The Right Hand - Softcover

Haas, Derek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444729217 ISBN 13: 9781444729214

Publisher: Mulholland Books, 2013

Synopsis

There has always been a need in the spy game for covert missions so black no one in the American government, and almost no one in intelligence itself, knows of their existence. The left hand can't know what the right hand is doing.

Austin Clay is that right hand, executing missions that would be disavowed by his own government if he's ever compromised. Clay is sent to track down a missing American operative, a man who was captured outside of Moscow, in the Russian countryside. Clay soon discovers the missing officer is only the beginning of the mission, and soon Clay finds himself protecting a desperate woman who believes a mole has penetrated the top levels of the US government, throwing the international balance of power into jeopardy.

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About the Author

Derek Haas is the author of THE SILVER BEAR, the Barry Award-nominated HUNT FOR THE BEAR, and DARK MEN. Derek also co-wrote the screenplays for 3:10 to Yuma, starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, and Wanted, starring James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, and Angelina Jolie. He is currently working on the Sky Living TV series Chicago Fire. Derek lives in Los Angeles. Visit his website at derekhaas.com or follow him on Twitter @popcornhaas.

From Booklist

CIA operative Austin Clay—known in the Agency as the Right Hand, because the left hand can’t know what he’s doing—is just the kind of asset every spy organization wants: a smart and effective tracker and killer with his own sense of right and wrong. When he’s assigned to find an American agent missing from his Moscow office, Clay finds that Marika Csontos, a young Hungarian woman who inadvertently learned Russian secrets, is involved. Soon Clay is on a chase across Europe trying to get Marika to safety, find the high-level traitor who’s been selling out the CIA for decades, and prevent an assassination inside the organization. With his skills honed by an abysmal childhood, Clay operates outside the lines, ignoring orders when necessary to get the job done—and get it done he does. Screenwriter Haas, author of the three Silver Bear books and screenplays including 3:10 to Yuma, spins a riveting page-turner with just the kind of sharp dialogue one would expect from someone who writes for the movies. Readers will want to see more of Austin Clay. --Michele Leber

Edition details

• Publisher: Mulholland Books
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1444729217
• ISBN 13: 9781444729214
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304