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Never Coming Home: A Novel
by Hannah Mary McKinnon"[A] highly entertaining, bone-chilling must read.&”—Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest"A diabolical tour de force."—P.J. Vernon, author of Bath Haus&“Don&’t miss this propulsive, hypnotic thrill ride.&”—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Last Girl Ghosted First comes love. Then comes murder.Lucas Forester didn&’t hate his wife. Michelle was brilliant, sophisticated and beautiful. Sure, she had extravagant spending habits, that petty attitude, a total disregard for anyone below her status. But she also had a lot to offer. Most notably: wealth that only the one percent could comprehend.For years, Lucas has been honing a flawless plan to inherit Michelle&’s fortune. Unfortunately, it involves taking a hit out on her.Every track is covered, no trace left behind, and now Lucas plays the grieving husband so well he deserves an award. But when a shocking photo and cryptic note show up on his doorstep, Lucas goes from hunter to prey. Someone is on to him. And they&’re closing in.Told with dark wit and a sharply feminist sensibility, Never Coming Home is a terrifying tale of duplicity that will have you side-eyeing your spouse as you dash to the breathtaking end.Don&’t miss Hannah Mary McKinnon&’s latest psychological suspense, The Revenge List, where a woman's list of people she wants to forgive suddenly becomes a list of victims.Want more McKinnon? Don't miss these pulse-pounding thrillers: You Will Remember Me Sister Dear Her Secret Son The Neighbors
Never Coming Home
by Evonne WarehamA woman’s search for answers leads her into the arms of a man who offers both danger and passion in this explosive “nerve-wracking thrill ride” (RT Book Reviews). When Kaz Elmore is told her five-year-old daughter Jamie has died in a car crash, she struggles to accept that she’ll never see her little girl again. Then a stranger comes into her life offering what she thought was lost forever: hope. Devlin, security consultant and witness to the terrible accident scene, believes that Kaz’s daughter might not have been the girl in the car after all. But with no hard evidence, the police aren’t interested, so Devlin and Kaz have little choice but to investigate on their own. Their desperate search for Jamie leads down dangerous paths that take the pair all across Europe, where deadly secrets await. But as long as Kaz has hope, she can’t stop looking—and Devlin can’t leave . . .
Never Coming Home
by Kate M. WilliamsThe beach read you have been dying for! When ten of America's hottest teenage influencers are invited to an exclusive island resort, things are sure to get wild. But murder isn't what anyone expected. Will anyone survive?Everyone knows Unknown Island—it&’s the world&’s most exclusive destination. Think white sand beaches, turquoise seas, and luxury accommodations. Plus, it&’s invite only, no one over twenty-one allowed, and it&’s absolutely free. Who wouldn&’t want to go? The mysterious resort launched with a viral marketing campaign, and now the whole world is watching as the mysterious resort opens its doors to the First Ten, the ten elite influencers specifically chosen to be the first to experience everything Unknown Island has to offer. You know them. There&’s the gamer, the beauty blogger, the rich girl, the superstar, the junior politician, the environmentalist, the DJ, the CEO, the chef, and the athlete. What they don&’t know is that they weren&’t invited to Unknown Island for their following—they were invited for their secrets. Everyone is hiding a deadly one, and it looks like someone&’s decided it&’s payback time. Unknown Island isn&’t a vacation, it&’s a trap. And it&’s beginning to look like the First Ten—no matter how influential—are never coming home.
Never Cross a Vampire (Toby Peters #4)
by Stuart KaminskyThe time is January 1942, and Toby Peters' services have just been retained by the private eye's strangest client: Bela Lugosi, who, over a decade after frightening millions of Americans with his depiction of the notorious Count Dracula, is now being stalked by a very real, very deadly, all-too-human creature of darkness intent on punishing the fading actor for perceived slights made against the vapiric race. Before Peters can get a handle on the situation, though, his business suddenly doubles in sound and fury when William Faulkner, the nation's most distinguished author gone Hollywood, is accused of killing a movie agent he hardly knew. Can even Peters find the connection between the two cases before he falls prey to the sinister machinations of the children of the night. . . ?
