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Panic: A major Amazon Prime TV series
by Lauren OliverSoon to be a major Amazon Prime Video series.An utterly gripping thriller from bestselling author Lauren Oliver. Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of twelve thousand people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.Heather never thought she would compete in panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She'd never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.Dodge has never been afraid of panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game; he's sure of it. But what he doesn't know is that he's not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for.For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them-and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.In this gritty, spellbinding novel, bestselling author Lauren Oliver delivers a gripping narrative of friendship, courage, survival, and hope.(P)2014 HarperCollins Publishing
Panic: Soon to be a major Amazon Prime TV series
by Lauren OliverSoon to be a major Amazon Prime Video series.An utterly gripping thriller from bestselling author Lauren Oliver. Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of twelve thousand people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.Heather never thought she would compete in panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She'd never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.Dodge has never been afraid of panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game; he's sure of it. But what he doesn't know is that he's not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for.For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them-and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.In this gritty, spellbinding novel, bestselling author Lauren Oliver delivers a gripping narrative of friendship, courage, survival, and hope.
Panic: The thrilling new book from the bestselling author of Killing Eve
by Luke Jennings*The thrilling new novel from the author of the bestselling Killing Eve series*Escaping online is easy. In real life it won't be so simple.Jaleesa, Kai, Ilya and Dani are online best friends, and superfans of the hit TV show City Of Night. Fantasising about the show in their chatroom, they find an escape from their troubled small-town lives. Everything changes when Chloe, make-up artist to the show's star Alice Temple, enters the chat. When Chloe tells them Alice is in danger the four resolve to save her, and make their way to California. But fantasy is quickly overtaken by reality. Alice's troubles, they discover, will shine the spotlight on all of them. And not in a good way. On the run across the American South with one of the most famous actresses in the world, the fans must evade the police, the Russian mafia and the Legion, an absurd but terrifying new far-right movement. Can they keep running for long enough to uncover the truth about Alice, and discover themselves in the process?#PANIC is a thriller, a love letter to fandom, and an empowering tale of young adults embracing their identities and fighting back in a world that has always tried to marginalize them.'A richly imagined, character-driven thriller' Bookseller'Luke Jennings might just have another cult hit on his hands' Shots Mag'All the expected high-octane thrills and spills are there' Big Issue
Panic: The thrilling new book from the bestselling author of Killing Eve
by Luke Jennings*The thrilling new novel from the author of the bestselling Killing Eve series*Escaping online is easy. In real life it won't be so simple.Jaleesa, Kai, Ilya and Dani are online best friends, and superfans of the hit TV show City Of Night. Fantasising about the show in their chatroom, they find an escape from their troubled small-town lives. Everything changes when Chloe, make-up artist to the show's star Alice Temple, enters the chat. When Chloe tells them Alice is in danger the four resolve to save her, and make their way to California. But fantasy is quickly overtaken by reality. Alice's troubles, they discover, will shine the spotlight on all of them. And not in a good way. On the run across the American South with one of the most famous actresses in the world, the fans must evade the police, the Russian mafia and the Legion, an absurd but terrifying new far-right movement. Can they keep running for long enough to uncover the truth about Alice, and discover themselves in the process?#PANIC is a thriller, a love letter to fandom, and an empowering tale of young adults embracing their identities and fighting back in a world that has always tried to marginalize them.'A richly imagined, character-driven thriller' Bookseller'Luke Jennings might just have another cult hit on his hands' Shots Mag'All the expected high-octane thrills and spills are there' Big Issue
Panic: The thrilling new book from the bestselling author of Killing Eve
