The Rook
By (Author) Steven James
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Penguin Putnam Inc
Signet
1st December 2009
United States
General
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
464
Width 104mm, Height 173mm, Spine 29mm
261g
A baffling fire rips through a top-secret Naval research facility, and Special Agent Patrick Bowers is called in to investigate. His unique ability to pinpoint the time, place, and spatial factors of any crime tells him that the arsonists were going after something very specific--and they have succeeded. Now, with a device of unimaginable lethal power in the wrong hands, Bowers must stop a criminal mastermind from enveloping him and those he loves in a trap from which there is no escape!
"First-class suspense." -- Eric Wilson
"James ratchets up the thrills and chills, the twists and turns." -- Eric Wilson
Steven Jamesis the national bestselling author of a dozen novels, including the critically acclaimed thrillers The King,Opening Moves, andThe Queen. He has won three Christy Awards for best suspense and was a finalist for an International Thriller Award. His thriller,The Bishop,was namedSuspense Magazine's book of the year.Publishers Weeklycalls him " a master storyteller at the peak of his game." James has a master's degree in storytelling and has taught writing and creative communication around the world.