Never Cross a Vampire (The Toby Peters Mysteries #5)
by Stuart M. KaminskyThe stakes are life and death when Bela Lugosi is threatened in this &“affectionate parody of the hard-boiled private-eye&” genre (The New York Times). 1942: In the basement of a crumbling Los Angeles movie palace, five vampires crowd around Bela Lugosi. They should not frighten the fading horror icon, who found worldwide fame as Dracula, for these are only wannabes—diehard fans who get their kicks dressing up as bloodsuckers. But Lugosi is terrified, because he knows that one of these crackpots has been making threats against his life. Their fangs may be plastic, but their lethal intentions are all too real. For protection, Lugosi hires Hollywood private eye Toby Peters, who&’s splitting his time between this case and a job for his old employers: the Warner brothers. A Hollywood murder has been linked to one of the studio&’s star screenwriters: the brilliant novelist and violent drunk, William Faulkner. To his horror, Peters finds a connection between the two cases. To get Faulkner off the hook, he&’ll have to find out who wants to close the coffin lid on Dracula. With &“shades of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett&” Edgar Award–winning author Stuart Kaminsky&’s 1940s Hollywood PI is once again cracking wise and saving celebrities from psychos (The San Diego Union-Tribune).
Never Dead
by Wonny LeaMeticulously-researched...warming the hearts of millions of readers.' Historical Novels Review 'Collier has a gift for bringing her characters to life that will keep the reader engrossed until the end' Daily Mail Sinners and Shadows - Book Three in the Brothers and Lovers Series Orphaned at eight and raised by a brutal sadistic brother, nineteen-year-old parlour maid Rhian dreams of meeting a man who will love her and give her a family of her own. When she is invited to join the Evans family on New Year's Eve 1913, her life is thrown into turmoil. The youngest Evans' brother, twenty-two year old Joey, confesses he loves her. Handsome, charming Joey has never met a woman who could refuse him anything until Rhian. Just when her feelings begin to emerge Joey's past overshadows and finally shatters their happiness. Unable to separate truth from lies, wanting to hurt Joey as deeply as he has her, Rhian turns to her employer, Edward Larch, for solace. Unhappily married, Edward offers her the only position he can, that of his mistress. Her choice is simple and irrevocable - to forgo love, her reputation as a 'respectable girl' and all chance of a settled family life for the sake of financial security. When Europe is plunged into war, even the lives of the people in Tonypandy are affected. But no matter how dangerous the conditions or how many hours she works, she cannot stop thinking about the man she loved who betrayed her - and the problems peace will bring.
Never Dead: The DCI Phelps Series (DCI Phelps #5)
by Wonny LeaA twisty and unputdownable detective crime novel perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Faith Martin, J.R. Ellis, LJ Ross, Miss Marple and Midsummer Murders!'Never Dead' is the fifth novel featuring DCI Martin Phelps and his team, based in the world-famous and vibrant Cardiff Bay.Newly promoted DI Matt Pryor is disappointed when his first case seems to be a simple death from natural causes - that is, until the post-mortem shows something quite unexpected ...The elderly man who died on a Cardiff train was murdered - poisoned - by one of the other passengers. But who? There's a photograph in the dead man's pocket - a photograph that matches one owned by young professional Ellie Bevan. Is it just a coincidence that Ellie's the one who stayed with the body until the police arrived - or did she have a more sinister reason for sticking around?Matt's boss DCI Martin Phelps is delving into a tricky case of his own. The new superintendent is determined to clear up any old cases with a whiff of police corruption about them and Phelps is sent to investigate the decade-old murder of a young Somali man. He soon discovers that the police reports are filled with errors. Sloppy detective work - or a cover-up?Both Pryor and Phelps soon find themselves surprisingly drawn towards investigating a respected humanitarian charity. Feted by important people, the organisation isn't quite what it seems - and a wrong move could spell disaster..._________________________________________Praise for Wonny Lea's INSANELY GRIPPING detective series:'Another fabulous addition to her series which, once started, is difficult to put down' ***** Amazon review'As usual a really good read from Wonny. This series is just getting better with each book' ***** Amazon review'Excellent read, well written and thoroughly enjoyable, I hope to read more' ***** Amazon review'Love Wonny Lea, Cardiff is a brilliant setting, an excellent read' ***** Amazon review'Don't stop writing this series . I love the books and can't wait to read the next book...' ***** Amazon review
