The Burning Edge |
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| Authors: | Mofina, Rick |
| Publisher: | MIRA Books |
| BISAC/Subject: | FIC030000, FIC031000, FIC031010 |
| ISBN: | 9781488023828, Related ISBNs: 0778313018, 1488023824, 9780778313014, 9781488023828 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 400, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: “Rick Mofina's tense, taut writing makes every thriller he writes an adrenaline-packedride.”—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author
“Mofina keeps you on the edge ofyour seat in this latest thriller. The Burning Edge kept me up into the early morninghours—the plot is so well written that I could not put the bookdown!
Single mother Lisa Palmer has barely recovered from the sudden death of her husband whenshe is drawn into a new nightmare. On her way home from upstate New York, Lisa stops at aservice center minutes before an armored car heist. Four men are executed before her eyes—one of them an off-duty FBI agent Lisa tried to help. Now Lisa is the FBI's secretwitness and the key to finding the fugitive killers.
FBI agent Frank Morrow leads the investigation of the high-profile case. Hiding a verypersonal secret, Frank knows this assignment will be like no other he's ever faced̷and itcould be his last.
Pressured to land an exclusive, newswire journalist Jack Gannon chases down the elusivethread of an anonymous tipster. With every instinct telling Jack the story is within hisgrasp, he gambles everything in his frantic race to reveal the chilling truth…before thecold-blooded killers can enact the next stage of their vengeful mission.
Originally published in 2011
“Mofina keeps you on the edge ofyour seat in this latest thriller. The Burning Edge kept me up into the early morninghours—the plot is so well written that I could not put the bookdown!
Single mother Lisa Palmer has barely recovered from the sudden death of her husband whenshe is drawn into a new nightmare. On her way home from upstate New York, Lisa stops at aservice center minutes before an armored car heist. Four men are executed before her eyes—one of them an off-duty FBI agent Lisa tried to help. Now Lisa is the FBI's secretwitness and the key to finding the fugitive killers.
FBI agent Frank Morrow leads the investigation of the high-profile case. Hiding a verypersonal secret, Frank knows this assignment will be like no other he's ever faced̷and itcould be his last.
Pressured to land an exclusive, newswire journalist Jack Gannon chases down the elusivethread of an anonymous tipster. With every instinct telling Jack the story is within hisgrasp, he gambles everything in his frantic race to reveal the chilling truth…before thecold-blooded killers can enact the next stage of their vengeful mission.
Originally published in 2011
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