Troubleshooter (Tim Rackley Novels) - Softcover

Hurwitz, Gregg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060731451 ISBN 13: 9780060731458

Publisher: HarperTorch, 2006

Synopsis

The series that started it all!

The maestro of pulse-pounding suspense delivers an explosive new white-knuckle thriller featuring deputy U.S. Marshal Tim Rackley -- a lawman driven by honor, morality, and a thirst for justice. The leader of one of the country's most violent biker gangs, Den Laurey should have been behind bars. But thanks to a daring escape on an L.A. freeway, several deputy marshals are dead and Laurey is riding free. Rackley, back on the Service's warrant squad, is in hot pursuit of the outlaw and his ruthless gang -- with a media whirlwind and the entire Los Angeles law-enforcement community driving him.

Just when Laurey is within his grasp, circumstances force Rackley to let him go -- with devastating results. A few miles up the road, a sheriff's deputy is attacked: Tim's pregnant wife, Dray. Driven by guilt, Tim vows to hunt Laurey down -- a search that will lead him into a dark world of deception and lies, a world of criminals and undercover cops, drugs and mutilation. And the key to the violent puzzle lies in the discarded corpses of women -- women for whom Tim must seek justice when no one else will. With the stakes rising, Tim must unravel a horrifying secret and confront a deadly terror that reaches from the back alleys of Mexico to the poppy fields of Afghanistan ... and threatens to explode on the dark streets of L.A.

About this title

Review:

"Hurwitz has been tapped as a younger, hipper Grisham...he certainly delivers in terms of pure, propulsive readability."--Washington Post

"Enticing...a smoothly written, gripping fabric of believable incidents, ethical questions and changing relationships."--Booklist

"Engaging...Spier is an appealing character...Gregg Andrew Hurwitz can write. He has a bright future ahead of him."--Cozies, Capers & Crimes

"Compelling...Gregg Hurwitz is the heir apparent to Robin Cook."--Book Browser

"THE KILL CLAUSE is a white knuckle thriller of the first order. Smart, with a little twist of the wicked."--Joe R. Lansdale, author of The Bottoms and A Fine Dark Line

"Grounded in character and believable detail, Hurwitz's thriller engages on every level."--Publishers Weekly

"THE KILL CLAUSE is like a literary Law & Order, without the commercials. Bottom Line: Killer read."--People

"A white-knuckle journey...A compelling, riveting, dead-smart thriller...If you haven't discovered Gregg Hurwitz yet, get to a bookstore!"--Janet Evanovich

"Tough, true, well-written, and memorable as Hell. Dray and Tim Rackley are uniquely believable and sympathetic heroes."--James Patterson

"Fascinating...intriguing...Filled with well-drawn characters, meticulous research and pulse-pounding action...easily one of the best thrillers of the year."--Chicago Sun-Times

About the Author:

Gregg Hurwitz is the critically acclaimed author of The Tower, Minutes to Burn, Do No Harm, The Kill Clause, The Program, and Troubleshooter. He holds a B.A. in English and psychology from Harvard University and a master's degree from Trinity College, Oxford University. He lives in Los Angeles.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060731451
• ISBN 13: 9780060731458
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 400