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The Professionals

(2012)
(The first book in the Stevens and Windermere series)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
2013 Anthony Award for Best First Novel (nominee)
2013 Barry Award for Best First Novel (nominee)
2013 ITW Award for Best First Novel (nominee)

Four friends, recent college graduates, caught in a terrible job market, joke about turning to kidnapping to survive. And then, suddenly, it's no joke. For two years, the strategy they devise-quick, efficient, low risk-works like a charm. Until they kidnap the wrong man.

Now two groups they've very much wanted to avoid are after them-the law, in the form of veteran state investigator Kirk Stevens and hotshot young FBI agent Carla Windermere, and an organized-crime outfit looking for payback. As they all crisscross the country in deadly pursuit and a series of increasingly explosive confrontations, each of them is ultimately forced to recognize the truth: The true professionals, cop or criminal, are those who are willing to sacrifice . . . everything.

A finger-burning page-turner, filled with twists, surprises, and memorably complex characters, The Professionals marks the arrival of a remarkable new writer.


Genre: Mystery

Praise for this book

"Really terrific - characters that live and breathe, and chills aplenty." - Lee Child


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