Payoff (Simon Fisk Novels, 2) - Softcover

If James Bond were in the business of rescuing kidnapped children, he might easily be mistaken for Simon Fisk, the haunted hero of this slam-bam thriller...["Good As Gone "is] an adrenaline rush with a character worth rooting for. "Publishers Weekly on Good as Gone"

"Good As Gone "makes for a heart-wrenching but also adrenaline-producing adventure that readers should eat up...Corleone races with the wind in telling Fisk's story, and leaves the reader gasping for breath at the end. "Huffington Post on Good as Gone"

[F]ast paced and lean [O]nce the story kicks into high gear, which is pretty much at the top of page 2, it doesn't let up, period. "Booklist (starred review) on Good as Gone"

Like Lee Child, Corleone delivers an adrenaline-fueled plot with believable, complex characters. "South Florida Sun-Sentinel on Good as Gone"

A torrid chase."..Good As Gone" leaves you with the deep, uncomplicated pleasure of watching a skilled professional kick major ass. "Kirkus Reviews on Good as Gone"

The relentless pace will have readers clamoring for more. "RT Book Reviews (4 stars) on Good as Gone"

Delivers a lightning-fast pace, surprising and heartfelt twists, and action aplenty. "Jeff Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Minute on Good as Gone"

"Good As Gone" is as good as it gets. Douglas Corleone has crafted one hell of a thriller. "Michael Palmer, New York Times bestselling author of Political Suicide on Good as Gone"

Goes from zero to 60 in under six seconds and never lets off the gas! "Andrew Gross, New York Times bestselling author of 15 Seconds on Good as Gone"

A terrific international thriller. I expected to be entertained when I picked up a novel by Douglas Corleone and was rewarded handsomely. Highly recommended. James Grippando, New York Times bestselling author of Blood Money on Good as Gone

Douglas Corleone and was rewarded handsomely. Highly recommended. "James Grippando, New York Times bestselling author of Blood Money on Good as Gone"

Everything I want in a thriller an ingenious plot, breathtaking pace, and one of the coolest new heroes to come along in years. "David Ellis, New York Times bestselling coauthor (with James Patterson) of Guilty Wives on Good as Gone"

"Good As Gone" propels Douglas Corleone into Lee Child territory. Yeah, it's that good. "Jason Starr, international bestselling author of The Pack on Good as Gone""

The author of Good as Gone delivers another riveting read that will keep your eyes glued to the page until the final PAYOFF...

Movie studio mogul Edgar Trenton's wife, Emma, is awoken one night to a violent invasion of her home. She is beaten up and terrified by four masked men-and when they leave, Emma realizes that the nightmare has only just begun: Her teenage daughter, Olivia, was abducted. When she and Edgar find a ransom note forbidding police involvement. Edgar can think of only one person he trusts to ensure a smooth ransom exchange: former U.S. Marshal Simon Fisk.

"Amazing...nonstop action." -Mystery Tribune

Haunted by his own daughter's unsolved kidnapping many years ago, Simon feels it's his personal duty to take on child abduction cases. But something about the Trentons' ordeal isn't adding up. . .and soon it's clear to him that the kidnappers never intended to return Olivia, regardless of how much her parents were willing to pay. Knowing he has nothing left to lose, Simon throws himself into the hunt for Olivia with reckless abandon, following a lethal trail that will take him from California coast to the Cayman Islands, through the wild jungles of Costa Rica, and into some of the darkest reaches of his own soul. Meanwhile, time is running out...

"If James Bond were in the business of rescuing kidnapped children, he might easily be mistaken for Simon Fisk...a character worth rooting for." -Publishers Weekly

This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.