title: Hostage Taker: A Novel (Eve Rossi)
author:  Stefanie Pintoff 
description: A high-voltage game of parry and thrust.<b>New York <i>Daily News</i></b><br /><br />The perfect blend: an urban thriller as modern as tomorrows <i>New York Times</i>, driven by a two-hundred-year-old idea, with a main character to die for. I hope we see plenty more of Eve Rossi and her team.<b>Lee Child, #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Personal</i></b><br /> <br /> The concept is great. . . . The twists are good, and the emotion level climbs higher and higher. . . . Pintoff has serious potential to go into waters already charted by the likes of Lisa Gardner, Tami Hoag, and Allison Brennan.<b>Sarah Weinman, <i>The Crime Lady</i></b><br /> <b><i></i></b><br /> Held hostage by <i>Hostage Taker</i>Stefanie Pintoffs amazing new thriller . . . [<i>Hostage Taker</i>] will keep you awake nights. . . . The book boasts a dynamic heroine. . . . You will never look at the beauties of the complicated structure that is St. Patricks Cathedral in New York quite the same again.<b>Liz Smith, <i>New York Social Diary</i></b><br /><br />A high-velocity roller coaster of a thriller! With her razor-sharp prose and keen ear for cop-and-street-speak, Pintoff ingeniously spins this twist-filled tale of a delicious assortment of good guys with less-than-good pasts, marshaled by one of the most compelling protagonists to come along in years. Heroes dont get any betteror come any more fully formed and richly drawnthan Eve Rossi.<b>Jeffery Deaver, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Skin Collector</i></b><br /> <i></i><br /> <i>Hostage Taker</i> is a brilliant thriller from a gifted writer. Stefanie Pintoff expands her range with this ambitious and masterfully crafted tale, and the result is a tension-filled tightrope walk of a novel. Stefanie Pintoff is one of the best crime writers at work today.<b>Michael Koryta, <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author of<i> Those Who Wish Me Dead</i></b><br /> <i><br /></i>A gripping conclusion . . . tense and thoughtful . . . a sharp new crime series.<b><i>Nights and Weekends</i></b><br /> <b><i></i></b><br /> Pintoff skillfully ratchets up the tension and throws more than one curveball into this twisty, exciting read.<b><i>Booklist</i> (starred review)</b><br /> <br /> Strong writing, a well-paced plot, and intriguing characters make this one of the best thrillers of the year. Fans of Lisa Gardner will find much to like here.<b><i>Library Journal </i>(starred review)</b><br /> <br /> Entertaining.<b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br /><br /> Fast-paced . . . an addictive read.<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /> <i></i><br /> <i>Hostage Taker</i> is one of the most exciting and thoroughly engaging thrillers that I have read in years. Reading this book is like riding a rifle bullet: It starts at full throttle and never slows down. A great start to what promises to be a terrific new series.<b>John Gilstrap, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the Jonathan Grave thriller series</b>
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  # His Alien Hostage
  
  
  ## A Sci-Fi Alien Romance
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Zara Zenia
  
  
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  ## Illustrated by Natasha Snow
  
  
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  Copyright © 2020 by Zara Zenia
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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