Red right hand

Select an Action

Red right hand

Title:

Red right hand

Author:

Holm, Chris F., author.

Series:

Michael Hendricks ;

Series Number:

Summary:

When video of an explosive terrorist attack on San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge reveals a Federal witness thought dead is still alive, the organization he'd agreed to testify against will stop at nothing to put him in the ground. FBI Special Agent Charlie Thompson is determined to protect him, and calls the only person on the planet who can keep her witness safe: Michael Hendricks. He'll take the job if Thompson promises to leave him alone after this job. But finding a man desperate to stay hidden is challenging, and soon Hendricks sees he'll have to take the Council down, even if that means wading into the center of a terror plot whose perpetrators are not what they seem.

General Note:

Sequel to: The killing kind.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

341 pages ; 25 cm

Genre:

Thrillers (Fiction)

Subject Term:

Hendricks, Michael (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Assassins -- Fiction.

Terrorism -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Mulholland Books,

Publication Date:

2016

ISBN:

9780316259569

9781473606197

Publication Information:

New York : Mulholland Books, 2016.

Call Number:

HOLM

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003174227	Adult Fiction	HOLM	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

If the good guys can't save you, call a bad guy.

When viral video of an explosive terrorist attack on San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge reveals that a Federal witness long thought dead is still alive, the organization he'd agreed to testify against will stop at nothing to put him in the ground.

FBI Special Agent Charlie Thompson is determined to protect him, but her hands are tied; the FBI's sole priority is catching the terrorists before they strike again. So Charlie calls the only person on the planet who can keep her witness safe: Michael Hendricks.

Once a covert operative for the US military, Hendricks makes his living hitting hitmen... or he did, until the very organization hunting Charlie's witness -- the Council -- caught wind and targeted the people he loves. Teaming up with a young but determined tech whiz, Cameron, on the condition she leave him alone after the case, Hendricks reluctantly takes the job.

Of course, finding a man desperate to stay hidden is challenging enough without deadly competition, let alone when the competition's shadowy corporate backer is tangled in the terrorist conspiracy playing out around them. And now Hendricks is determined to take the Council down, even if that means wading into the center of a terror plot whose perpetrators are not what they seem.

Author Notes

Chris Holm is the author of the Collector trilogy, which blends crime and fantasy, and the Michael Hendricks thrillers. His Hendricks novel, The Killing Kind , was named a New York Times Editors' Choice and won the Anthony Award for Best Novel. His second Hendricks novel, Red Right Hand , was nominated for the Anthony Award for Best Novel. Holm lives in Portland, Maine.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Near the start of Holm's explosive and timely sequel to 2015's The Killing Kind, a tourist taking photos with his daughter's cell phone manages to capture not only a terrorist attack on the Golden Gate Bridge but also the image of an older man thought long dead by both the FBI and the shadowy criminal organization known as the Council. Frank Segreti gave evidence against the Council seven years earlier and-allegedly-got blown up for his troubles. Now he's back, and FBI special agent Charlie Thompson knows that the only person who can protect him and lead her to the Council is one of the Bureau's most wanted. Enter hit man Michael Hendricks, who's been gunning to take down the Council ever since it dispatched its own hit man to take him out and his best friend got caught in the crossfire. While Charlie begins investigating a Syrian group claiming responsibility for the Golden Gate attack, Michael travels to San Francisco to find Frank amid the law enforcement mayhem. Holm expertly balances weighty issues of national security with more intimate personal losses, and makes it clear that the best stories happen in the gray area between good and evil. Agent: David Gernert, Gernert Company. (Sept.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

Years ago, FBI informant Frank Segreti was presumed to be dead when his safe house was blown up. Yet, the video of a terrorist attack in San Francisco shows Segreti to be very much alive. Determined to protect her witness until he can testify, FBI Special Agent Charlie Thompson hires Michael Hendricks, a military covert operative-turned-hit man (of bad guys). His best friend and tech guru was killed by the same mob organization that's trying to take down Segreti, and now Hendricks is determined to burn down the group. VERDICT This follow-up to the acclaimed The Killing Kind (nominated for four major mystery awards, including the Anthony) is a real thrill ride. Jeff Abbott fans and adrenaline fiction junkies will appreciate how vividly the shadowy world of military contractors comes to life in Holm's skillful hands. [See Prepub Alert, 3/28/16; see author profile on p. 80.-Ed.] © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.