Black drives his hero into the tightest of spots with a force and energy that jump off the page... This is a writer, and a hero, to watch

Daily Mail

A thrilling debut that locks you in and loads up the tension!

- SIMON KERNICK,

Sean Black writes with the pace of Lee Child and the heart of Harlan Coben

- JOSEPH FINDER,

Se alle

Funny, tough, and furiously paced, <i>Lockdown</i> explodes off the page

- JESSE KELLERMAN,

Hold on tight - this one burns like a lit fuse

- GREGG HURWITZ,

NEW YORKIt may be Christmas in New York, but for ex-soldier turned élite bodyguard Ryan Lock it's business as usual: his mission is to protect one of America's most ruthless businessmen.A BLOODY SHOOT-OUTSuddenly gunshots ring out. People run for cover. Innocent people are mown down. Amid the chaos, Lock's hunt for the killers turns into an explosive game of cat and mouse.A DEADLY SECRETLock's search for the truth takes him from the rooftops of a New York skyscraper to a heavily fortified warehouse on the Hudson where he confronts one of the world's most dangerous women. As the clock ticks towards midnight on New Year's Eve, all routes into and out of Manhattan are sealed, and Lock realises that not only is his own life in terrible danger but so are the lives of millions of others...
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NEW YORKIt may be Christmas in New York, but for ex-soldier turned élite bodyguard Ryan Lock it's business as usual: his mission is to protect one of America's most ruthless businessmen.A BLOODY SHOOT-OUTSuddenly gunshots ring out.
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Black drives his hero into the tightest of spots with a force and energy that jump off the page... This is a writer, and a hero, to watch
From the publishers who brought you Lee Child: a high concept conspiracy thriller that delivers every step of the way. Jack Reacher meets 24!

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780553820621
Publisert
2010
Utgiver
Vendor
Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Vekt
315 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
127 mm
Dybde
28 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter

Biographical note

Sean Black grew up in Scotland, studied film in New York and has written the screenplays for many of Britain's best-known TV dramas. While writing Lockdown, he undertook a gruelling 24-day close protection course encompassing two weeks in an army camp in the UK, followed by firearms training in the Czech Republic. Lockdown, the first in a major series featuring Ryan Lock, is his first novel.