A Maxim Jakubowski selected title.
Winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2013.
The eponymous character in this slick thriller, also shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, is a crook, a man who works in the shadows and is brought out into the open after a heist goes badly wrong. The plot runs like a precision scalpel and moves between Asia and the shadowy zones of American cities as a frantic race against time unfolds to the echoes of gunshots, plots and counterplots and multiple betrayal. You can almost see the movie unfold in front of your eyes as you read. Damn exciting and precision-engineered thrills galore.
Roger Hobbs said: "I'm exceptionally honoured to have won the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger. It's a dream come true. This award puts me in the company of so many writers I admire, like Steve Hamilton, Gillian Flynn, and Jeffery Deaver. When I was writing this book in the basement of my college library, scrounging off old pizza and bad coffee, I never imagined I'd end up here. I want to offer my sincerest thanks to all the family, friends, and co-workers who helped me make this dream possible."
CWA Judges' comment: “An assured and engaging novel which maintains suspense throughout and grips the reader to the very end.”
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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