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The Fifth Angel
Jack Ruskin is uniquely qualified to commit a series of perfect murders. A former prosecutor, and now the respected partner of a prestigious law firm, he has the means and the knowledge to kill without leaving a trace of evidence behind.
His targets are criminals themselves, sexual predators beyond reform. He has no connection to them: he simply finds their names in public records, But Jack knows firsthand the devastation these depraved monsters leave in their wake—his own fifteen-year-old daughter was herself a victim. And he's determined to save others from the same excruciating pain. A thousand miles away, FBI agent Amanda Lee has carefully balanced motherhood with her meteoric career as one of the agency's brightest and bravest experts in her field. Then a botched investigation rocks Amanda's life as well as her career, and she is assigned to a case some people don't want to see solved. Following the trail of the man who is stalking sex offenders across tile country, Amanda is unaware that her past is catching up with her and that she—and her children—are in the gravest danger. As Jack carefully, methodically, and brutally exacts his own brand of justice, Amanda closes the gap between them, But in an astounding twist of fate, their lives are about to fall into each other's hands. Before the hunt is over, they will have to choose together: between deliverance and destruction, and between the ultimate right and wrong. In his new novel, Tim Green has written a stunning, brilliant thriller that marks another milestone in his multifaceted and acclaimed career. A novel of real lives and issues as authentic as today's headlines, THE FIFTH ANGEL is a chilling, fascinating, and intelligent journey of high-tension suspense that asks every reader the troubling question: "What would you do?" Read an excerpt. BUY THE BOOK from an independent bookstore, Amazon, or Barnes & Noble. 
THE FIFTH ANGEL Hardcover: Warner Books, March 2003, ISBN: 0-4465-3085-9 Paperback: Warner Vision, January 2004, ISBN: 0-4466-1377-0 Audio editions also available
Praise"Green has a great ear for dialogue [and he] writes with admirable economy." —Kirkus Reviews "Briskly paced...compelling." —Publishers Weekly "Eloquent . . . gripping." —Los Angeles Times Book Review "A revenge tale with heft." —People "Heart-wrenching, controversial, and provocative." —Orlando Sentinel "Gripping...thought-provoking...a solid thriller." —Booklist "A classic tale of revenge and retribution told by a talented writer with a keen eye for detail...well-plotted, fast paced, and thoroughly enjoyable." —Nelson DeMille, author of Up Country "Fast, sleek, and riveting. I couldn't put it down." —Joseph Finder, author of High Crimes "A powerfully thrilling ride." —Linda Fairstein, author of The Bone Vault "A roller-coaster ride of a book that never lets you catch your breath." —Phillip Margolin, author of Ties That Bind "Dark, gritty, and engrossing. A provocative story of a lawyer who brews his own justice." —Robert K. Tannenbaum, author of Absolute Rage  |
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