Synopses & Reviews
From the
New York Times bestselling author of the pulse-pounding
Vertical Run comes a spellbinding new white-knuckle thriller to keep you up all night.
Charlie McKenzie is the best at what he does, and what he does best of all is the CIA's dirty work. At least he did until his bosses double-crossed him. Jailed and disgraced to cover up a mammoth intelligence blunder, Charlie wants to get even.
Opportunity knocks when Irina Kolodenkova, a young Russian spy, stumbles across a top-secret technology called Whirlwind, the most important military breakthrough since the atomic bomb. Charlie's the only one with the very special skills needed to track her down and retrieve it. The desk jockeys who betrayed Charlie have no choice: they have to put him back on the job. But Charlie already knows too much. Once he recovers Whirlwind, his enemies plan to betray him again -- this time for keeps.
They put a lethal South African soldier of fortune on Charlie's trail. His orders: keep Charlie in your crosshairs until he finds Whirlwind, then take him down.
However, Charlie has plans of his own, and he is not going to be an easy kill. Quite the contrary ...
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“A breathless read.” USA Today on VERTICAL RUN
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“The story will keep your blood jumping until the end.” Chicago Tribune on VERTICAL RUN
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“[A] snazzy, cant-put-it-down thriller...Faster-than-a-firing-Uzi writing style.” San Francisco Chronicle on VERTICAL RUN
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“All the breathless pace and heart-pounding action one could wish.” Los Angeles Times on VERTICAL RUN
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“The trash-talk is snappy, the villain is deliciously hateful and the plot fast paced.” Publishers Weekly
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“Fast-paced thrillers dont get any better than this.” Clive Cussler on VERTICAL RUN
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“[WHIRLWIND] is a provacative and entertaining book about the underside of espionage culture that zows along in cunning ways.” New York Times Book Review
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“Up there with the best thrillers Ive read.” Larry King on VERTICAL RUN
Synopsis
When Irina Kolodenkova, a young Russian spy, stumbles across a top secret technology called Whirlwind, Charlie McKenzie is hired to track her down and retrieve the most important military breakthrough since the atomic bomb. But Charlie already knows too much, and once he recovers Whirlwind, his enemies plan to betray him.
About the Author
Joseph R. Garber is the author of the international bestseller Vertical Run. Prior to becoming a novelist he was a journalist and businessman. He lives in Northern California, where he is at work on a new thriller.