SECOND SHOT (Charlie Fox) - Softcover

Sharp, Zoe

4.13

892 ratings by Goodreads

9780749080167: SECOND SHOT (Charlie Fox)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749080167 ISBN 13: 9780749080167

Publisher: ALLISON & BUSBY, 2007

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'Take it from me, getting yourself shot hurts like hell.' The latest assignment for ex-Special Forces soldier turned bodyguard Charlie Fox has her protecting Simone, a newly rich lottery millionairess, and her young daughter, Ella, from the unwanted attentions of an ex-boyfriend. From the outset, however, Simone's refusal to comply with Charlie's security measures puts both mother and child in grave danger, and only Charlie's skill and courage can save them. After a bloody shoot-out in a frozen forest, Charlie is left fighting for her life. As she battles to recover from her injuries, she's still fiercely protective of Ella, even though her actions will catapult her back into the firing line. And this time, Charlie's in no fit state to protect anyone, least of all herself...Fast paced, action-packed and full of twists and turns, "Second Shot" is a gripping, atmospheric thriller you won't dare put down.

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Review:

'Charlie Fox is fast becoming the must-read heroine of mystery...
The narrative moves like a banshee on speed...with a marvellous twist that
I never saw coming... This is mystery on the grand scale and yet so simply
written that you nearly miss how cleverly it is constructed' -- Ken Bruen

'Scarily good. Today's best action heroine is back with a bang.
Cross your fingers and toes that she survives for future adventures −
you definitely want her to' -- Lee Child

'Zo� Sharp is one of the brightest of the new generation of
British crime writers' -- Stephen Booth

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First Drop raised Zo� Sharp to electrifying new heights. Now, the award-winning suspense writer is back with a high-voltage thriller that will blow you away...

“Breathlessly compelling and utterly real.”—Jeffery Deaver

When the latest assignment for bodyguard Charlie Fox ends in a bloody shootout in a frozen New Hampshire forest, she's left fighting for her life...

“James Bond, watch your back.”—Booklist (starred review)

Charlie's client Simone Kerse has just become a lottery millionaire—but he may not live long enough to enjoy her riches. Charlie was supposed to keep Simone's troublesome ex-boyfriend at bay, and help her track down the father Simone had never really known—a relatively low-risk job.

“Addictive reading.”—Chicago Tribune

But Simone's father has secrets in his past that are about to come back and haunt him...and the arrival of his long-lost daughter may be the catalyst that blows his whole world apart. Now, the closer Charlie gets to the truth, the bigger threat she becomes. Only this time she's in no fit state to protect anyone—least of all herself....

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