by Luke Jennings*The thrilling new novel from the author of the bestselling Killing Eve series*Escaping online is easy. In real life it won't be so simple.#PANIC is a wildly entertaining coming-of-age tale from Luke Jennings, bestselling author of the Killing Eve novels.Jaleesa, Kai, Ilya and Dani are online best friends, and superfans of the hit TV show City Of Night. Fantasising about the show in their chatroom, they find an escape from their troubled small-town lives. Everything changes when Chloe, make-up artist to the show's star Alice Temple, enters the chat. When Chloe tells them Alice is in danger the four resolve to save her, and make their way to California. But fantasy is quickly overtaken by reality. Alice's troubles, they discover, will shine the spotlight on all of them. And not in a good way. On the run across the American South with one of the most famous actresses in the world, the fans must evade the police, the Russian mafia and the Legion, an absurd but terrifying new far-right movement. Can they keep running for long enough to uncover the truth about Alice, and discover themselves in the process?#PANIC is a thriller, a love letter to fandom, and an empowering tale of young adults embracing their identities and fighting back in a world that has always tried to marginalize them.'A richly imagined, character-driven thriller' Bookseller'Luke Jennings might just have another cult hit on his hands' Shots Mag'All the expected high-octane thrills and spills are there' Big Issue(P) 2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Panicking Ralph
by Bill JamesRalph Ember, owner of a shady drinking club, is playing a dangerous game. Someone knows of his plans to set up his own drugs syndicate. And that someone is not keen on the competition. But who are Ralph's trade rivals? The ambitious Keith Vine? Cultured villain Mansel Shale? Perhaps even Detective Chief Constable Colin Harpur and his superior Desmond Iles, about whom there are rumours.And Harpur is developing his own plan - one so secret it could cost him his job, so dangerous it could cost him his life . . .'Extraordinary and electrifying' Val McDermid
Panicking Ralph (Harpur and Iles #14)
by Bill JamesRalph Ember, owner of a shady drinking club, is playing a dangerous game. Someone knows of his plans to set up his own drugs syndicate. And that someone is not keen on the competition. But who are Ralph's trade rivals? The ambitious Keith Vine? Cultured villain Mansel Shale? Perhaps even Detective Chief Constable Colin Harpur and his superior Desmond Iles, about whom there are rumours.And Harpur is developing his own plan - one so secret it could cost him his job, so dangerous it could cost him his life . . .'Extraordinary and electrifying' Val McDermid
Panni sporchi (Un'indagine di Cole McGinnis #3)
by Rhys Ford Sara Linda BenattiSeguito di Sporchi segretiUn'indagine di Cole McGinnisPer Cole McGinnis, ex poliziotto diventato investigatore privato, ogni giorno presenta una nuova sfida che spesso comporta, purtroppo, sofferenza e morte. Claudia, la segretaria che gli fa da madre, si sta ancora riprendendo da un colpo d’arma da fuoco, mentre il suo ragazzo Kim Jae-Min, non ancora dichiarato, di punto in bianco si trova a dover ospitare la sorella adolescente. Nel frattempo, Cole affronta i suoi problemi di famiglia, in particolare quel misterioso fratellastro giapponese che il suo fratello maggiore, Mike, è deciso ad accogliere a braccia aperte. Come se i suoi drammi personali non bastassero, Cole viene avvicinato da Madame Sun, un’indovina i cui clienti stanno morendo a una velocità allarmante. Lei è convinta che qualcuno li stia uccidendo e vuole che siano svolte delle indagini al riguardo, ma la polizia pensa che si stia immaginando tutto. Cole accetta il caso nella speranza di tranquillizzarla, ma si trova davanti a un nodo gordiano di menzogne e tradimenti in cui nessuno è chi dovrebbe essere, e la morte sembra l’unica carta presente nel mazzo dell’indovina.
Panning for Murder: A Murder, She Wrote Mystery
by Donald Bain Jessica Fletcher[from the dust jacket] "This brand-new novel in the USA Today bestselling series finds mystery author Jessica Fletcher sifting for clues on an Alaskan cruise.... Finally rewarding herself with a much-deserved vacation, Jessica books passage on a cruise ship-- the same vessel that her friend's sister vanished from on a prior voyage. Flighty, frivolous, and flirtatious, Wilimena had a history of disappearing for days--even months--at a time. But a family secret has Jessica's friend Kathy convinced this wasn't one of her sister's usual spur-of-the-moment departures. The Copeland sisters had a notorious aunt--the most famous madam in Alaska's history, who may have had some good luck during the gold rush. Now it seems Wilimena took the cruise in search of the treasure, and according to some crew members, she was quite outspoken about her gold claim-- and may have attracted the wrong kind of attention. Suddenly Jessica's vacation turns into one of the more challenging investigations of her life. And before Kathy and she are even halfway to their destination, she has no doubt that someone is watching every move they make...." Suddenly Jessica is transformed from a relaxed tourist to the terrified solo pilot of a floatplane carrying victims and criminals.
