Perfect Shot
A Thriller
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4.2 • 44 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A former Army sniper must fall back on her Special Ops skills when a friend’s death uncovers a global nuclear threat, in Steve Urszenyi's Perfect Shot, the first in an electrifying new series featuring Special Agent Alexandra Martel.
Special Agent Alexandra Martel has put her days on the battlefield behind her. Charming and disarming, relentless and lethal, she earned a reputation as one of the most renowned and decorated Army snipers in the service before stepping away. But when Alex, now an FBI special agent on loan to Interpol, learns that an old friend, an MI5 officer, has been killed under mysterious circumstances, she’s pulled back into the dangerous world she left behind: a world where some people fear her, some want to recruit her, and everyone seems to want her dead.
Following a trail of clues left behind by the dead woman, Alex pieces together a terrifying conspiracy that only escalates when a nuclear warhead goes missing. Dodging death at every turn, she reluctantly joins forces with a CIA officer, but he has plans of his own for her—and will stop at nothing to achieve them.
Chasing the truth through the streets of London and bustling Turkish markets to the underbelly of Paris, Alex is unrelenting in her pursuit of justice. But as the clock ticks down and the world edges closer to doom, she must fall back on her Special Ops skills to stop the unthinkable. She thought her life as a sniper was over—but with stakes this high, she must use whatever means necessary to render the world safe.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Only one woman has the skills to stop a rogue nuclear threat in this tense action thriller. When an old friend is killed, Alexandra Martel leaves her FBI-sanctioned Interpol post to find out the truth of what happened, quickly discovering that a dangerous plot that her friend was investigating could bring the world to the brink of destruction. First-time novelist Steve Urszenyi introduces us to our new favorite hero—Alex is relentless and dedicated to taking down the bad guys, and we loved diving headfirst into her thrilling world of ruthless assassins, duplicitous agents, and cunning politicos. Perfect Shot is an action-packed read that left us looking forward to the rest of the series.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Urszenyi's fun-but-formulaic debut sets FBI agent Alexandra "Alex" Martel on a high-stakes quest to recover a stolen nuclear bomb before it destroys Paris, where world leaders have gathered for an annual "Peace Summit." Alex, a combat medic turned sniper turned FBI agent, learns from Interpol that her old friend, a British intelligence officer, has been killed in the City of Light, and uncovers the impending nuclear plot by decoding a message left in the woman's personal effects. Alex's warnings are met with eye rolls and scorn from her fellow agents, until a team of Russian operatives succeeds in lifting a nuclear bomb from the U.S. Air Force base in Incirlik, Turkey. With a CIA colleague in tow, Alex launches a whirlwind chase for the nuke, which leads to several rip-roaring action set pieces, including a well-choreographed air attack and a sweat-inducing pursuit of the bomb and its handler in the Paris catacombs. Urszenyi's characters are a bit stiff, and his dialogue can feel flat-footed, but he nails a golden thriller rule on his first try: give readers enough action to chew on, and they'll eagerly turn the pages. Urszenyi is a writer to watch.
