/ Key title A breathtaking novel of suspense from the co-author of five bestselling James Patterson novels, including 'Judge and Jury' and 'Lifeguard'. / Author has proven track record and big name recognition as co-writer with international bestselling author James Patterson. / Their last two collaborations, 'Lifeguard' and 'Judge and Jury', were No 1 bestsellers in hardback and paperback. / The Patterson-Gross books have sold 3.5 million in hardback and over 7 million in paperback. / Andrew Gross's first solo novel is an unputdownable suspense novel which will be loved by existing fans and attract many more. / THE BLUE ZONE will have a massive marketing campaign, one of the biggest of 2007. It will include TV advertising, full page ads in magazines, outdoor poster campaign and Blue Zone merchandise. / Competition: James Patterson, Jeffery Deaver, Harlan Coben, Lee Child
Before turning to full-time writing, Andrew Gross was an executive in the sportswear business. Andrew has co-authored 5 novels with James Patterson, all of them reaching Number One in the NY Times Bestseller list. He currently lives in New York with his wife, Lynn and has three children.
After coauthoring five thrillers with James Patterson (most recently, Judge & Jury), Gross makes his solo fiction debut with a case involving the Witness Protection Program. When the head of the Mercado drug cartel dies in Colombia, a long-simmering family feud reaches the boiling point in the United States. New York family man Benjamin Raab, a trader in gold, is arrested by the FBI and accused of being a middleman for the cartel. After he agrees to testify against a friend, he and his family--with the exception of his oldest daughter, Kate--are relocated by the government. When Benjamin suddenly flees the safety of the program and is blamed for the murder of his government contact, Kate wants to know who set him up and why. Was everything she knew about her father a lie? As her search for answers intensifies, she finds herself caught in a web of deception and betrayal, with her own life on the line. Gross offers much that will please: an intriguing premise, shocking twists, a gripping plot, and a sympathetic female lead who faces heartrending dilemmas as she grapples with the truth. Highly recommended for popular fiction collections. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 1/07.]--Ron Terpening, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
Advance praise for 'The Blue Zone': ' 'The Blue Zone' is a tense and chilling thriller with a whole lot of heart.' James Patterson 'Real fear, real thrills, real suspense!real good.' Lee Child 'A spine-chilling mystery with a thrilling twist' Cosmopolitan
Having coauthored five bestsellers with James Patterson (Lifeguard, etc.), Gross makes a solo debut superior to his collaborative efforts, if short of the first thriller rank. His engaging heroine, Kate Raab, a medical researcher in the Bronx, is shocked when the Feds arrest her beloved gold trader father, Benjamin, and charge him with laundering money for a Colombian drug cartel. A hit team's attempt to kill the entire Raab family prompts all of them, except Kate, to start their lives anew in the witness protection program. Kate's choice, predictably, places her in continuing danger, even as she begins to suspect that her father's involvement with the narco traffickers was more deliberate and extensive than he's willing to admit. The secret revelations at the heart of the plot may strike some as a little far-fetched, and the details about the witness protection program fail to convince, but Gross shows sufficient talent for readers to want to see more from his pen alone. (May) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
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