Man Down: A Broken Wings Thriller - Hardcover

Douglas, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671023926 ISBN 13: 9780671023928

Publisher: Simon & Schuster International, 2003

Synopsis

For FBI profiler Jake Donovan, the stakes are higher than ever before: he has to get to whoever has 'disappeared' a crucial weapons researcher before nationally security is fatally breached, and he has to get to them before they get to him and those he loves most. Terrorists have blown up a Congressman's plane over Washington and the FBI Director has called on Jake to profile the possible perpetrators. But before he can get started the government mysteriously yanks him off the case. Meanwhile Jake's love life isn't going well, his former wife is no fan of his and his money is running out. However, when his financial backer, Mrs De Vries, asks the Broken Wings team to investigate the whereabouts of her missing niece, Donovan's investigation leads right to the centre of the national crisis. MAN DOWN delivers page-turning action and a stunning denouement that will attract legions of new admirers to the world of Jake Donovan and his band of profilers.

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Review:

"Kirkus Reviews" Douglas has the drill for thrillers down pat: lots of bad guys, piles of bodies, big grids of electric danger....[A] page-turner.

Synopsis:

In the action-packed sequel to BROKEN WINGS, Jake Donovan is on the trail of two missing persons and finds himself caught in the midst of a terrorist group who will do anything to stop him. For FBI profiler Jake Donovan, the stakes are higher than ever before: he has to get to whoever has 'disappeared' a crucial weapons researcher before nationally security is fatally breached, and he has to get to them before they get to him and those he loves most. Terrorists have blown up a Congressman's plane over Washington and the FBI Director has called on Jake to profile the possible perpetrators. But before he can get started the government mysteriously yanks him off the case. Meanwhile Jake's love life isn't going well, his former wife is no fan of his and his money is running out. However, when his financial backer, Mrs De Vries, asks the Broken Wings team to investigate the whereabouts of her missing niece, Donovan's investigation leads right to the centre of the national crisis. MAN DOWN delivers page-turning action and a stunning denouement that will attract legions of new admirers to the world of Jake Donovan and his band of profilers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster International
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0671023926
• ISBN 13: 9780671023928
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 336