Synopses & Reviews
Tara Chace may be the most dangerous woman alive. She can seduce you into believing she's the woman of your dreams or kill you with the icy efficiency of an executioner. As the new head of Special Operations for British Intelligence, she no longer has to court death in the field she wants to.
Throw away the old rules, the old school, the old-boy network. The world of international espionage is about to learn the hard way that spying is no longer merely...
A Gentleman's Game
Greg Rucka's electrifying thrillers have pushed the boundaries of suspense fiction to where few have dared to go. Now, in A Gentleman's Game, one of the genre's most fearless writers brings readers of international espionage his most fearless heroine yet: a no-holds-barred woman who's as lethal as an assassin's bullet.
When an unthinkable act of terror devastates London, nothing will stop Tara Chace from hunting down those responsible. Her job is simple: stop the terrorists before they strike a second time. To succeed, she'll do anything and everything it takes. She'll have to kill again.
Only this time the personal stakes will be higher than ever before. For the terrorist counterstrike will require that Tara allow herself to be used as bait by the government she serves. This time she's turning her very life into a weapon that can be used only once. But as she and her former mentor race toward destiny at a remote terrorist training camp in Saudi Arabia, Tara begins to question just who's pulling the trigger and who's the real enemy. In this new kind of war, betrayal can take any form...including one's duty to queen and country.
Based on the graphic novel series that won the coveted Eisner Award, A Gentleman's Game is an electrifyingly realistic, headline-stealing thriller with an unforgettable protagonist one who redefines every rule she doesn't shatter.
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"Rucka keeps the adrenaline level high throughout....Tara is tough and gritty, and her world is one of moral ambiguity." San Francisco Chronicle Books
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"There are echoes of le Carré here, to be sure, although the tone is less cerebral. Those who know The Sandbaggers will be intrigued, but the novel will also interest anyone with a taste for classic British espionage. A sequel would be most welcome." Booklist
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"Rucka's seventh novel is his best yet, a skillful blend of intriguing characters, gripping action, and a highly charged atmosphere. Highly recommended." Library Journal
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"[A] solid piece of work that doesn't immediately betray its [comic] origins but never quite rises to the challenge of the novel form....Better-than-average writing can't overcome a tired plot." Kirkus Reviews
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"Rucka hasn't disappointed this long-time fan. The book progresses at a breakneck pace and the plot twists are believable. He has taken his strengths as a writer and gone into a new direction and locale." BookReporter
Synopsis
Her name is Tara Chace. Within hours she can convince you that she's the woman of your dreams. Or she can kill you with her bare hands. Head of Special Operations for the British Secret Intelligence Service, she no longer has to take the field assignments. But she wants to. When a terrorist attack devastates London, It's a race against time to stop those responsible before they strike again. Tara will do her job. And she will do it well. She will kill a man. For queen and for country. And when they retaliate, she'll use herself as bait with the full force of her government behind her. But she'll learn that there are many kinds of betrayal, and some are deadlier than others...
Synopsis
Based on the Queen & Country graphic novel series that won the coveted Eisner Award, "A Gentleman's Game" is an electrifyingly realistic, headline-stealing thriller with an unforgettable protagonist--one who redefines every rule she doesn't shatter.