Promotional Information

A breathtaking novel of suspense from the co-author with James Patterson of five No 1 bestsellers including Judge and Jury and Lifeguard, and the hit thriller of 2007, The Blue Zone GET UP. KISS YOUR FAMILY GOODBYE. GOT TO WORK. DIE! They say bad luck comes in threes. But for Karen Friedman's family, bad luck is just the beginning. It starts with her husband Charlie's investments going wrong and the sudden death of a family pet. Then one morning Charlie takes the train to work -- straight into a lethal terrorist blast. For his widow Karen and their children, all that remains of Charlie is a shared past. Or is it? When the Friedmans begin to receive terrifying threats Karen turns to Detective Ty Hauck for help. Hauck's family fell apart too, after a tragic accident he still blames himself for. Now he's determined to keep Karen's safe. But Hauck doesn't know about how people who investigate Charlie have a way of ending up dead! Key title / Andrew Gross's first solo novel, The Blue Zone, was the biggest thriller launch of 2007 / The Blue Zone went straight into the Sunday Times Top Ten paperback bestseller list and sold over 200,000 copies in the first 4 months of publication / As co-writer with James Patterson, Andrew Gross was already a bestseller with No. 1 hits Lifeguard and Judge and Jury / The Dark Tide will be backed by a retail and comsumer marketing campaign including outdoor, TV and in-store advertising and digital promotions / Competition: James Patterson, Jeffery Deaver, Harlan Coben, Lee Child

About the Author

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. His first novel The Blue Zone was an instant UK bestseller. He currently lives in New York with his wife, Lynn and has three children.

Reviews

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 'A thriller with genuine feelgood factor' The Times

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 'A thriller with genuine feelgood factor' The Times

In Gross's second solo thriller (after The Blue Zone and five best sellers cowritten with James Patterson), divorced detective Ty Hauck and recently widowed mother Karen Friedman stumble into a dangerous conspiracy. Karen's hedge-fund husband, Charles, died-or so everyone presumed-in a terrorist attack in New York City's Grand Central Station. Soon after, when Karen and her children are threatened by unknown sources, she uncovers shocking details regarding her husband's business: he had lost as much as half a billion of his clients' money in questionable investments, more yet is missing from offshore accounts, and individuals once connected to him are now being killed. With Karen's help, Lieutenant Hauck follows a trail that leads to empty oil tankers with falsified manifests, hit-and-run killers, advanced government security systems, and the British Virgin Islands. Gross knows how to spin a fast-paced plot with engaging characters. Karen and Ty are forced to undergo convincing transformations as they unveil one mystery after another. Though the twists may not surprise readers, most will enjoy the ride. Recommended for public libraries.-Ron Terpening, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.