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2020 Barry Award for Best Thriller (nominee)
An ex-MI6 agent is out to rescue a woman from his past who was kidnaped by the mob in this thriller from the CWA Steel Dagger Awardwinning author of Firefly.
On a deserted road in Calabria, Greek aid worker Anastasia Cristakos is driving to visit one of the new refugee centers funded by billionaire Denis Hisamiwhom she has recently married. She slows down to greet two African migrants she recognizes. Only too late does she realize they are not her friends. This is an ambush.
Hours later, Anastasia wakes up on a container ship, powering eastwards across the Mediterranean. Shes been abducted as bait to get to her husband. Denis has explosive information that his Mafia enemies have already killed forand would be willing to kill for again. To find and rescue his wife, Denis turns to former MI6 agent Paul Samson. Theres only one snag. Paul was, and probably still is, in love with Anastasia.
Porter handles every aspect of the complicated plot . . . with keen intelligence and compassion. Thriller readers looking for plenty of action, excellent writing, and credible, convincing characters will be rewarded. Publishers Weekly
Genre: Thriller
On a deserted road in Calabria, Greek aid worker Anastasia Cristakos is driving to visit one of the new refugee centers funded by billionaire Denis Hisamiwhom she has recently married. She slows down to greet two African migrants she recognizes. Only too late does she realize they are not her friends. This is an ambush.
Hours later, Anastasia wakes up on a container ship, powering eastwards across the Mediterranean. Shes been abducted as bait to get to her husband. Denis has explosive information that his Mafia enemies have already killed forand would be willing to kill for again. To find and rescue his wife, Denis turns to former MI6 agent Paul Samson. Theres only one snag. Paul was, and probably still is, in love with Anastasia.
Porter handles every aspect of the complicated plot . . . with keen intelligence and compassion. Thriller readers looking for plenty of action, excellent writing, and credible, convincing characters will be rewarded. Publishers Weekly
Genre: Thriller
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