Alpha (Jad Bell) - Softcover

Greg Rucka

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444733923 ISBN 13: 9781444733921

Publisher: Mulholland Books, 2012

Synopsis

Jonathan 'Jad' Bell has spent a lifetime in the US army. He can be relied on to get the job done, whatever happens, whatever the cost.

So when someone needs to go undercover at the nation's biggest amusement park, Jad is the obvious choice. Aside from dealing with fights and missing children, his main responsibility is to prevent the nightmare scenario from coming to pass.

This is the nightmare scenario:

A group of well-trained, highly motivated terrorists infiltrate the park. They cut off all escape routes. They take hostages. They ensure every camera in the world is trained on Wilsonville...and then they turn it into a bloodbath.


And on the day the nightmare becomes real, Jad and his team are all that stands between a band of ruthless killers and thousands of innocent people... including Jad's estranged wife and daughter.

About this title

About the Author

Greg Rucka is the New York Times bestselling author of a dozen novels, including the Atticus Kodiak and Tara Chace series, and has won multiple Eisner awards for his graphic novels. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and children.

Review

"Rucka gets his new series featuring Ex-Delta Force Master Sergeant Jad Bell off to a smashing start with this pitch-perfect thriller. This lean, mean thriller with just the right amount of character development and unexpected complications will appeal to all who enjoy this genre but particularly to readers who like a strong hero along the lines of Lee Child's Jack Reacher. Highly recommended." (Library Journal (starred review))

"An interesting setting, a liable hero, an appropriately clever villain, and a gripping story. A real corker." (Booklist)

"Pulse-pounding....Rucka mixes suspense and an alarmingly realistic plot with ease." (Publishers Weekly)

"Greg Rucka is one of the best writers in the world. The fact that he is so good in so many different media is a testament to that fact. No one media can hold him. Any new project of his is a call for pop culture celebration." (Brian Michael Bendis, writer of Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate X-Men and Ultimate Fantastic Four)

"ALPHA is hands down, the most exciting, adrenaline-pumping, butt-kicking novel I've read in years. Rucka is the real deal. If this one doesn't make you stay up late rooting for the good guys, you don't have a heartbeat. Highly recommended!" (Christopher Reich, New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Deception and Numbered Account)

PRAISE FOR GREG RUCKA:

"One of our best writers." (Lee Child)

"Read Greg Rucka. It's that simple. Open one of his books and what you've got is a fistful of dynamite." (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

"Greg Rucka is a refreshingly bold talent." (Dennis Lehane)

"A true professional." (Chicago Tribune)

Edition details

• Publisher: Mulholland Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1444733923
• ISBN 13: 9781444733921
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 295