Never Dead: The DCI Phelps Series (Dci Phelps Ser. #5)
by Wonny LeaA twisty and unputdownable detective crime novel perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Faith Martin, J.R. Ellis, LJ Ross, Miss Marple and Midsummer Murders!'Never Dead' is the fifth novel featuring DCI Martin Phelps and his team, based in the world-famous and vibrant Cardiff Bay.Newly promoted DI Matt Pryor is disappointed when his first case seems to be a simple death from natural causes - that is, until the post-mortem shows something quite unexpected ...The elderly man who died on a Cardiff train was murdered - poisoned - by one of the other passengers. But who? There's a photograph in the dead man's pocket - a photograph that matches one owned by young professional Ellie Bevan. Is it just a coincidence that Ellie's the one who stayed with the body until the police arrived - or did she have a more sinister reason for sticking around?Matt's boss DCI Martin Phelps is delving into a tricky case of his own. The new superintendent is determined to clear up any old cases with a whiff of police corruption about them and Phelps is sent to investigate the decade-old murder of a young Somali man. He soon discovers that the police reports are filled with errors. Sloppy detective work - or a cover-up?Both Pryor and Phelps soon find themselves surprisingly drawn towards investigating a respected humanitarian charity. Feted by important people, the organisation isn't quite what it seems - and a wrong move could spell disaster..._________________________________________Praise for Wonny Lea's INSANELY GRIPPINGdetective series:'Another fabulous addition to her series which, once started, is difficult to put down' ***** Amazon review'As usual a really good read from Wonny. This series is just getting better with each book' ***** Amazon review'Excellent read, well written and thoroughly enjoyable, I hope to read more' ***** Amazon review'Love Wonny Lea, Cardiff is a brilliant setting, an excellent read' ***** Amazon review'Don't stop writing this series . I love the books and can't wait to read the next book...' ***** Amazon review
Never Die Alone: New Orleans series, book 8 (New Orleans thrillers #8)
by Lisa Jackson'Shiveringly good suspense!' Lisa GardnerTHE FINAL BOOK IN A GRIPPING CRIME SERIES FROM 30 MILLION COPY SELLING AUTHOR.NEVER DROP YOUR GUARD. NEVER CLOSE YOUR EYES. OR YOU'LL NEVER SEE HIM COMING ...The murders are planned in exquisite detail and the victims are always twins. When Zoe and Chloe Denning went out to celebrate their twenty-first birthday they never made it home. For Brianna Hayward, their disappearance is proof that the '21 Killer' has reached New Orleans. Reporter Jason Bridges is intrigued by a story that could make his career. But both he and Brianna have secrets to hide. Detective Rick Bentz always had his doubts about the '21' conviction and now he fears the real murderer may be loose in his backyard. As Bentz and his partner Reuben Montoya desperately follow the trail, the killer prepares to unite Zoe and Chloe in death forever . . . 'She is one of the best' Harlan Coben WANT TO SEE WHERE IT ALL STARTED? THE FIRST BOOK IN THE SERIES, HOT BLOODED, IS AVAILABLE NOW
Never Die Alone (A Bentz/Montoya Novel #8)
by Lisa JacksonA serial killer who targets twins is loose in New Orleans in this psychological thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Left to Die.Years ago, Detective Rick Bentz helped put away the notorious serial killer known as 21, who targeted twins about to reach their twenty-first birthday. With merciless precision, 21 would arrange for his victims to die, simultaneously, at the time of their birth. But Brianna Hayward—a New Orleans woman still reeling from the murder of her twin sister—is certain the wrong man is in prison. She&’s willing to do anything to convince the police, even if it means trusting a reporter who&’s hiding his own secrets. Now Bentz will finally have to face the terrifying possibility that 21 is still at large. Twin sisters from All Saints College have just vanished—on the eve of their twenty-first birthday. And as Bentz and his partner, Reuben Montoya, desperately follow the trail, a killer prepares to unite his next victims in death forever.
Never An Empire
by James GreenAs the 19th century draws to a close America is at war - a circulation war! In New York the two great leaders of the Yellow Press, William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, have gone head to head and nothing sells papers like a real war. Such is the power of the press that they get one. American victory over Spain brings its prizes: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. But in the Philippines a rebel army is already fighting for independence, but the Land of the Free doesn't want to grant them their wish ... Fourth in James Green's successful Agents of Independence series, tracing the development of the American Secret Service.
