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Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons (August 21, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0735212694
ISBN-13: 978-0735212695


 
In this incendiary new thriller from three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker, Roland Ford is hunting down a mysterious killer, jockeying for position with the FBI, and risking everything to save a friend in terrible jeopardy.

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SWIFT VENGEANCE (2018)

A chilling letter promises a reign of terror and vengeance.

A CIA drone operator fears for her life and her son’s.

A private investigator races against the clock to save his friend—and maybe his city.


Private Investigator Roland Ford is on the trail of a mysterious killer who is beheading CIA drone operators and leaving puzzling clues at each crime scene. His troubled friend Lindsay Rakes is afraid for her own life and the life of her son after a fellow flight crew member is killed in brutal fashion. Even more terrifying is the odd note the killer left behind:

Vengeance is justice. The thunder is coming for you.
Sincerely,
Caliphornia


Ford strikes an uneasy alliance with San Diego-based FBI agent Joan Taucher, who is tough as nails but haunted by what she sees as the Bureau's failure to catch the 9/11 terrorists, many of whom spent their last days in her city. As the killer strikes again, Ford and Taucher dash into the fray, each desperate for their own reasons—each ready to risk it all to stop the killer from doing far more damage.

In this incendiary new thriller from three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author T. Jefferson Parker, Roland Ford is hunting down a mysterious killer, jockeying for position with the FBI, and risking everything to save a friend in terrible jeopardy.




 CRITICAL ACCLAIM

 “"Terrific... The hunt for Caliphornia is suspenseful, the backstory behind the threats is disturbingly horrible, and the denouement is scary and satisfying. Parker deepens the narrative with musings on Ford's life, the horrors and ambiguities of the war on terror, and the fine line between justice and vengeance."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"[Roland Ford] is a kick-ass warrior with a heart of gold... Parker's writing is sharp, and each character in the extended cast is unique and finely nuanced despite the super-fast-paced narrative... This is quintessential California noir."
—Booklist

“Prolific Parker’s impressive prose and skill in sketching concise character portraits makes his complex follow-up to The Room of White Fire an all-too-believable page-turner.”
—Kirkus Reviews

"Someone mysteriously beheads an air force drone operator and leaves a note at the scene that is addressed to Lindsey Rakes, threatening to decapitate her. Private investigator Roland Ford, introduced in The Room of White Fire, is pulled into the investigation when Lindsey, a friend, asks for his protection. PI Jason Bayless mysteriously appears at Ford’s house, asking questions about Lindsey’s location. Ford then forges an alliance with FBI agent Joan Taucher, who is still haunted by the agency’s failure to prevent 9/11. As the off-the-books probe proceeds, Ford and Taucher discover that the killer has plans to disrupt the lives of more than just Lindsey Rakes and her son.
Verdict Three-time Edgar Award winner Parker delivers another superb, fast-paced noir thriller. Readers of C.J. Box will enjoy the strong character development, while T.C. Boyle fans will appreciate the story line and the atmospheric California setting."
—Russell Michalak, Goldey-Beacom Coll. Lib., Wilmington, DE
 

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