Summary
Mason Perry goes by Mace. She's the younger sister of the chief of police of D.C., Beth Perry. Mace was a cop and then a detective working narcotics... until she was kidnapped, and set-up by her abductors to look like a criminal herself. She lost her job, her house, and finally her liberty. She serv... Full description
Summary: |
Mason Perry goes by Mace. She's the younger sister of the chief of police of D.C., Beth Perry. Mace was a cop and then a detective working narcotics... until she was kidnapped, and set-up by her abductors to look like a criminal herself. She lost her job, her house, and finally her liberty. She served her time in a West Virgina prison, and began the long struggle to turn her life around. Back on the outside, Mace tries to find work, but with her criminal record, it's tough going. She runs through a string of jobs and won't accept any help from Beth, who is in a politically delicate situation. Finally, she finds a job with Joshua Altman, a reclusive scientist who wants her to help with his research and also act as his de facto bodyguard. As she starts to learn about the true nature of his work, his need for security quickly becomes clear. Altman has made a discovery that portends nothing less than an almost certain apocalypse for the civilized world. But, at the same time,... |
---|---|
Item Description: |
Abridged. |
Physical Description: |
1 online resource (1 sound file) |
Playing Time: |
08::3:7: |
Format: |
Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 123994 KB) or OverDrive Media Console (file size: 242935 KB). |
ISBN: |
9781600247705 |
Author Notes: |
His first novel, Absolute Power, was published in 1996. It won Britain's prestigious W.H. Smith's Thumping Good Read award for fiction in 1997 and was adapted as a movie starring Clint Eastwood. His other works include Total Control, The Winner, The Simple Truth, Saving Faith, True Blue, One Summer and End Game. He writes numerous series including King and Maxwell, Freddy and the French Fries, the Camel Club, Will Robie, Shaw and Katie James, John Puller, Vega Jane, and Amos Decker. He also published a novella entitled Office Hours and has authored five original screenplays. (Bowker Author Biography) |