Never An Empire: Agents of Independence Series (Agents of Independence #4)
by James GreenAs the 19th century draws to a close America is at war – a circulation war! In New York the two great leaders of the Yellow Press, William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, have gone head to head and nothing sells papers like a real war. Such is the power of the press that they get one. American victory over Spain brings its prizes: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. But in the Philippines a rebel army is already fighting for independence, but the Land of the Free doesn’t want to grant them their wish …Fourth in James Green’s successful Agents of Independence series, tracing the development of the American Secret Service.
Never An Empire: Agents of Independence Series (Agents Of Independence Ser. #4)
by James GreenAs the 19th century draws to a close America is at war – a circulation war! In New York the two great leaders of the Yellow Press, William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, have gone head to head and nothing sells papers like a real war. Such is the power of the press that they get one. American victory over Spain brings its prizes: Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. But in the Philippines a rebel army is already fighting for independence, but the Land of the Free doesn’t want to grant them their wish …Fourth in James Green’s successful Agents of Independence series, tracing the development of the American Secret Service.
Never End
by Ake Edwardson Laurie ThompsonA gritty, bone-chilling masterpiece from the most acclaimed Scandinavian crime writer since Henning Mankell It's summer in Sweden. As the coastal city of Gothenburg suffers through a heat wave, Chief Inspector Erik Winter broods over a series of unsolved rape-murders. The crimes bear an eerie resemblance to a five-year-old case that the mercurial detective has refused to let go cold. Has the same rapist reemerged to taunt him, or is a copycat at work? And can Winter find a common thread among the victims before there are more of them? With Never End, Åke Edwardson brings American readers another installment of the smart, suspenseful, atmospheric series that has won him legions of fans all over the world.
Never Ending (Never Knights Trilogy #3)
by Kailin GowNever Knight, the daughter of a rock legend, and the only young woman in a band of hot sexy guys saw her world come crumbling down right when she was at the top. In an impossible love with her sexy British guitarist Danny Blue, against her own rule of not dating anyone in her own band, she gets the rudest awakening in her life as she gets thrown into a vicious game played by all. Danny Blue, sexy rock star, who had hidden most of his life away from his eccentric billionaire father s past, is torn between wanting Neve and doing what s right for the band and for his family. Can he give up his desire and endless hunger for Neve to save the band or would his growing love for her destroy everything they ve been fighting for? Or will everything he has drive Neve into the arms of another or away forever? Never Ending is the final book of the Never Knights Trilogy which explodes with emotions, wit, and all the drama of a Hollywood story in an heart-wrenching conclusion. New Adult Contemporary Rock Band Romance For 18 and up BOOKS IN THE NEVER KNIGHTS SERIES Never Say Never Never Land Never Ending Adult Spin-off Serial: The Blue Room
Never Enough
by Harold RobbinsDavid Shea, a high powered Wall Street investment banker, has a past that wont be denied. As a teen, he led a group of four friends to beat a local bully to death and let someone else take the rap. David has managed to avoid every bad break, but in a life of big money payoffs, potentially lethal pitfalls, and legal wrangling, fate is bound to get the upper hand at least once.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Never Far Away
by Michael KorytaNew York Times bestselling "master" of American thriller writing Michael Koryta returns with an electrifying new novel about a mother seeking to reconnect with her children after a terrible trial tears their family apartNina Morgan&’s bloodstained car was found a decade ago on a lonely Florida road. Forensic evidence suggested she&’d been murdered, although her body was never found. Her disappearance left her infant children to the care of their father. Once a pilot, mother, wife, and witness to a gruesome crime, Nina had to flee her old life to save her family. She reinvented herself as Leah Trenton, a guide in the Allagash Wilderness in northern Maine. She never expected to see her children again, but now tragedy has returned them to her—only they have no idea that she&’s their mother—and delivered all of them back into danger. &“Aunt Leah&” will need some help, and an old ally has a suggestion: an enigmatic young hitman named Dax Blackwell. Never Far Away is a thrilling collision between old sins and new dreams, where the wills and ingenuity of a broken family will be tested against all odds.
