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The Deceived

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by Brett Battles
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“Unputdownable.”*
“Brilliant and heart-pounding.”**
“A tightly written page-turner.”***
Brett Battles won rave reviews for his debut novel, The Cleaner, which introduced hero Jonathan Quinn. A freelance operative and professional “cleaner,” Quinn knows better than to get emotionally involved in any of his jobs. But in this superb powerhouse of suspense, Quinn’s latest job is different. A friend and old colleague has been murdered. A woman has gone missing. And for Jonathan Quinn, this time it’s personal.
Anonymity. Trust. Professionalism. In his world, Jonathan Quinn has a few rules. He’ll get rid of bodies that have to disappear; nothing ever gets traced back to him. But when Quinn is called to a busy Los Angeles port where a shipping container has just come in from the sea, it’s clear his rules have been violated. Inside the crate is a dead man—a man who once saved Quinn’s life. And while no one knows how CIA agent Steven Markoff died, Quinn has to do more than clean. He has to find Markoff’ s girlfriend, Jenny. To tell her that Markoff is dead. To find out why—and why someone sent Markoff’s body to him.
Until a week ago, Jenny Fuentes was an assistant to an ambitious congressman. Now Jenny is missing, too, and a lot of man power is making sure she isn’t found. But Quinn has his own man power. He has tools that can pry into secrets held anywhere in the world. He has the skill to trade blows with killers and spies. And he has covert weapons: his eager and smart apprentice, Nate, and brilliant Orlando, his closest friend, who’s saved his life more than once.
Racing from the corridors of power in Washington to the bustling streets of Singapore, Quinn won’ t stop until he uncovers the truth behind his friend’s violent death, the astounding reason Jenny has vanished—and what she knows about the most explosive deception of all.
*Tess Gerritsen
**Jeffery Deaver
***Booklist

  • Creators

  • Series

    Jonathan Quinn

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 24, 2008

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9780440337966

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      • ISBN: 9780440337966
      • File size: 2804 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 12, 2008
      In Battles's strong sequel to The Cleaner
      —which introduced Jonathan Quinn, an ex-CIA agent who cleans up crime scenes for a shadowy U.S. government intelligence agency—Quinn determines to find the murderer of his CIA friend Steven Markoff. Quinn and his team must also locate Steven's missing girlfriend, Jenny Fuentes, to notify her of Steven's death. The search for Jenny hopscotches from Los Angeles to Houston to the Washington, D.C., offices of Jenny's boss, an ambitious politician. Along the way, Quinn and his compatriots contend with villains who appear to be linked to an international conspiracy. The chase ends in Singapore, where Quinn enlists a former underworld contact to help identify the plot's nefarious mastermind. Breakneck pacing, colorful locales and dizzying plot twists make the Quinn series a welcome addition to the political thriller genre.

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from June 15, 2008
      Freelance "cleaner" Jonathan Quinn is hired to make a body disappear. When he discovers that the victim is a friend, Quinn violates the first rule of his profession and becomes personally involved. Quinn, female ally Orlando, and apprentice Nate travel to Singapore to prevent an assassination and rescue an innocent woman. Lots of tradecraft and a growing relationship between Quinn and Orlando make this a successful sequel to "The Cleaner". Highly recommended.

      Copyright 2008 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      May 1, 2008
      Jonathan Quinn is a cleaner; he tidies up after lethal events so that the locals dont suspect that anything unusual has happened. When this one begins, Quinn discovers that hes disposing of the remains of a friend, CIA agent Steven Markoff. Very much a loner, Quinn feels honor bound to break the news to Markoffs lover, Jenny Fuentes. Markoff, we learn, once saved Quinns life. But Jenny is on the run, and Quinn dashes from L.A. to Houston, then Washington, and ultimately Singapore in his efforts to find her and keep her alive. Battles keeps to the formula that made his first Quinn novel, The Cleaner (2007), a success: plenty of globetrotting, nonstop action, plot twists, tight writing, whiz-bang high-tech devices, tradecraft, and a surfeit of dangerous women. As in The Cleaner, the evildoers whom Quinn must neutralize are a bit James Bondish, but derring-do will always find an audience.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2008, American Library Association.)

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