Synopses & Reviews
The new Stevens and Windermere novel from one of the most dazzlingly acclaimed new writers in crime fiction.
The billionaire picked a heck of a way to die. On a beautiful Saturday in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, state investigator Kirk Stevens and FBI special agent Carla Windermere, witness the assassination of one of the states wealthiest men. The shooter is a young man, utterly unremarkable
except for the dead look in his eyes.
And its only the beginning. The events of that sunny springtime day will lead Stevens and Windermere across the country, down countless blind alleys, and finally to a very flourishing twenty-first century enterprise: a high-tech murder-for-hire social media website. But just who has the dead-eyed shooter targeted next
and whos choosing his victims?
Review
“[
Kill Fee is] further proof that Laukkanen is one of the best young thriller writers working today. His pace is relentless, his plots are satisfyingly intricate and his prose is cut-to-the-bone lean . . . Perhaps as importantly, his books boast social relevance. Like David Baldacci, a veteran of the thinking mans thriller genre, Laukkanen understands the value of tying an exhilarating adventure back to the pressing concerns of the real world.”—
Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Just two books in [The Professionals and Criminal Enterprise] and Laukkanen is a master at elevating stakes and keeping those prize pages turning. Book No. 3 in the Stevens and Windermere series, Kill Fee, is even better.” —Sarah Weinman, National Post
“Blistering pace and a stomach-turning homicide-for-hire scheme . . . Laukkanen keeps readers engaged with a serpentine plot that writhes through high-tech and low-life corruption.” —Publishers Weekly
“Pulse-pounding…you wont put this third Stevens and Windermere installment down unfinished.”—Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Owen Laukkanens first novel, The Professionals, was nominated for multiple honors, including the Anthony Award, Barry Award, Spinetingler Magazine Best Novel, New Voices Award, and International Thriller Writers Thriller Award for Best First Novel. His second Stevens and Windermere Novel is Criminal Enterprise.