Never Fear
by Scott FrostSet in the suburbs of simmering Los Angeles, NEVER FEAR is a fast-paced thriller featuring Alex Delillo, detective and single mother, which proves that Scott Frost is an exciting new addition to the crime arena.Seventeen years ago, three young women were murdered; their bodies dumped in the wasteland of the Los Angeles River. The serial killer was never found. Now Lieutenant Alex Delillo is forced to re-open the case after the brother she never knew existed, a private investigator, is found murdered. As Alex gets closer to the truth behind her brother's murder, alarming flashbacks from her childhood start to plague her and she realises that the truth may lie closer to her life than she could have ever imagined. Alex will have to reach deep into her past to uncover the truth behind the killings and will have to use all her resources if she is to find out the truth before those that want to cover it up find her.
Never Fear
by Scott FrostSet in the suburbs of simmering Los Angeles, NEVER FEAR is a fast-paced thriller featuring Alex Delillo, detective and single mother, which proves that Scott Frost is an exciting new addition to the crime arena. Seventeen years ago, three young women were murdered; their bodies dumped in the wasteland of the Los Angeles River. The serial killer was never found. Now Lieutenant Alex Delillo is forced to re-open the case after the brother she never knew existed, a private investigator, is found murdered. As Alex gets closer to the truth behind her brother's murder, alarming flashbacks from her childhood start to plague her and she realises that the truth may lie closer to her life than she could have ever imagined. Alex will have to reach deep into her past to uncover the truth behind the killings and will have to use all her resources if she is to find out the truth before those that want to cover it up find her.
Never Forget: The #1 bestselling novel by the master of the killer twist
by Michel BussiA #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH'Outrageously entertaining' The Times'A tantalising story that wraps the reader in myriad enigmas - utterly spellbinding'Daily Mail'As exhilarating as Bussi's breakthrough novel After the Crash' The Sunday Times 'Agatha Christie updated and then cranked up to 11: a blast' Shots Magazine REVENGE IS WORTH WAITING FOR... Jamal loves to run. But one morning - as he is training on a path winding up a steep cliff - he stumbles across a woman in distress.It's a matter of seconds: suddenly she is falling through the air, crashing on the beach below.Jamal is only an unlucky bystander - or is he?His version of events doesn't seem to fit with what other eyewitnesses claim to have seen. And how to explain the red scarf carefully arranged around the dead woman's neck?Perhaps this was no accident after all.Or perhaps there is something more sinister afoot - a devilish plan decades in the making, masterminded by someone hell-bent on revenge.MICHEL BUSSI: THE MASTER OF THE KILLER TWISTBeloved by readers... 'I didn't anticipate all the twists and turns in this cleverly plotted novel''The final twist is a bit of a jaw dropper''Twists and turns aplenty!''A twisting, turning story which clobbers you with a number of cracking twists!''Fast-paced and chock full of twists, turns and red herrings' ...and critics 'A novel so extraordinary that it reminded me of reading Steig Larsson for the very first time . . . I doubt I'll read a more brilliant crime novel this year' Sunday Times on After the Crash'A dazzling, unexpected and haunting masterpiece' Daily Mail on Black Water Lilies'Inventive, original and incredibly entertaining' Sunday Mirror on Don't Let Go'Combines an extraordinarily inventive plot with characters haunted by long-ago events - and demonstrates why he has such a hold on readers' Sunday Times on Time is a Killer
Never Forget: The #1 bestselling novel by the master of the killer twist
by Michel BussiA #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH'Outrageously entertaining' The Times'Utterly spellbinding' Daily Mail'As exhilarating as Bussi's breakthrough novel After the Crash' The Sunday Times'Agatha Christie updated and then cranked up to 11: a blast' Shots MagazineJamal loves to run. But one morning - as he is training on a path winding up a steep cliff - he stumbles across a woman in distress. It's a matter of seconds: suddenly she is falling through the air, crashing on the beach below.Jamal is only an unlucky bystander - or is he? His version of events doesn't seem to fit with what other eyewitnesses claim to have seen. And how to explain the red scarf carefully arranged around the dead woman's neck? Perhaps this was no accident after all. Or perhaps there is something more sinister afoot - a devilish plan decades in the making, masterminded by someone hell-bent on revenge.
