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Armed and Dangerous

The Hunt for One of America’s Most Wanted Criminals

The Hunt for One of America’s Most Wanted Criminals

The Hunt for One of America’s Most Wanted

By William Queen and Douglas Century

By William Queen and Douglas Century

By William Queen and Douglas Century

By William Queen and Douglas Century

By William Queen and Douglas Century
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By William Queen and Douglas Century
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    About Armed and Dangerous

    As an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, William Queen must tackle a number of challenging cases. In the winter of 1985, he faces his toughest mission to date: He must apprehend Mark Stephens, a notorious narcotics trafficker who has been terrorizing the communities around Los Angeles with frequent rampages involving machine guns and hand grenades. A recluse living in the treacherous backwoods outside the city, Stephens is a wily survivalist. Nobody has been able to catch him, but Queen is determined to take him down. Queen’s unique expertise is not taught in any police academy or ATF training seminar–he honed his outdoorsman abilities as a kid. He is adept at hunting and trapping and living for weeks in the wild. Queen will use these skills–along with surveillance, confidential informants, and intelligence gathering–as he doggedly tracks his dangerous quarry, a chase that culminates in a gripping showdown high in the San Bernardino Mountains.

    About Armed and Dangerous

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Under and Alone comes an intimate and riveting account of federal law-enforcement agent William Queen’s relentless hunt for one of America’s most cold-blooded criminals.

    As an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, William Queen must tackle a number of challenging cases, including going undercover to investigate a group of violent skinheads and infiltrating and busting a ring trafficking in high-powered explosives, drugs, and firearms. In the winter of 1985, he faces his toughest mission to date: he must apprehend Mark Stephens, a notorious narcotics trafficker who has been terrorizing the communities around Los Angeles with frequent rampages involving machine guns and hand grenades. A recluse living in the treacherous backwoods outside the city, Stephens is a cunning survivalist. Nobody has been able to catch him, but Queen is determined to take him down. Queen’s unique expertise is not taught in any police academy or ATF training seminar–he honed his outdoorsman abilities as a kid. Stephens may have finally met his match in the unwavering Queen, who is adept at hunting and trapping and living for weeks in the wild. Queen will use these skills–along with surveillance, confidential informants, and intelligence gathering–as he doggedly tracks his dangerous quarry, a chase that culminates in a gripping showdown high in the San Bernardino Mountains.

    A fascinating look into the daily life of an ATF agent and a taut portrayal of a monthlong manhunt, Armed and Dangerous depicts a classic race against time–lawman versus outlaw–in a harrowing true story of life-or-death suspense.

    About Armed and Dangerous

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Under and Alone comes an intimate and riveting account of federal law-enforcement agent William Queen’s relentless hunt for one of America’s most cold-blooded criminals.

    As an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, William Queen must tackle a number of challenging cases, including going undercover to investigate a group of violent skinheads and infiltrating and busting a ring trafficking in high-powered explosives, drugs, and firearms. In the winter of 1985, he faces his toughest mission to date: he must apprehend Mark Stephens, a notorious narcotics trafficker who has been terrorizing the communities around Los Angeles with frequent rampages involving machine guns and hand grenades. A recluse living in the treacherous backwoods outside the city, Stephens is a cunning survivalist. Nobody has been able to catch him, but Queen is determined to take him down. Queen’s unique expertise is not taught in any police academy or ATF training seminar–he honed his outdoorsman abilities as a kid. Stephens may have finally met his match in the unwavering Queen, who is adept at hunting and trapping and living for weeks in the wild. Queen will use these skills–along with surveillance, confidential informants, and intelligence gathering–as he doggedly tracks his dangerous quarry, a chase that culminates in a gripping showdown high in the San Bernardino Mountains.

    A fascinating look into the daily life of an ATF agent and a taut portrayal of a monthlong manhunt, Armed and Dangerous depicts a classic race against time–lawman versus outlaw–in a harrowing true story of life-or-death suspense.

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    About William Queen

    William Queen is the author of the New York Times bestseller Under and Alone and Armed and Dangerous. He spent twenty years as a special… More about William Queen

    About Douglas Century

    Douglas Century is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller and Edgar Award–winner Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire. He has also… More about Douglas Century

    About William Queen

    William Queen is the author of the New York Times bestseller Under and Alone and Armed and Dangerous. He spent twenty years as a special… More about William Queen

    About Douglas Century

    Douglas Century is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller and Edgar Award–winner Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire. He has also… More about Douglas Century

    About William Queen

    William Queen is the author of the New York Times bestseller Under and Alone and Armed and Dangerous. He spent twenty years as a special… More about William Queen

    About Douglas Century

    Douglas Century is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller and Edgar Award–winner Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire. He has also… More about Douglas Century

    Product Details

    Category: Biography & Memoir

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Jul 28, 2009 | 240 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-7/8 | ISBN 9780345505989

    Category: Biography & Memoir

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Random House
    Jul 03, 2007 | 240 Pages | ISBN 9781588366320

    Category: Biography & Memoir | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Jul 03, 2007 | 330 Minutes | ISBN 9780739344170

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    Praise

    “Gripping . . . fascinating and well-told, creating a vivid picture of the risks in undercover work.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer


    “Fraught, shivery fun that will paint you to your chair . . . The narrative [rolls] toward a finale sure to rachet up readers’ anxiety levels.”—Kirkus Reviews

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