The Lanyard - Couverture souple

Perry, Al

 
9780595254385: The Lanyard

Synopsis

An ex-policewoman who cant get used to being ex, and a spy-in-hiding who would rather make love than war, clash in this character-driven suspense yarn.A murder at OHare International Airport triggers a crisis for Magda Daroczi, security guard and former Chicago police officer. Suspected of involvement with the mob that killed a business courier, Magda struggles to clear herself. The key to the murder is Stefan Ross, an illegal alien whose supposedly clean record hides a dark past. As the deadly secrets carried by the murdered courier come to light, Magda and Stefan contend with mobsters, the American and Russian governments, and tangled personal loyalties.For the governments, the goal is national security. For the gangsters, the prize is unlimited wealth and power. For Magda and Stefan, the stakes are their own lives, the lives of those they love, and their future.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

An ex-policewoman who cant get used to being ex, and a spy-in-hiding who would rather make love than war, clash in this character-driven suspense yarn.A murder at OHare International Airport triggers a crisis for Magda Daroczi, security guard and former Chicago police officer. Suspected of involvement with the mob that killed a business courier, Magda struggles to clear herself. The key to the murder is Stefan Ross, an illegal alien whose supposedly clean record hides a dark past. As the deadly secrets carried by the murdered courier come to light, Magda and Stefan contend with mobsters, the American and Russian governments, and tangled personal loyalties.For the governments, the goal is national security. For the gangsters, the prize is unlimited wealth and power. For Magda and Stefan, the stakes are their own lives, the lives of those they love, and their future.

Biographie de l'auteur

Novelist and non-fiction writer Al Perry splits his time between the North Carolina foothills and the low country of South Carolina. He claims to write in both places.Liz Huck, a member and ex-director of the Poets and Writers Literary Forum, lives in Springfield, Illinois, and works for the Department of Human Services.

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9780595651733: The Lanyard

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0595651739 ISBN 13 :  9780595651733
Editeur : iUniverse, 2003
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