Takeover - Hardcover

Black, Lisa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061544450 ISBN 13: 9780061544453

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2008

Synopsis

In the tradition of Kathy Reichs and Jeffery Deaver, a talented novelist introduces a gutsy forensic investigator caught in the middle of an explosive crisis

Early one Thursday morning, forensic scientist Theresa MacLean is called to the scene of a gruesome murder. The body of a man has been found on the front lawn of a house in suburban Cleveland, the back of his head bashed in. Although it's not the best start to her day, Theresa has been through worse. What unfolds during the next eight hours, though, is nothing she could ever have imagined.

Downtown at the Federal Reserve Bank, her police detective fiance is taken hostage with six others in a robbery masterminded by two clever criminals. When she arrives at the scene, Theresa discovers that the police have brought in the city's best hostage negotiator: handsome, high-profile Chris Cavanaugh. He hasn't lost a victim yet, but Theresa wonders if he might be too arrogant to save the day this time around.

When her fiance is injured, she seizes the opportunity to trade places with him. Once on the inside, she will use all her wiles, experience, and technical skills to gain control of the situation. But what initially appears to be a bank heist turns into something far more complex and deadly, and Theresa must decide how much more she is willing to sacrifice in order to save the lives of innocent people as well as her own.

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Review:

"Entertaining" -- Chicago Sun-Times

"An exciting story that is hard to put down." -- Dr. Bill Bass, forensic anthropologist at the Body Farm and coauthor of The Devil's Bones

"An exciting story that is hard to put down."--Dr. Bill Bass, forensic anthropologist at the Body Farm and coauthor of The Devil's Bones

"The combination of a credible, likable hero and a bizarre, chilling story is rare in crime fiction....Lisa Black makes the tumblers click perfectly."--Jeremiah Healy, author of Invasion of Privacy

."..a tautly plotted, relentlessly suspenseful debut. Let's hope she writes another scorcher-and soon."--Booklist (starred review)

"Grab-you-by-the throat suspense, written by someone who has actually walked the disturbing walk of an investigator."--Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Body Double

"Entertaining"--Chicago Sun-Times

"Takeover is captivating. Part procedural, part psychological suspense, and every inch a thriller, Takeover succeeds from the opening chapter."--Ridley Pearson, New York Times bestselling author of Killer View

"Takeover is a riveting hostage drama packed with surprises. Once Lisa Black gets you inside the bank, you--like the bad guys--won't be able to stop."--Peter Abrahams, author of Delusion

...a tautly plotted, relentlessly suspenseful debut. Let s hope she writes another scorcher-and soon. --Booklist (starred review)"

About the Author:

Lisa Black is the author of three previous thrillers featuring Theresa MacLean: Trail of Blood, Evidence of Murder, and Takeover. A latent fingerprint examiner and CSI in Florida and a former forensic scientist for the Cleveland coroner's office, she is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences and has testified in more than fifty homicide trials. A native of Cleveland, she lives in Cape Coral, Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061544450
• ISBN 13: 9780061544453
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 341