In this sequel to the highly praised The Gatekeeper, Dez Limerick,
one of the best new thriller heroes returns. Desmond Aloysius
Limerick ("Dez" to his friends and close personal enemies) is a man
with a shadowy past, certain useful hard-won skills, and, if one
digs deep enough, a reputation as a good man to have at your back.
Now retired from his previous life, Dez is just a bloke with a
winning smile, a bass guitar, and bullet wounds that paint a road
map of past lives. Jaleh Swann, a business journalist hot on the
trail of an auditor who was mugged and killed, lands in the
hospital just one day after her Portland apartment is ransacked.
When Jaleh's sister, Raziah, reaches out to an old friend for help,
Dez has no choice but to answer. The Swann sisters have been pulled
into a dizzying web of cover-ups and danger. At the center lies an
insidious Oregon-based tech corporation, Clockjack, which has
enough money and hired guns to silence just about anyone--including
this rag-tag trio. Luckily, Dez's speciality is not just to open
doors, but keep them open--and protect those working to expose
Clockjack's secrets. More stands in the way of the truth than just
one corporation. When hired thugs come to the finish the job and
attack the Swann sisters at the hospital, Dez does what he does
best. Now, the two captured men (and the corpse Dez left behind)
attract the attention of not just Clockjack, but of the Portland
police, the D.E.A, and the U.S. Marshalls. Dez and the Swann
sisters are on the run from powers beyond their control and means.
Outnumbered, under resourced and outgunned, Dez must use all his
skills to keep his friends safe and stand up to corporate
conniving. After all, the one thing Clockjack didn't count on? A
good man with a simple job to do.
General
Imprint: |
St Martin's Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Dez Limerick Novel, 2 |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
James Byrne
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Dimensions: |
235 x 155 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
|
Pages: |
368 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-250-80578-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-250-80578-3 |
Barcode: |
9781250805782 |
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