Never Forget
by Michel BussiWhat happened between two people on a cliff’s edge on the French coast is at the heart of “a tantalizing puzzle” in this twisting noir thriller (Kirkus Reviews).In the town of Yport, during a run along Europe’s tallest cliff, Jamal notices a red scarf hanging on a fence. Then he sees the woman, her dress torn, her back to the void, her eyes fixed on his own. Jamal holds the scarf out to her like a buoy.A few seconds later, the stranger’s lifeless body is found lying on the icy pebbles of the empty beach below. Around her neck, the red scarf.Everyone thinks he pushed her. He only wanted to save her. That’s Jamal’s version. Do you believe it?“One of France’s most ingenious crime writers.” —The Sunday TimesAcclaim for Michel Bussi’s novels“Wonderfully ingenious and altogether satisfying.” —The New York Times Book Review“Harlan Coben fans will enjoy [the] intriguing characters and twisty conclusion.” —Library Journal“A well-constructed literary thriller with a strong sense of place and deep understanding of human nature.” —Kirkus Reviews
Never Forget: A Victor Lessard Thriller (A Victor Lessard Thriller #1)
by Martin MichaudTormented, rebellious police detective Victor Lessard races to track down a ruthless killer in Montreal. “Martin Michaud is a master at twisty storytelling and compelling atmosphere.” — Catherine McKenzie “Never Forget is a crackerjack read.” — Quill & Quire “A raucous crime thriller.” — Publishers Weekly When a homeless man jumps to his death in Old Montreal, the police discover two wallets in his possession: one belonging to a retired psychiatrist who was murdered in a bizarre ritual, the other to a powerful corporate lawyer who has vanished. As Montreal police detective Victor Lessard and his partner, Jacinthe Taillon, work to solve the separate mysteries, a dark conspiracy begins to emerge. While the pressure builds and the bodies accumulate, disturbing secrets come to light about a pivotal moment in political history. But will Lessard and Taillon crack the case in time to stop the killer from striking again?
Never Fuck Up
by Astri von Arbin Ahlander Jens LapidusFrom Sweden's internationally best-selling crime novelist, the author of Easy Money, comes the riveting second installment of the Stockholm Noir Trilogy. With his trademark live-wire staccato prose and raw energy, Jens Lapidus returns to the streets of Stockholm with an electrifying tale of seedy police officers and vicious underworld criminals. Mahmud, an iron-pumping gym fiend raised among the city's many concrete high-rises, is fresh out of jail and heavily indebted to a Turkish drug lord. To get free he accepts a job from the henchman of brutal mob boss Radovan--a job that quickly becomes something Mahmud wishes he'd never agreed to. Meanwhile, Niklas is living at home with his mother and keeping a low profile after working as a security contractor in Iraq. When a man is found murdered in the laundry room of their building--a startling event that coincides with Niklas's discovery of a young Arab girl being beaten by her boyfriend--Niklas decides to put his weapons expertise and appetite for violence to use and begins to mete out his own particular brand of justice. Thomas is the volatile cop called to investigate the murder in Niklas's building. When his efforts are suspiciously stymied and the evidence tampered with, he goes off the grid in search of answers. As the identity of the murdered man is discovered, the paths of these three men intertwine, and crimes and secrets far greater than a mere murder come to light--raising the stakes of Stockholm's criminality to staggering new heights.
The Never Game (A Colter Shaw Novel #1)
by Jeffery DeaverFrom the bestselling and award-winning master of suspense, the first novel in a thrilling new series, introducing Colter Shaw. <P><P>A young woman has gone missing in Silicon Valley and her father has hired Colter Shaw to find her. The son of a survivalist family, Shaw is an expert tracker. Now he makes a living as a "reward seeker," traveling the country to help police solve crimes and private citizens locate missing persons. <P><P> But what seems a simple investigation quickly thrusts him into the dark heart of America's tech hub and the cutthroat billion-dollar video-gaming industry. <P><P>When another victim is kidnapped, the clues point to one video game with a troubled past--The Whispering Man. In that game, the player has to survive after being abandoned in an inhospitable setting with five random objects. Is a madman bringing the game to life? <P><P>Shaw finds himself caught in a cat-and-mouse game, risking his own life to save the victims even as he pursues the kidnapper across both Silicon Valley and the dark 'net. Encountering eccentric game designers, trigger-happy gamers and ruthless tech titans, he soon learns that he isn't the only one on the hunt: someone is on his trail and closing fast. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>