The Risk Agent - Ridley Pearson - Signed First Edition First Printing - 2012 - DJ
Language: English
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 2012
- First Edition
- Signed
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Stone Sentinel Books, Newcastle, CA, U.S.A.Stone Sentinel Books
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Condition: Used - Near fine
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New York Times bestselling author Ridley Pearson launched a new international thriller series with The Risk Agent, set in the morally complex streets of modern Shanghai. When a Chinese national is grabbed off the street in broad daylight, an American security firm dispatches two mismatched operatives — forensic accountant Grace Chu and street-trained civilian John Knox — into a city where private investigation is technically illegal and everyone is watching. Fast-paced, atmospheric, and grounded in the contradictions of contemporary China. EDITION: First Edition, First Printing. Number line confirms; signed by Ridley Pearson on title page in black ink, no inscription PUBLISHER: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2012 ISBN: 978-0-399-15883-4 CONDITION: Dust Jacket: Very Good. Price unclipped ($25.95), notable surface scuffing to glossy finish on front and rear panels, no chips or tears, spine clean Book: Near Fine. Black cloth boards clean and square, binding tight, pages bright, no markings other than author signature Signed by the author on the title page. Shipped with care via USPS Media Mail with tracking.…
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- Title
- The Risk Agent - Ridley Pearson - Signed First Edition First Printing - 2012 - DJ
- Author
- Ridley Pearson
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0399158839
- ISBN 13
- 9780399158834
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Series
- Book 1 of 4: A Risk Agent Novel series
Rutherford Risk is a firm specializing in extraction: the negotiation for, and the recovery of hostages. Private investigation is illegal in today's China. Operating within her borders will be difficult at best.
The security company recruits two unique outsiders to do their bidding. Grace Chu is a forensic accountant hired to follow the money; John Knox is a civilian with unparalleled training in both combat and culture. Grace’s top-notch American education and Chinese military service make her an unassuming, but effective, operative, while Knox’s take-no-prisoners attitude brings them perilously close to harm. Following the money leads to more complex – and dangerous – consequences than either anticipated. Who is actually behind the kidnapping? And more important, can Knox and Grace locate the two hostages ahead of the deadline?
Rich with the atmosphere of Shanghai and crackling with tension-filled suspense, Pearson's latest introduces two compelling new characters—and heralds in the start of a brilliant new series.
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