Panther Creek: A Pawnee Country Mystery (Native Edge Series)
by Tom HolmJ. D. Daugherty and Hoolie Smith return in this riveting 1928 mystery. A sadist is preying on young women, especially Native American girls. He murders them and dumps their bodies by two creeks—one near Pawnee and one near Claremore—both named Panther Creek.Hoolie, his family, and his friend John Tall Soldier have driven to Pawnee, Oklahoma, to visit the Shield Chiefs. After Mary Shield Chief goes missing, Hoolie and John find her body in the bed of Panther Creek. Hoolie&’s family begin a hunt for the murderer.Meanwhile, J. D. has a new partner in Liz Shelby, daughter of oil man Big Bill Shelby. Together they search for the missing daughter of another wealthy Tulsa family, but they soon find her body at Panther Creek near Claremore.Their cases colliding, Daughtery, Shelby, and the Smith clan find themselves up against a wily killer and running against time to bring him to justice.
Panther Gap: A Novel
by James A. McLaughlin"Chock-full of adventure, runs the gamut on the human experience....One hell of a good yarn.” ―David BaldacciThe thrilling new novel from the Edgar Award–winning author of Bearskin, about two siblings on the verge of inheriting millions but who discover dark secrets in their family’s past.Named a most anticipated book by Crime Reads and BookPageSiblings Bowman and Summer were raised by their father and two uncles on a remote Colorado ranch. They react differently to his radical teachings and the confusions of adolescence. As young adults, they become estranged but are brought back together in their thirties by the prospect of an illegal and potentially dangerous inheritance from their grandfather. They must ultimately reconcile with each other and their past in order to defeat ruthless criminal forces trying to extort the inheritance.Set in the rugged American West and populated by drug cartels, shadowy domestic terrorists, and nefarious business interests, Panther Gap shows James McLaughlin’s talents on full display: gorgeous environmental writing, a white-knuckle thriller plot, and characters dealing with legacy, identity, and their own place in the world.
Panther of the Punjab
by No-Surname KdrCaptain Sima Yasmeen of British Intelligence, working deep undercover disguised in an Afghan burkha, infiltrates one of Al-Qu'eda cavernous hideouts in Afghanistan in an attempt to find out what terror mastermind Osama bin Laden is plotting just prior to the 9/11 WTC bombing in New York. When she shockingly discovers that, Osama has acquired a nuclear weapon purchased from a corrupt Army officer, Brigadier Musa Khan, of Pakistan's ISI Inter-Services Intelligence. And informs her MI6 controller, Colonel Sandy Campbell. While visiting her oilfield in Kazakhstan to ratify the final route for an oil pipeline, billionaire Rani Becker is brazenly kidnapped by Al-Qu'eda terrorists who intend extorting millions to partially fund Osama's purchase of the nuclear bomb. Rani's team of ex-SAS bodyguards, Killa, Kaffa Dog and Jumbo eventually pick up her trail which leads them from the sparsely inhabited deserts of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, through mountainous Afghanistan, and thence to Rawalpindi and Peshawar in Pakistan where they join forces with Sandy and Sima. Enlisting the resources of Gurkha RSM Nima and his tough band of ex-Gurkhas from the Himalaya, the combined teams set out to rescue Rani Becker. And also nullify the nuclear bomb threat. They're brilliantly assisted by Rani's chief pilot, ex-Falklands combat veteran Max, who tracks the ground convoys using satellite technology and hi-resolution surveillance cameras from the overflying company Hercules. Still dressed in an Afghani burkha, Sima is rumbled by nuclear physicist Azziz and promptly seized by Musa Khan in the den of contraband narcotics that is Smugglers Bazaar in Peshawar. Rani is coerced into signing the oil pipeline agreement. Still held captive by Ruthless Khan, Rani and Sima and then forced to accompany the nuclear weapon and join Khan's heroin convoy en-route to a smuggling rendezvous with a vessel on the coast of the Arabian Sea in southern Baluchistan. The rolling fire-fight action is continuous. This manuscript contains common everyday swearing and humour combined with action packed explosive adventure throughout. It's meant to entertain and is written by a free person living in a supposedly free speech country. With no offence, implied or intended to any person, political or religious group or culture. The author reserves the right of free speech. Quite obviously, some literary licence has been exercised in writing this fictional novel. Most of the locations are real. The dates of certain historical events are chronologically correct. For the most part, other than known historical identities already in the public domain; the characters are quite fictitious and any resemblance to dead or living persons in entirely coincidental.
