Slim To None
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Publisher Description
When a talented ex–cop turned private security agent–driven by a single, personal motivation–stumbles upon a disturbing global plot designed to bring america to it's knees, her chances of survival are slim to none
With her exotic looks and fluent Arabic, Hannah Nicks is a natural at the freelance security game amidst the tension and rubble–strewn streets of post–Saddam Baghdad
For six years Hannah had pounded the mean streets of LA as an undercover cop before her career dramatically imploded–along with the rest of her life. Since then, the lure of big bucks and the power of a mother's love has been the sole driving force behind her existence: dodging bullets in the world's worst hotspots. After all, when you've got nothin', there's nothin' left to lose Right?
WrongWhen the Iraqi mission, set to be her last, ended disastrously–her co–agent dead, her reputation in tatters, Hannah was distraught.
Two years later, still haunted by guilt, she's back in LA trying to piece together her life. Then she catches sight of himWhite Foxthe ghostly assassin who gunned down her ally in that final Iraqi ambush.
But Hannah's not the only one after this ruthless, shady killer. John Russo–a cop also at war with his own personal demons–is 'unofficially' on the case. A case that conceals a stream of greed, hatred, suspicion and terrorism flowing from Russia, through the maelstrom of the Middle East, and into the heart of the White House.
It's White Fox's links to America's underclass, though, that holds the real key to the end of that nation's global domination–but not before Hannah Nicks must confront her ultimate personal challenge.
And this time there's no doubt about what she's got left to lose
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Smith, who has been both a diplomat and an intelligence agent, convincingly conveys what life is like on the streets and sands of Iraq in her compelling new thriller (after 2004's Liar's Market). Hannah Nicks thought she'd learned all about danger and sexism as a Los Angeles cop, but that was nothing compared to what she faces every day in Iraq as a hired gun for a private security outfit. Nicks, who's desperate to prove to a court that she can afford to have custody of her eight-year-old son, does the work because the salary is much better than a cop's. When terrorists kidnap a wealthy Boston businessman's daughter, a doctor working as a volunteer at a Red Crescent clinic in Baghdad, the businessman offers a huge reward for her safe release. Nicks and a tough young former Marine take the job, but they soon discover that not everybody in Washington wants the story to have a happy ending. Smith is at her best when she describes Nicks's ordeal and explains why so many private security firms are making big bucks in Iraq.
