HOSTAGE TAKER: A NOVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 12731114B75040
English Summary/英文概要： From Edgar Award winner Stefanie Pintoff comes the start of an electrifying new thriller series featuring Eve Rossi, head of a secret division of the FBI one made up of ex-convicts with extraordinary talents, oversized egos, and contempt for the rules. Perfect for readers of Iris Johansen and Catherine Coulter.
TERROR STRIKES AN ICONIC CHURCH AND BRINGS A CITY TO ITS KNEES.
In the hushed quiet of early morning Manhattan, in front of the towering bronze doors of Saint Patrick s Cathedral, a young woman holds a sign that reads: HELP ME. For one FBI agent, a madman s terrified hostages, and an entire city, a long and harrowing day is about to unfold.
The hostage taker s identity is unknown. But he knows who FBI agent Eve Rossi is and everything about her past. Along with her presence, he demands five witnesses: ordinary people with some hidden connection. Defying her superiors, Eve begins a deadly dance with an adversary whose intentions are surely sinister, whose endgame is anything but certain, and whose cunning keeps him one step ahead at every turn.
As Eve manages a taut hostage situation, she relies on the combined skills of her team a secret unit inspired by France s most notorious criminal and made up of ex-convicts with extraordinary talents, oversized egos, and contempt for the rules.
Eve is up against a rapidly ticking clock. But the dangerous man calling the shots has a timetable of his own and a searing question for his targets: What are you guilty of? As shocking revelations surface, so does another crisis nobody could anticipate one not even Eve and her team may be able to stop.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书作者Stefanie Pintoff曾获得埃德加奖，本书以FBI特工Eve Rossi为主角，是一系列恐怖小说的第一本。 Eve Rossi集合一群曾经的犯罪分子，拥有高超的智慧，自我意识强烈，而且蔑视一切规则。喜欢Iris Johansen或者Catherine Coulter的读者都会喜欢这本书。
在曼哈顿凌晨的安宁中，在圣派特里克大教堂前有一个年轻女人手上举着牌子，上面写“帮帮我”。对FBI探员、对一个疯子挟持的人之门，对这个城市，漫长而严酷的一天就要开始了。
挟持人质的犯人身份未知。但他认识FBI探员Eve Rossi，并了解他的所有过去。在她登场之后，犯人要求派出五个证人：普通人，但互相之间有隐藏的关系。Eve由此开始与罪犯展开殊死周旋，犯人的意图必然是有其邪恶之处的，而且犯人十分狡猾，看似处处都抢占了先机。
Eve竭尽所能地掌控着人质的情况，她必须依靠自己所带领的神秘队伍——一支接受法国最为臭名昭著的罪犯启发而组成的由犯罪天才组成的团队。这里的人都有狂放的内心，同时蔑视一切规则。
Eve正在和时间斗争。但危险的男人看来有自己的时间表，他对自己挟持的目标只有一个问题：你在愧疚些什么？随着令人惊奇的关系浮出水面，另一个危机悄然到来，即使Eve和她的团队也不一定有能力阻止。（LYR）
Awards/获奖情况：获奖作家的作品，此前Pintoff的历史小说《IN THE SHADOW OF GOTHAM》赢得了2010年埃德加新小说奖和华盛顿Irving图书奖。Pintoff本人也曾获得过包括阿加莎奖在内的多项荣誉。
FBI探员和一群前罪犯的组合必将激起读者热情。
好评如潮。Pintoff最新的历史小说《SECRET OF THE WHITE ROSE》获得各种好评。
读者基础牢固。Pintoff的历史小说书迷也会喜欢这个有强势的女主角和FBI秘密团队的现代系列组品。
• AWARD WINNING AUTHOR: Pintoff’s historical novel IN THE SHADOW OF GOTHAM won the 2010 Edgar Award for Best First Novel and the Washington Irving Book Prize. Pintoff has also earned nominations for the Agatha, Anthony and Macavity Awards.
• A MODERN DAY ’DIRTY DOZEN’: In this tantalizing read the line between heroes and villains is a thin one, and the ensemble cast of thieves, crooks and conmen--headed by a brilliant, straight-shooting FBI agent--is certain to light fireworks.
• TERRIFIC PRAISE: Pintoff’s most recent historical novel, SECRET OF THE WHITE ROSE, received starred reviews from the trifecta of Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and Kirkus.
• BUILT-IN AUDIENCE: Fans of Pintoff’s historical fiction will love this new contemporary series, with its strong heroine and secret FBI unit grounded on a terrific historical premise: the fabled success of Eugene Francois Vidocq, the notorious master-thief-turned-detective.
About the Author/作者介绍： Stefanie Pintoff曾发表了三部小说，获得过埃德加奖。她的作品还曾获得过华盛顿Irving图书奖等等多种奖项。Stefanie的小说曾在世界多地发行，包括英国和日本。她和丈夫、女儿以及家庭宠物狗住在曼哈顿上西区。她正在撰写本书的后续作品，或许会比另一部作品《FINAL OPTION》更早出版。
Stefanie Pintoff is the Edgar award-winning author of three novels. Her writing has also won the Washington Irving Book Prize and earned nominations for the Anthony, Macavity, and Agatha awards. Stefanie’s novels have been published around the world, including the United Kingdom and Japan. She lives on Manhattan’s Upper West Side with her husband, daughter, and their family dog. She is hard at work on her next novel, a follow up to HOSTAGE TAKER, that might possibly be published ahead of FINAL OPTION.
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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights sold for HOSTAGE TAKER: Czech (Euromedia), Slovak (Ikar), Russian (AST).
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