Panther's Prey (The Leo Maxwell Mysteries #4)
by Lachlan SmithIn Panther's Prey, the latest novel from Shamus Award winner Lachlan Smith, tragedy once again strikes near the heart for lawyer-detective Leo Maxwell.After working to free his father from prison in Fox Is Framed, Leo has now left private practice and is working as a public defender in San Francisco. He and his co-counsel Jordan Walker are in the midst of trial, brilliantly defending Randall Rodrigues, a mentally ill homeless man whom they contend falsely confessed to the rape of a young San Francisco socialite. After their client is acquitted, Leo and Jordan fall into an intense relationship-until Jordan is found brutally raped and murdered in her apartment. Leo, the last person known to have seen her alive, is the natural suspect, and the police are eager for payback after the Rodrigues case. The story takes a shocking turn when Leo and Jordan’s freshly acquitted client walks into the police station and offers to confess to Jordan’s murder. Upset by the rapidity with which the authorities accept this all-too-convenient confession, Jordan’s grieving father tasks Leo with investigating his daughter’s death. Leo agrees, though he knows exonerating Rodrigues will likely bring suspicion back on himself.Theorizing that he may be on the trail of a serial rapist and murderer, Leo instead uncovers a massive judicial fraud leading to the steps of the federal courthouse. In an explosive final confrontation, Leo will come face to face with an adversary far more powerful than any foe he has met thus far.
Panthers Play for Keeps: A Pru Marlowe Pet Noir (Pru Marlowe Pet Noir #4)
by Clea SimonA shooter takes deadly aim, and throws a city into panicPsychologist Daniel Rinaldi is no stranger to trauma. A survivor of not one, but two attempts on his life by a deranged killer, the therapist also counsels trauma patients in his private practice, and contracts with the Pittsburgh Police to help victims of violent crime cope with their experience. When a sports mascot is gunned down mid-field by a sniper at a college football game he attends, Rinaldi becomes an accidental yet integral part of the investigation. To begin with, the victim in the costume is not the person who was supposed to be wearing it.When the actual "Teasdale Tiger" hears the news, he suffers a crippling panic attack and calls on Rinaldi to talk him through it. From there, Rinaldi seems to be in all the wrong places at all the wrong times, as the sniper continues his killing spree. Meeting with resistance from members of the Pittsburgh Police force and taking dangerous risks in pursuit of the killer, Rinaldi puts his career and his life in harm's way as he races to find a connection between the victims before the shooter strikes again.
Paparazzi (A Becky White Thriller)
by Jo FentonThe tables are turned for a celebrity photographer who&’s being stalked, in this mind-blowing thriller featuring PI Becky White. After a traumatic incident forces her out of the police force, Becky&’s longtime friend Joanna convinces her to start the White Knight Detective Agency. Their first case seems simple—help photographer Penny with a stalker who appears whenever she works with a band led by singer Troy. But the case turns deadly when Troy&’s wife is murdered. And then a child goes missing. . . As more killings follow, Becky, Joanna, and tech expert Will race to uncover the truth. Becky must confront her own demons to rescue the child, but nothing prepares them for the shocking twist when they discover who has been pulling the strings all along . . .Packed with emotional intensity, Paparazzi is a gripping, page-turning thriller perfect for fans of Angela Marsons.
