title: Captive: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero
author: Ashley Smith
description: This is a woman who understands grace. (Rick Warren, author of A PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE, quoted in Christianity Today)<br /><br />...a newly minted author and celebrity. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)<br /><br />A remarkable tale of redemption. (Augusta Chronicle)<br /><br />Smith leads the reader through the long, dangerous night, minute-by-minute. (The Sunday Oklahoman)<br /><br />...could serve as a companion volume to The Purpose-Driven Life. (Publishers Weekly)<br /><br />...required reading. (Publishers Weekly)<br /><br />Smiths revelations offer a new wrinkle to a story that...captivated the country. (Newsweek)
zlib_text: **Next Exit, Three Miles**
  
  CW Browning
  
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  **About Next Exit, Three Miles**
  
  Alina Maschik was one of the best. She never missed. Yet, two years ago in
  Cairo, she missed her shot at one of the world’s most wanted terrorists. Now,
  he’s back. This time, he’s on US soil.
  
  Given the opportunity to redeem herself, Alina’s objective is simple: find the
  terrorist and complete her mission. But when the target leads her back to her
  hometown in New Jersey, the situation is anything but simple. Confronted with
  old girlfriends, her ex-fiancé and the Jersey mob, Alina must face her past as
  she races against an invisible clock.
  
  But as bodies start to pile up, a cunning and invisible assassin threatens to
  destroy everything she holds close. Accustomed to working alone, Alina must
  now rely on old loyalties and new partnerships to help her defeat this new
  threat, and save the lives of thousands of Americans, without failing a second
  time.
  
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  This book is dedicated to Jenny and Jerry:
  
  Jenny, I a