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The Auction

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Auction

Contributors:

By (Author) Justin Scott

ISBN:

9780008222017

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Publication Date:

19th June 2017

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Political / legal thriller
Thriller: terrorism
Adventure / action fiction
Narrative theme: Politics

Dewey:

813.6

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

272

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 17mm

Weight:

270g

Description

In this blockbuster thriller from No.1 New York Times bestseller Justin Scott, one agent confronts the Russians, kidnappers, and the CIA, to rescue the most influential man in history.
The most influential and least-known man in history who deals in governments, trades in empires and holds the key to world power has been taken hostage

The kidnapper forces multi-national companies and presidents into an auction, within which they must bid for the captives release before markets collapse and nations fall.

Ending the bidding is Pete Chamberlains job. His assignment is to find the captive and soon. Only the ruthless kidnappers, the Russians and the CIA stand in his way.

Reviews

Praise for Justin Scott

All action unrelenting tension Observer

Compulsively readable and thoroughly enjoyable Washington Post

A stunner. Absolutely riveting Robert Ludlum

Wonderfully entertaining a fast moving odyssey that delivers an exciting climax Clive Cussler

A brilliantly plotted novel of World War II espionage Los Angeles Times

A superbly written thriller Time Magazine

Sophisticated series New York Times

One of the best thrillers for some time People Magazine

Has a knack for grabbing the reader by the throat Houston Chronicle

Author Bio

Justin Scott is the author of twenty-six novels, including The Shipkiller and Normandie Triangle, the Ben Abbot detective series, and five modern sea thrillers under his pen name Paul Garrison. He currently co-writes the Isaac Bell series with Clive Cussler. He lives in Connecticut.

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