban thriller as modern as tomorrow s "New York Times," driven by a two-hundred-year-old idea, with a main character to die for.
But the dangerous man calling the shots has a timetable of his own and a searing question for his targets: What are you guilty of? As shocking revelations surface, so does another crisis nobody could anticipate one not even Eve and her team may be able to stop. Eve is up against a rapidly ticking clock. As Eve manages a taut hostage situation, she relies on the combined skills of her team a secret unit inspired by France s most notorious criminal and made up of ex-convicts with extraordinary talents, oversized egos, and contempt for the rules. Defying her superiors, Eve begins a deadly dance with an adversary whose intentions are surely sinister, whose endgame is anything but certain, and whose cunning keeps him one step ahead at every turn. Along with her presence, he demands five witnesses: ordinary people with some hidden connection. But he knows who FBI agent Eve Rossi is and everything about her past.
In the hushed quiet of early morning Manhattan, in front of the towering bronze doors of Saint Patrick s Cathedral, a young woman holds a sign that reads: "HELP ME." For one FBI agent, a madman s terrified hostages, and an entire city, a long and harrowing day is about to unfold. TERROR STRIKES AN ICONIC CHURCH AND BRINGS A CITY TO ITS KNEES. Perfect for readers of Iris Johansen and Catherine Coulter.
From Edgar Award winner Stefanie Pintoff comes the start of an electrifying new thriller series featuring Eve Rossi, head of a secret division of the FBI one made up of ex-convicts with extraordinary talents, oversized egos, and contempt for the rules.
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