About the Author

Jamie Freveletti is a former trial lawyer, martial artist, and runner. She is the author of four books in her own Emma Caldridge series as well as Robert Ludlum's Covert One novel, The Janus Reprisal. She lives in Chicago.

Reviews

"Just terrific-full of thrills and tradecraft, pace and peril. An outstanding debut." -- Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author of NOTHING TO LOSE "Ten pages in, my heart was pounding-and the tension only grew from there. This is a breathless, hair-raising read, one of the most gripping thrillers I've read in a long, long time." -- Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of The Keepsake

A Bogota-bound jet is hijacked and crashes in a remote Colombian jungle. Armed guerrillas swarm the area, take passengers hostage, and ignite the wreckage. Biochemist and ultramarathoner Emma Caldridge hits the ground running, while government operative Cameron Sumner is led away with the other hostages. The U.S. government dispatches Special-Operations agents in an attempt to rescue passengers and stanch the damage, but as the Special-Ops folks learn more about Caldridge, they realize she might be a threat rather than an innocent victim. Verdict: Debut author Freveletti provides intricate details to bring Caldridge and Sumner to life. Despite some inconsistent character development and a choppy plot, readers will want to follow through on this complicated, blow-em-up-and-poison-em-too thriller. Fans of Tess Gerritsen's scientific details will be intrigued by the bioterrorism angle, but the military thriller-style needs work.-Teresa L. Jacobsen, Solano Cty. Lib., Fairfield, CA Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information.