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An instant New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller and a thriller readers ultimate fantasy Booklist this one-of-a-kind anthology pulls together the most beloved characters from the best and most popular thriller series today Worlds collideIn an unprecedented collaboration twenty-three of the worlds bestselling and critically acclaimed thriller writers pair their series characters in an eleven-story anthology curated by the International Thriller Writers ITW The stories in FaceOff feature -Patrick Kenzie vs Harry Bosch in Red Eye by Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly -John Rebus vs Roy Grace in In the Nick of Time by Ian Rankin and Peter James -Slappy the Ventriloquist Dummy vs Aloysius Pendergast in Gaslighted by RL Stine Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child -Malachai Samuels vs DD Warren in The Laughing Buddha by MJ Rose and Lisa Gardner -Paul Madriani vs Alexandra Cooper in Surfing the Panther by Steve Martini and Linda Fairstein -Lincoln Rhyme vs Lucas Davenport in Rhymes With Prey by Jeffery Deaver and John Sandford -Michael Quinn vs Repairman Jack in Infernal Night by Heather Graham and F Paul Wilson -Sean Reilly vs Glen Garber in Pit Stop by Raymond Khoury and Linwood Barclay -Wyatt Hunt vs Joe Trona in Silent Hunt by John Lescroart and T Jefferson Parker -Cotton Malone vs Gray Pierce in The Devils Bones by Steve Berry and James Rollins -Jack Reacher vs Nick Heller in Good and Valuable Consideration by Lee Child and Joseph Finder So sit back and prepare for a rollicking ride as your favorite characters go head-to-head with some worthy opponents in FaceOffits a thrill-a-minute read.
About the Author
Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of fifteen Cotton Malone adventures, four stand-alone thrillers, and several works of short fiction. His books have been translated into 40 languages with 25,000,000 copies in 51 countries. They consistently appear in the top echelon of The New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller lists.History lies at the heart of every Steve Berry novel. It's his passion, one he shares with his wife, Elizabeth, which led them to create History Matters, a foundation dedicated to historic preservation. Since 2009 Steve and Elizabeth have crossed the country to save endangered historic treasures, raising money via lectures, receptions, galas, luncheons, dinners and their popular writers' workshops. To date, 3,500 students have attended those workshops and nearly a million dollars raised. Steve's devotion to historic preservation was recognized by the American Library Association, which named Steve it's spokesperson for National Preservation Week. Among his other honors are the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award; the Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award given by Poets & Writers; the Anne Frank Human Writes Award; and the Silver Bullet, bestowed by International Thriller Writers for his philanthropic work. He has been chosen both the Florida and Georgia Writer of the Year. He's also an emeritus member of the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board. In 2010, a NPR survey named The Templar Legacy one of the top 100 thrillers ever written.Steve was born and raised in Georgia, graduating from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. He was a trial lawyer for 30 years and held elective office for 14 of those years. He is a founding member of International Thriller Writers--a group of nearly 6,000 thriller writers from around the world--and served three years as its co-president.
