Published by The Penquin Group, 26 September 2013.
ISBN: 978-0-451-23978-5
Patrick Bowers, an FBI
agent, is getting married and things in his life seem to be working out
well. However, a past adversary is just
about to change that. Patrick’s fiancé
Lien-hua Jiang is abducted and the hunt is on.
Facing this threat and keeping his family safe would be bad
enough, but Patrick is also drawn into another investigation, one involving a
series of suicides, by the FBI Director herself. Looking into these deaths, the FBI uncover a
deeper plot, one involving international terrorism and the global
pharmaceuticals trade. A subtext of
profit and revenge and the undercurrent of making things personal underlines
the core subjects and Patrick is not above playing this game with his family at
stake.
The balance between the two investigations is nicely woven
in the narrative and the stories link with past books by Steven James, but
without the reader needing to have read the previous Patrick Bowers
outings. The characters are quite well
drawn and there are some light touches around family life and relationships
which help to create more subtlety and dimensions than are normally found in a
blockbuster thriller. The pace is fast
and the thrill of the chase addictive, creating an unputdownable story. As one quote states on the front of my copy
of the “The King”, I need to read more of Steven James!
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Reviewer: Amanda Brown
Steven James is the
bestselling author of nine novels that have received wide critical acclaim from
Publishers Weekly, New York Journal of Books, RT Book Reviews, Booklist,
Library Journal and many others. He has won three Christy Awards for best
suspense and was a finalist for an International Thriller Award for best
original paperback. His psychological thriller The Bishop was named Suspense Magazine's book of the year. Steven
is an active member of International Thriller Writers, the Authors Guild,
Mystery Writers of America, and International Association of Crime Writers. He
is also a contributing editor for Writer's Digest. He has a master's degree in
storytelling and has taught writing and creative communication around the
world. When he's not writing or speaking, you'll find him trail running, rock
climbing, or drinking a dark roast coffee near his home in eastern Tennessee.
http://www.stevenjames.net
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