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Oct 30, 2001 | 544 Pages *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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    About The Cutout

    CUTOUT: A third person used to conceal the contact between two people. A pawn.

    They were partners — lovers in a business where betrayal is a heartbeat away. CIA analyst Caroline Carmichael lost her husband Eric when his plane was blown out of the sky by an elite group of terrorists known as 30 April.

    Now her dead husband has surfaced among those responsible for an explosion that rocks Berlin — and the brutal kidnapping of the U.S. Vice President. Uncertain of Eric’s motives and loyalties, the Agency plays its last, best card: Eric’s wife — the Cutout.

    Is Eric a rogue agent gone bad? Or has he thrown himself under deep cover to terminate a ruthless psychopath? Caroline is drawn into a dizzying maze where one wrong turn will mean certain death … and in which the Cutout will be the first to fall.

    About The Cutout

    CUTOUT: A third person used to conceal the contact between two people. A pawn.

    They were partners — lovers in a business where betrayal is a heartbeat away. CIA analyst Caroline Carmichael lost her husband Eric when his plane was blown out of the sky by an elite group of terrorists known as 30 April.

    Now her dead husband has surfaced among those responsible for an explosion that rocks Berlin — and the brutal kidnapping of the U.S. Vice President. Uncertain of Eric’s motives and loyalties, the Agency plays its last, best card: Eric’s wife — the Cutout.

    Is Eric a rogue agent gone bad? Or has he thrown himself under deep cover to terminate a ruthless psychopath? Caroline is drawn into a dizzying maze where one wrong turn will mean certain death … and in which the Cutout will be the first to fall.

    About The Cutout

    CUTOUT: A third person used to conceal the contact between two people. A pawn.

    They were partners — lovers in a business where betrayal is a heartbeat away. CIA analyst Caroline Carmichael lost her husband Eric when his plane was blown out of the sky by an elite group of terrorists known as 30 April.

    Now her dead husband has surfaced among those responsible for an explosion that rocks Berlin — and the brutal kidnapping of the U.S. Vice President. Uncertain of Eric’s motives and loyalties, the Agency plays its last, best card: Eric’s wife — the Cutout.

    Is Eric a rogue agent gone bad? Or has he thrown himself under deep cover to terminate a ruthless psychopath? Caroline is drawn into a dizzying maze where one wrong turn will mean certain death … and in which the Cutout will be the first to fall.

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    About Francine Mathews

    Francine Mathews is the author of more than twenty novels of mystery, history, and suspense. Her historical thriller The Alibi Club was named one of the fifteen best novels of 2006 by Publishers Weekly. A graduate of Princeton and Stanford, she spent four years… More about Francine Mathews

    About Francine Mathews

    Francine Mathews is the author of more than twenty novels of mystery, history, and suspense. Her historical thriller The Alibi Club was named one of the fifteen best novels of 2006 by Publishers Weekly. A graduate of Princeton and Stanford, she spent four years… More about Francine Mathews

    About Francine Mathews

    Francine Mathews is the author of more than twenty novels of mystery, history, and suspense. Her historical thriller The Alibi Club was named one of the fifteen best novels of 2006 by Publishers Weekly. A graduate of Princeton and Stanford, she spent four years… More about Francine Mathews

    Product Details

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Bantam
    Oct 30, 2001 | 544 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780553581508

    Category: Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Bantam
    Jul 22, 2009 | 544 Pages | ISBN 9780307567321

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $12.95
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jan 30, 2001 | 360 Minutes | ISBN 9780553753851

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    Praise

    “A high-action thriller.”
    — USA Today

    “Fascinating, harrowing, page-flipping intrigue … A vivid tale of seduction, betrayal,revenge, and international political intrigue.”
    — The Christian Science Monitor

    “Fast moving. Mathews has no shortage of imagination.”
    — People

    “Thrills you with the CIA, a kidnapping and the hunt. Starts with a bang.”
    — The Denver Post

    “A brilliantly intelligent and thrilling read.”
    — Liz Smith, Newsday


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