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Feb 2014 · Minotaur Books
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Sam Dryden, retired special forces, lives a quiet life in a small town on the coast of Southern California. While out on a run in the middle of the night, a young girl runs into him on the seaside boardwalk. Barefoot and terrified, she's running from a group of heavily armed men with one clear goal—to kill the fleeing child. After Dryden helps her evade her pursuers, he learns that the eleven year old, for as long as she can remember, has been kept in a secret prison by forces within the government. But she doesn't know much beyond her own name, Rachel. She only remembers the past two months of her life—and that she has a skill that makes her very dangerous to these men and the hidden men in charge.
Dryden, who lost his wife and young daughter in an accident five years ago, agrees to help her try to unravel her own past and make sense of it, to protect her from the people who are moving heaven and earth to find them both. Although Dryden is only one man, he's a man with the extraordinary skills and experience—as a Ranger, a Delta, and five years doing off-the-book black ops with an elite team. But, as he slowly begins to discover, the highly trained paramilitary forces on their heels is the only part of the danger they must face. Will Rachel's own unremembered past be the most deadly of them all?
Dryden, who lost his wife and young daughter in an accident five years ago, agrees to help her try to unravel her own past and make sense of it, to protect her from the people who are moving heaven and earth to find them both. Although Dryden is only one man, he's a man with the extraordinary skills and experience—as a Ranger, a Delta, and five years doing off-the-book black ops with an elite team. But, as he slowly begins to discover, the highly trained paramilitary forces on their heels is the only part of the danger they must face. Will Rachel's own unremembered past be the most deadly of them all?
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47 reviews
Ana “Ana” Queija
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April 9, 2014
While I prefer more true to life spy novels Lee has the skills to keep me turning the pages. A lesser writer would have been dumped way before the free sample was finished. I'll be keeping an eye out for the next one. Great imagination, well done!
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Cindy
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December 31, 2014
This is the first book my husband and I both enjoyed. It is very fast paced and kept both of us engaged which is saying a lot since we have completely different literally tastes.
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Eric Aultman
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April 29, 2018
Oh. My. Gawd! I'm tentative for beginning new authors, I'm loyal to the
half dozen or so I read. This book was so fascinating, intense, and
downright terrifying! With a slight chill at my temples, it took me all of
15 seconds to purchase Book 2 in the Sam Dryden series. 😳😉
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About the author
PATRICK LEE lives in Michigan. He is the author of three previous novels: The Breach (a New York Times Bestseller), Ghost Country, and Deep Sky.
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