There are few writers who can set the scene like Lynds can. <i>The Assassins</i> has everything a reader could possibly want... This is Lynds hitting on all cylinders with a thought-provoking tale that will surely stand with the year's best thrillers.
- David Baldacci,
Lynds again proves herself a master of the thriller in her latest, <i>The Assassins... </i>a roller-coaster of action and suspense... I defy you to put this book down once you start
- James Rollins,
This is Cold War thriller writing at its best. Raw, vivid, utterly credible, with palpable tension that never releases its grip.
- Peter James,
Rich settings, beautifully crafted characters, and a compulsively readable storyline, a magnificent novel from a major talent. Outstanding.
- Douglas Preston,
A perfect piece of thrilling entertainment.
- Steve Berry,
A classic last-man-standing story of deceit and betrayal with enough new twists and turns to keep you up way past your bedtime
- Nelson DeMille,
Gayle Lynds has mastered the international action thriller
- Robert Crais,
A master class in suspense, where plot twists abound and danger is always closer than you think
- Lisa Gardner,
<i>The Assassins</i> delivers on everything it promises: devious players, shifting alliances, and no one you should trust.
- Brad Meltzer,
Recently retired from US military intelligence, Judd Ryder is walking home one evening when he sees a man wearing his clothes step out of his house. Moments later, the man is killed in a hit-and-run. Was the stranger the intended victim, or was it Judd himself?
Searching the man, Judd finds a phone with only one number dialled - to CIA trainee Eva Blake, Judd's former girlfriend. What Judd and Eva don't know is that they've unwittingly been trapped in a battle to the death against six professional assassins, and only one will be left standing....