The Backup Men (Mysterious Press-highbridge Audio Classics Ser.)

By: Ross Thomas

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Synopsis: Mac McCorkle and Mike Padillo team up to help twin bodyguards in a thrilling crime caper from&“America&’s best storyteller&” (The New York Times Book Review). The twins who walk into Mac McCorkle&’s bar look identical, despite their differing genders. Their names are Wanda and Walter Gothar, and from the steel in their eyes it&’s apparent that their business isn&’t the friendly kind. They&’ve come seeking help from Mac and his partner, Padilla, an ex-CIA agent who has skulked in the world&’s darkest corners. Anxious for a big payday, the twins took an assignment out of their depth, working as bodyguards for a Saudi prince who came to Washington to sign an oil deal. The job fell apart, and now the twins are being pursued by the world&’s two finest killers—who take out Walter without breaking a sweat. Now Mac and Padilla are faced with a choice: Save Wanda, or join her in the grave.