Killer, Come Hither: A Novel

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From the master observer of upper-crust New York life comes a sly, pacey international thriller ranging from the suites of an elite Manhattan law firm to the tidy elegance of Sag Harbor and the rough and tumble western plains of Brazil. A taut thriller that takes readers from the office suites of Manhattan to the tidy elegance of Sag Harbor and the rough-and-tumble western plains of Brazil. "Fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher should enjoy Jack Dana's adventures."-Publishers Weekly Jack Dana, a star student at Yale, joins the military after 9/11-only to have sniper fire cut short his career as a Marine Corps infantry officer. While recovering at Walter Reed Hospital, he begins to write a novel about his wartime experience. Jack's uncle Harry, a surrogate father to him, as well as a partner at a leading New York law firm, helps Jack secure a publisher. Jack is thrilled when his book becomes a huge success, but after a celebratory trip to South America, Jack returns home to shocking news- Uncle Harry is dead, found hanged in his summer home. Horrified and incredulous, Jack digs into the facts surrounding the tragedy and comes to believe that his uncle's death was no suicide. Delays of law are not for Jack, so he takes matters into his own hands-embarking on a dangerous journey of justice and revenge. Look for all of Louis Begley's gripping Jack Dana thrillers- KILLER, COME HITHER .KILL AND BE KILLED .KILLER'S CHOICE

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A stealthy, page-turning thriller.Booklist

Louis Begleys award-winning fiction usually takes on bad behavior among the well-bred and prosperous. Killer, Come Hither ratchets up the intrigueand the evil.The Wall Street Journal

Begley writes clean, crisp, graceful prose, the kind thats always rare and ever a blessing.The Washington Post

Killer, Come Hither beckons.Vanity Fair

Combines unexpected plot twists and narrative tension with Begleys trademark elegant prose.Shelf Awareness

Author Bio

Louis Begley's previous novels are Memories of a Marriage, Schmidt Steps Back, Matters of Honor, Shipwreck, Schmidt Delivered, Mistler's Exit, About Schmidt, As Max Saw It, The Man Who Was Late, and Wartime Lies, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Irish Times/Aer Lingus International Fiction Prize. His work has been translated intofourteen languages. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.