The Freedom Broker
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Publisher Description
WINNER of the Best First Novel 2018 Award at the International Thriller Writers Awards.
The first in a brand new series featuring Thea Paris, a kidnap and ransom specialist. Lee Child calls THE FREEDOM BROKER a 'superb thriller', Lisa Gardner says it's 'clever and gritty' and Peter James calls it 'spellbinding'. If you like the thrillers of James Patterson and Lee Child, or are a fan of Jason Bourne, you will love this.
At eight years old, Thea Paris watched her brother being snatched from his bed.
Her inability to save him has haunted both their lives ever since.
Twenty years later, the unthinkable happens when her billionaire father is abducted.
But this time, she is prepared.
Now, Thea is at the top of her game as a freedom broker, negotiating for the release of kidnap victims around the world.
And she has only one objective:
Find him or die trying...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kidnap and rescue expert Thea Paris, the heroine of Howe's promising debut, has suffered from survivor's guilt ever since her brother, Nikos, was kidnapped 20 years earlier at age 12 despite Niko's safe return. In the present day, the stakes get personal again when Thea's wealthy father, Christos, is kidnapped on his 60th birthday from his yacht, which was moored at the Greek island of Santorini. A powerful oil baron about to make the deal of a lifetime, Christos has certainly made his share of enemies. Thea expects a ransom demand, but instead a series of foreboding messages in Latin come to her father's phone. With no way to know whether her father is still alive, or who's behind the kidnapping, Thea must fight the clock, her own secrets, and those of her closest family members in order to find the truth. Howe, the executive director of ITW's annual Thrillerfest, provides nonstop action, believable characters, and a well-researched look at the world of international kidnapping.
