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Synopsis
Arthur Cathcart and Natsumi Fitzgerald wanted to believe they were free of the nearly invisible, malignant forces they had pursued, and been pursued by, across continents and oceans. The slightly brain-damaged,tech freak researcher and the blackjack dealing psychologist had convinced themselves that life aboard a sail boat in the Caribbean, incognito and in love, could be a lasting refuge. The death of that illusion was as brutal as it was abrupt. Even people who knew how to dodge ruthless outlaws and relentless law enforcement learned there were powers from which no one could ever hide.
Not in the 21st century. Not if you wanted more than to simply exist. To truly live in the world, you had to have a world that allows you to live. Soldiers fighting in Vietnam had a saying when pinned down under enemy fire: The only way out is through. And so it is that Arthur and Natsumi take to the fight, where the full expanse of both the virtual and material world is the field of engagement. Nearly blind to the threats that surround them, yet searching for that impossible path back to the ordinary lives they'd been forced to abandon.
Wiser, stronger and more experienced than they ever imagined they'd be in the art of clandestine combat,Arthur and Natsumi understand what makes you strong can also get you killed in a hurry. That the reserves of resilience and determination aren't limitless, that the power of intellect and craft dwindles in the face of a pitiless and resolute foe.
That there are a billion ways to die, but only one way to live.
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About the Author
CHRIS KNOPF'S ten previous mysteries have received exceptional accolades, with critics likening Sam Acquillo, the narrator of five Hamptons-based mysteries, to Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade, and Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe while repeatedly comparing Knopf to Elmore Leonard. In the process he's been a finalist for The Connecticut Book Award three times (2006, 2008 and 2010), and Head Wounds, was cited as one of the best mysteries of the year in 2008 by both Mysterious Reviews and Deadly Pleasures, winning the 2008 Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Mystery. His thrillers have had overseas subrights sales in eight other countries. His other series of mysteries featuring amateur sleuth Arthur Cathcart began with the Nero Award winner Dead Anyway (2012) named one of The Ten Best Crime Novels of 2012 by The Boston Globe. The sequel Cries of the Lost, was released in 2013.
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''At the start of Knopf's highly inventive third mystery featuring market researcher Arthur Cathcart, armed men seize Cathcart and girlfriend Natsumi Fitzgerald from their sailboat and threaten them with torture unless they reveal the location of a missing billion dollars, of which they know nothing. A temporary reprieve allows the couple, who have been living in the Caribbean under aliases, to assess their situation and conclude that they will never be safe until they get out from under the (false) charges against them back in the States . . . Lending a hand are former FBI agent Shelly Gross, cyber geek Strider, and Cathcart's doctor sister, Evelyn. Throughout, Cathcart proves as nimble on his feet as he is quick witted.'' --Publishers Weekly
''Knopf's first two Cathcart-Fitzgerald tales were widely acclaimed, and this third maintains that standard. Tension starts high and just keeps growing in this smart tale revolving around cybersecurity and cybercrime in which millions of dollars can be gained or lost with a keystroke. Riveting.'' --Booklist (starred review)
"They're back! Tech genius researcher and financial wiz, Arthur Cathcart and his lady love, blackjack dealer and psychologist, Natsumi Fitzgerald. But so are some powerful adversaries, out for billions, and out for blood. Knopf's crafted an exciting caper here that moves all over the world. It's Arthur's embrace of imagination as well as scientific expertise that proves most endearing in our over-specialized, data-centered world. Not your typical murder mystery but for that, well worth reading." --Joan Baum, NPR
"The pace is fast, and writing smooth. Keeps the reader turning the pages. Highly recommended." --Detective Mystery Stories
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- PublisherThe Permanent Press
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1579623638
- ISBN 13 9781579623630
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages272
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