Noah Boyd: The Bricklayer, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Kurzbeschreibung

The first in an explosive new series featuring Steve Vail, a former FBI agent who s brought in to solve a brilliant and deadly extortion plan - and reminiscent of John Sandford s and Lee Child s number one bestsellers.

Beschreibung

A woman confronts a killer in her Los Angeles home, and is unnerved at first by his insinuations about her connections to the FBI-
A young agent slips into the ocean off the coast of Maine one night and swims to an island to deposit a million in cash demanded by a blackmailer-
Someone will kill and kill again if it means he can fool the FBI.
Steve Vail is an ex-FBI agent content with his simple job and simple life. But the FBI isn t content to let him be. A shadowy group called the Rubaco Pentad has initiated a brilliant extortion plot - they ll kill their targets one by one unless the FBI gives them buckets of cash, the amount and the body count escalating each time the agency doesn t come through. The Feds are stumped. Some signs point to a culprit within the Bureau itself, while others lead only to dead ends. When Vail was an agent, he built quite a reputation for being able to find anybody anywhere. And since he s not technically working for the government anymore, he s perfect for the type of under-the-radar investigation the FBI needs. But when you go after people who use killing as a bargaining chip, you re asking for trouble.
With a feel of authenticity only someone who s been a part of that world could create, THE BRICKLAYER is the gripping first entry in a new series by a major talent, and Steve Vail, a character in the mold of John Sandford s Lucas Davenport and Lee Child s Jack Reacher, is one of the sexiest and most compelling new heroes to come along in years.

Klappentext

People are dying . . . Each victim has been a thorn in the side of the FBI, and, inexplicably, domestic terrorists who claim to be anti-Bureau are claiming responsibility—and threatening more murders if their huge financial demands aren't met.
The trap has been set. The Bureau's best agents attempt to follow the detailed demands of the blackmailers, only to be drawn into intricate mazes which are ingeniously riddled with hazards, ensuring that no one will emerge alive. The FBI has used every technological secret at their disposal to beat the killers at their game—and they have failed.
The clock is ticking. Deputy Assistant Director Kate Bannon knows that the solution will not be found by following the rules. It's time to call in someonefrom her past, someone who has routinely handled the impossible—a loose cannon ex-agent fired for insubordination but still the very best she has ever seen.
It's time to call in Steve Vail . . . The Bricklayer.