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Brett Battles - Delacorte,
$22 (368p) ISBN 978-0-440-24370-0
Displaying an enviable gift for pacing and
action, Battles's debut
novel is a page-turner that may remind some
readers of the cult TV spy
series Alias. Ex-cop Jonathan Quinn now works
for a shadowy U.S.
intelligence agency known merely as the Office,
erasing all traces of
violence and mayhem when an operation goes
south. During an apparently
routine assignment to look into a fatal fire
that claimed the life of
Robert Taggart, a viral biologist, in his Colorado
home, Quinn finds
evidence that Taggart was murdered, and that
discovery is followed by
an attempt on Quinn's own life. While Quinn
survives, he learns that
the Office's top operatives have been killed
in near-simultaneous
attacks. Quinn, who makes a compelling protagonist,
heads to Europe to
track down the mastermind behind the scheme.
Admirers of quality
espionage fiction can look forward to a new
series worth following.
(July)
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The Cleaner
The Cleaner is an international spy thriller featuring
Jonathan
Quinn, a freelance professional "cleaner." When he
takes on his latest job, it seemed simple enough – investigate
a suspicious case of arson in Colorado. But the case takes a
turn for the worse and soon Jonathan is leapfrogging continents,
trying to find out why someone wants him dead–and if it's
linked to a larger attempt to wipe out his employer. His only
hope may be a woman from his past who's reluctant to help–but
who may hold the key to solving the case. |
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