Papelucho detective
by Marcela PazTras estar detenido "por pura fatalidad", Papelucho decide ser detective. En una extensa carta a su mamá relata sus aventuras junto a su amigo Chirigüe: una pelea que termina en un supuesto asesinato, su secuestro por parte de unos delincuentes y una guagua llorona a la que tiene que consolar. Marcela Paz nos sorprende nuevamente con el diario de Papelucho, este niño dueño de una gran capacidad para expresar sus sentimientos e intenciones solidarias.
Paper Butterfly
by Diane Wei LiangModern-Day Beijing. Mei Wang, 31, lives and works as a private detective in China's capital city. After her resignation from the Ministry for Public Security, Mei saw her status drop swiftly in the eyes of her former colleagues, her TV-star sister, and even her mother. But sharp, intuitive Mei has taken her valuable experience and her insider knowledge of the police and city politics and set herself up as a successful private investigator. Now, with her own car, her own business, even a male receptionist to reflect her well-to-do status, Mei Wang is ensconced in her own little corner of the biggest city in China. When Mei receives a call from the chief executive at Guanghua Record Company, she learns that one of Mr. Peng's top starlets -- the beautiful pop star Kaili -- has been missing for four days. Mei must find the starlet while keeping up the record company's façade that nothing is amiss. Though Kaili is a piece of Mr. Peng's moneymaking machine, Mei learns that she is also a troubled, mysterious young woman whom no one really knows. The discovery of a secret stash of letters in Kaili's apartment sets Mei on an investigation that will take her back to a troubled past that belongs not only to Kaili, but to the entire nation. Meanwhile, in Gansu Province, a work camp laborer named Lin is finally released from eight years of forced labor on the outskirts of civilization. He angrily remembers the betrayal that cost him his youth and his sweetheart, who was torn from his life when he was sent to the work camp. As Mei tries to retrace Kaili's steps, so does Lin retrace his own past. . . and he carries a secret to the case that no one would ever expect. Paper Butterfly, the second mystery featuring private detective Mei Wang, is as beautiful and lyrical as it is eye-opening.
Paper Cage
by Tom BaragwanathThe prize-winning literary crime debut from young New Zealand novelist Tom Baragwanath.**Shortlisted for Ngaio Marsh Awards 2023***Shortlisted for The Ned Kelly Awards 2023*Masterton, New Zealand may be a small town, but its residents are certainly not united. Old resentments and the simmering tensions of race and culture divide the Maori and white inhabitants, with everyone keeping to their own patch of turf. But when local children start to go missing, vanishing between the cracks, accusations are hurled, and community relations reach boiling point.Caught in the middle is Lorraine Henry. She works as a lowly records clerk at the police station amongst towering piles of paperwork, quietly making connections and remembering things that the cops would rather not. Solving cases is not part of her job, but when her great-nephew is the next to disappear, she must put her skills to the test as she is called in to help, all before time runs out for the children.Both a nail-biting thriller and a beautifully written, acutely observed portrait of a community in crisis, Paper Cage is the award-winning debut from young New Zealand novelist Tom Baragwanath.'An astonishing debut [with] a wonderfully flawed central character . . . Such a standout novel' James Oswald author of All That Lives'This literary thriller heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in New Zealand storytelling' Fiona Sussman, author of The Doctor's Wife'Tom Baragwanath has mastered the craft of literary crime' Age(P)2024 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Paper Cage: A novel
by Tom BaragwanathThis prizewinning debut from New Zealand novelist Tom Baragwanath is both a nail-biting thrill-ride and a beautifully written, acutely observed portrait of a community.How far would you go to keep your family safe?Lorraine Henry is generally content to keep her head down and get on with her work as a records clerk at the Masterton police station. But when children start going missing in her small town, Lo can't help but pay attention. After all, she has Bradley, her young nephew, to worry about, and the cops don't seem to be putting much effort into finding the kids. And then the unthinkable happens: Bradley disappears. Distraught but determined, Lorraine vows to bring him home no matter what. And, together with a detective from Wellington, she embarks on a dangerous mission, one that will illuminate all the good and all the bad in Masterton.
