Wicked Game - Couverture souple

Chase, Adam

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1908122609 ISBN 13 : 9781908122605

Editeur : Cutting Edge Press, 2013

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'A good action yarn, somewhat reminiscent of Matt Hilton's Joe Hunter books in some ways... A promising first outing.' - Michelle Peckham, Eurocrime

'Chase does well to get us to like Hex in this debut adventure by giving him a tragic past, and by pricking his stony conscience in the face of a conspiracy of abominable proportions. Wicked Game is an enjoyable addition to a burgeoning genre.' Mark Hill, Crime Thriller Fella

'This fast moving spy thriller cranks up the pace to rocket speed in the final third of the book. The first novel in the new Hex series, Wicked Game is sure to be enjoyed by fans and newbies to the genre alike.' Crime Thriller Girl

'The book is written in the first person which gives the story an added sense of urgency and dramatic tension.... The blurb calls Wicked Game a tour de force which will grip you from the first page. The first paragraph was enough to hook me.' - --Crime Squad

'A wicked twist and a killer ending highlight this superior series debut featuring hit man Joshua Thane, who's better known as Hex. Chase drops the reader right into the middle of things; Hex was hired to take out Dr. Mary Wilding, a scientist at a London college who reneged on a pharmaceutical product piracy deal with a gangster. But when Hex arrives at her home, he finds several disturbing things: someone has done the job for him, her son - about whom he'd been told nothing - is in the house, and the hard drive he was supposed to secure is missing. Uncharacteristically, Hex decides not to take out the boy, despite the dangers to himself that choice creates. And the botched assignment gets geometrically more complex when he sees that the crime attracted the attention of not only Scotland Yard but also British intelligence and the Mossad. Hex soon learns why-Wilding was connected with disturbing research into bioweapons that could target specific ethnic groups. The crisp writing enhances the thoughtful characterization that makes Hex an anti-hero whom readers will want to see more of.' - --Publishers Weekly

Présentation de l'éditeur

Joshua Thane, aka Hex, is a freelance assassin. His next target is Dr Mary Wilding, a British microbiologist suspected of trading secrets. Breaking into her house, he discovers someone has beaten him to it; she's already dead. The portable hard drive he's ordered to steal is also missing. After sparing the life of her son as memories from the past trigger a crisis of conscience, Hex goes on the run to escape the wrath of his bosses after the botched job and search for the real killer. He uncovers a criminal conspiracy and a biological weapon.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cutting Edge Press
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1908122609
• ISBN 13: 9781908122605
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible