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The Worst Thing

By Aaron Elkins

By Aaron Elkins

By Aaron Elkins

By Aaron Elkins

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    About The Worst Thing

    For Bryan Bennett, designing hostage negotiation programs is the perfect job—as long as he doesn’t deal directly with kidnappers or their victims. Intense nightmares of his own abduction and imprisonment as a small boy still plague him thirty-some years later, and claustrophobia prevents him from attempting to travel.

    So when Bryan’s boss asks him to fly to Reykjavik to teach his corporate-level kidnapping and extortion seminar, he initially refuses. But a CEO has specifically requested Bryan—or no one else. Finally Bryan relents…

    For decades he’s treaded gingerly around his deepest terrors. Now, on this trip, Bryan’s taken hostage again and must face his fears full-on. Will he realize that in this battle of will and nerve, he is his own greatest enemy? Or has this fight already been lost years ago?

    About The Worst Thing

    For Bryan Bennett, designing hostage negotiation programs is the perfect job—as long as he doesn’t deal directly with kidnappers or their victims. Intense nightmares of his own abduction and imprisonment as a small boy still plague him thirty-some years later, and claustrophobia prevents him from attempting to travel.

    So when Bryan’s boss asks him to fly to Reykjavik to teach his corporate-level kidnapping and extortion seminar, he initially refuses. But a CEO has specifically requested Bryan—or no one else. Finally Bryan relents…

    For decades he’s treaded gingerly around his deepest terrors. Now, on this trip, Bryan’s taken hostage again and must face his fears full-on. Will he realize that in this battle of will and nerve, he is his own greatest enemy? Or has this fight already been lost years ago?

    Also by Aaron Elkins

    Dying on the Vine
    Skull Duggery
    Uneasy Relations
    Little Tiny Teeth
    Unnatural Selection
    See all books by Aaron Elkins

    Also by Aaron Elkins

    Dying on the Vine
    Skull Duggery
    Uneasy Relations
    Little Tiny Teeth
    Unnatural Selection
    See all books by Aaron Elkins

    About Aaron Elkins

    Aaron Elkins is the author of the Edgar® Award-winning Gideon Oliver mysteries. He also co-authors the Alix London mysteries and the Lee Ofsted golf mysteries with his wife, Charlotte.

    About Aaron Elkins

    Aaron Elkins is the author of the Edgar® Award-winning Gideon Oliver mysteries. He also co-authors the Alix London mysteries and the Lee Ofsted golf mysteries with his wife, Charlotte.

    Product Details

    Category: Mystery & Suspense

    Mass Market Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Berkley
    Aug 07, 2012 | 304 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780425251447

    Category: Mystery & Suspense

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Berkley
    May 03, 2011 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9781101514924

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    Praise

    “A mind-bending, heart-pounding read…I’m in awe.” —Ridley Pearson, New York Times Bestselling Author

    “An evocative portrayal of the inner workings of a mind tormented by terror.”— Jonathan Kellerman, New York Times Bestselling Author

    “One whopper of a surprise ending…this may well be [Elkins’] best book.” —Booklist

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