Paper Cage: The award-winning New Zealand small-town mystery (The Lorraine Henry Thrillers #1)
by Tom Baragwanath**Shortlisted for Ngaio Marsh Awards 2023***Shortlisted for The Ned Kelly Awards 2023*'Tom Baragwanath's provocative first novel is riveting and shocking' The Times'[A] magnetic debut . . . breathtakingly compelling' Daily MailMasterton, New Zealand may be a small town, but its residents are certainly not united. Old resentments and the simmering tensions of race and culture divide the Maori and white inhabitants, with everyone keeping to their own patch of turf. But when local children start to go missing, vanishing between the cracks, accusations are hurled, and community relations reach boiling point.Caught in the middle is Lorraine Henry. She works as a lowly records clerk at the police station amongst towering piles of paperwork, quietly making connections and remembering things that the cops would rather forget. Solving cases is not part of her job, but when her great-nephew is the next to disappear, she must put her skills to the test as she is called in to help, all before time runs out for the children.Both a nail-biting thriller and a beautifully written, acutely observed portrait of a community in crisis, Paper Cage is the award-winning debut from young New Zealand novelist Tom Baragwanath.'An astonishing debut [with] a wonderfully flawed central character . . . Such a standout novel' James Oswald author of All That Lives'This literary thriller heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in New Zealand storytelling' Fiona Sussman, author of The Doctor's Wife'Tom Baragwanath has mastered the craft of literary crime' Age
Paper Chase
by Bob CookWhitehall is in the grip of post Spycatcher paranoia and loutish Ministry hound, Geoff Stringer, is sent to put the frightens on four ex-MI5 and MI6 operatives. On the Continent, meanwhile, a number of unconnected people are being murdered. Life is certainly becoming rather hot to handle. . .
Paper Chase
by Dell ShannonLawyer Jesse Falkenstein thought his secretary Miss Williams was a remarkably efficient typist, but he felt she had drawbacks as a legal secretary. She had an earnest face, unfashionable tight curls and she irritated him very much. Jesse wished he could fire her. But she'd been his secretary for nine years, so even when, on a particularly busy day, she called to say that an urgent matter would keep her away from the office, Jesse didn't fire her. He also didn't realise how urgent the matter was until it was almost too late . . .
Paper Chase (Felony And Mayhem Mysteries Ser.)
by Bob CookFour MI5 retirees prove they’ve still got it in this spy thriller for fans of Rob Thomas and Hopscotch.The four old spies are long past their glory days, and now meet up mostly at the funerals of former colleagues, after which they typically enjoy an hour or two of complaining about the relaxation of standards at Britain’s security services. The latest indignity: The Director has recently sent round a most discourteous directive that the four are under no circumstances to consider writing their memoirs. Well, they are not to be ordered about like some band of errand-boys! They served their country with honor, and the country has the right to know it. In fact, if you think about it, publishing their memoirs is a patriotic duty. Unfortunately, the Director doesn’t see it quite that way . . .Praise for Paper Chase"An amusing, civilized, rather wonderful caper"—The New York Times“Delightful.” —Kirkus Reviews
Paper Chase (Jesse Falkenstein)
by Dell ShannonLawyer Jesse Falkenstein thought his secretary Miss Williams was a remarkably efficient typist, but he felt she had drawbacks as a legal secretary. She had an earnest face, unfashionable tight curls and she irritated him very much. Jesse wished he could fire her.But she'd been his secretary for nine years, so even when, on a particularly busy day, she called to say that an urgent matter would keep her away from the office, Jesse didn't fire her. He also didn't realise how urgent the matter was until it was almost too late . . .'My favourite American crime-writer' New York Herald Tribune
Paper Chase (Jesse Falkenstein)
by Dell ShannonLawyer Jesse Falkenstein thought his secretary Miss Williams was a remarkably efficient typist, but he felt she had drawbacks as a legal secretary. She had an earnest face, unfashionable tight curls and she irritated him very much. Jesse wished he could fire her.But she'd been his secretary for nine years, so even when, on a particularly busy day, she called to say that an urgent matter would keep her away from the office, Jesse didn't fire her. He also didn't realise how urgent the matter was until it was almost too late . . .'My favourite American crime-writer' New York Herald Tribune