Lockdown (Ryan Lock) - Softcover

Black, Sean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1490309748 ISBN 13: 9781490309743

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

For fans of David Baldacci, Lee Child, Barry Eisler, and James Patterson's Alex Cross series.A DEADLY MISSIONIt may be Christmas Eve in New York, but for ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock it's business as usual. His task: to protect the CEO of the world's largest bio-technology company from a group of radical, and highly determined, activists.A BLOODY SHOOTOUTBut when a failed assassination attempt leaves the streets of midtown littered with bodies, and hours later the son of the company's chief research scientist is abducted from his Upper West Side prep school, Lock's hunt for the boy turns into an explosive game of cat and mouse.ONLY ONE MAN CAN SAVE NEW YORKThrough the corporate corridors of power and dark alleys of Manhattan, Lock's search leads him towards a deadly confrontation with one of the world's most dangerous women, a deadly Chechen black widow seeking revenge against America. As the clock ticks towards midnight on New Year's Eve, and the crowds gather in Times Square, Lock realizes that not only is his own life in terrible danger but so are the lives of millions of others...

About this title

About the Author

Sean Black writes the Ryan Lock thriller series for British publisher Bantam/Transworld. The first two books in the series hit the Official Nielsen/Bookscan UK Top 50 Bestseller Chart, and the third title, Gridlock, will be released in paperback in July. The fourth book in the series, The Devil's Bounty, is due for hardcover release on August 2nd. The series has also been translated into Dutch and German.

Review

"Sean Black writes with the pace of Lee Child and the heart of Harlan Coben" - Joseph Finder, New York Times Bestselling Author of Buried Secrets

An extraordinary debut thriller.... one of the finest female villains since Ian Fleming's Rosa Kleb....this is a writer, and a hero, to watch --The Daily Mail

Funny, tough and furiously paced, Lockdown explodes off the page --Jesse Kellerman

"Black drives his hero into the tightest of spots with a force and energy that jump off the page... This is a writer, and a hero, to watch" * Daily Mail * "A thrilling debut that locks you in and loads up the tension!" -- SIMON KERNICK "Sean Black writes with the pace of Lee Child and the heart of Harlan Coben" -- JOSEPH FINDER "Funny, tough, and furiously paced, Lockdown explodes off the page" -- JESSE KELLERMAN "Hold on tight - this one burns like a lit fuse" -- GREGG HURWITZ

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1490309748
• ISBN 13: 9781490309743
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352