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The Professionals by Owen Laukkanen

The Professionals

By Owen Laukkanen

By Owen Laukkanen

By Owen Laukkanen

By Owen Laukkanen

By Owen Laukkanen
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By Owen Laukkanen
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Part of A Stevens and Windermere Novel

Part of A Stevens and Windermere Novel

Part of A Stevens and Windermere Novel

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Oct 02, 2012 | ISBN 9780425250495 *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Mar 29, 2012 | ISBN 9781101561300

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Mar 29, 2012 | 702 Minutes

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    About The Professionals

    Four friends, caught in a terrible job market, joke about turning to kidnapping to survive. And then, suddenly, it’s no joke. For two years, the strategy they devise works like a charm—until they kidnap the wrong man.

    Now two groups are after them—the law, in the form of veteran state investigator Kirk Stevens and hotshot young FBI agent Carla Windermere, and an organized crime outfit looking for payback. As they crisscross the country in a series of increasingly explosive confrontations, each of them is ultimately forced to recognize the truth: The real professionals, cop or criminal, are those who are willing to sacrifice everything.

    About The Professionals

    Four friends, caught in a terrible job market, joke about turning to kidnapping to survive. And then, suddenly, it’s no joke. For two years, the strategy they devise works like a charm—until they kidnap the wrong man.

    Now two groups are after them—the law, in the form of veteran state investigator Kirk Stevens and hotshot young FBI agent Carla Windermere, and an organized crime outfit looking for payback. As they crisscross the country in a series of increasingly explosive confrontations, each of them is ultimately forced to recognize the truth: The real professionals, cop or criminal, are those who are willing to sacrifice everything.

    About The Professionals

    Four friends, recent college graduates, caught in a terrible job market, joke about turning to kidnapping to survive. And then, suddenly, it’s no joke. For two years, the strategy they devise-quick, efficient, low risk-works like a charm. Until they kidnap the wrong man.

    Now two groups they’ve very much wanted to avoid are after them-the law, in the form of veteran state investigator Kirk Stevens and hotshot young FBI agent Carla Windermere, and an organized-crime outfit looking for payback. As they all crisscross the country in deadly pursuit and a series of increasingly explosive confrontations, each of them is ultimately forced to recognize the truth: The true professionals, cop or criminal, are those who are willing to sacrifice . . . everything.

    A finger-burning page-turner, filled with twists, surprises, and memorably complex characters, The Professionals marks the arrival of a remarkable new writer.

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    Also by Owen Laukkanen

    The Wild
    Gale Force
    The Stolen Ones
    Kill Fee
    Criminal Enterprise
    See all books by Owen Laukkanen

    Also by Owen Laukkanen

    The Wild
    Gale Force
    The Stolen Ones
    Kill Fee
    Criminal Enterprise
    See all books by Owen Laukkanen

    About Owen Laukkanen

    Owen Laukkanen is the author of the Stevens and Windermere series, beginning with The Professionals, which was nominated for the Anthony Award, Barry Award, Spinetingler Magazine Best Novel: New Voices Award, and the International Thriller Writers’ Thriller Award for best first novel. His follow-up, Criminal… More about Owen Laukkanen

    About Owen Laukkanen

    Owen Laukkanen is the author of the Stevens and Windermere series, beginning with The Professionals, which was nominated for the Anthony Award, Barry Award, Spinetingler Magazine Best Novel: New Voices Award, and the International Thriller Writers’ Thriller Award for best first novel. His follow-up, Criminal… More about Owen Laukkanen

    About Owen Laukkanen

    Owen Laukkanen is the author of the Stevens and Windermere series, beginning with The Professionals, which was nominated for the Anthony Award, Barry Award, Spinetingler Magazine Best Novel: New Voices Award, and the International Thriller Writers’ Thriller Award for best first novel. His follow-up, Criminal… More about Owen Laukkanen

    Product Details

    Category: Crime Mysteries | Suspense & Thriller

    Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons
    Oct 02, 2012 | 496 Pages | 4-1/4 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9780425250495

    Category: Crime Mysteries | Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $2.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons
    Mar 29, 2012 | 496 Pages | ISBN 9781101561300

    Category: Crime Mysteries | Suspense & Thriller | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Mar 29, 2012 | 702 Minutes | ISBN 9781101538739

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    Praise

    “Really terrific—characters that live and breathe, and chills aplenty.”–Lee Child

    “Fasten your seat belts, Owen Laukkanen’s The Professionals is one heck of a wild ride.”–John Lescroart

    “Ingenious.”–Jonathan Kellerman

    “Smoothly written, with a slam-bang ending.”–John Sandford

    “A coiling plot, insightful characters, and a tale fraught with dangers…top-notch.”–Steve Berry


    “A high-octane, adrenaline- and gunpowder-fueled rocket ride.”–C. J. Box

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