Gone Dark

by Kirk Russell

Overview

America is under siege as Special Agent Paul Grale exposes a devastating act of domestic terrorism that becomes explosively personal.

When a series of coordinated blasts takes down several Los Angeles power stations, FBI bomb tech Paul Grale is tapped to investigate. That means leaving his vulnerable niece, Julia, behind in Las Vegas. The sole survivor of a homeland bombing that killed her parents, Julia’s still struggling through grief and trauma. An avowed pacifist, she’s being trolled as anti-American. And entangled in an affair with the wrong man, she’s facing the fallout from his crimes: stolen military-grade ammunition found in her car.

But Grale has no choice but to head to LA. The sabotage is growing more sophisticated, and with assaults on the telecommunication grid itself, the potential for destruction has never been higher. Now, as rolling blackouts sweep across the West, Grale is following clues that point alarmingly close to home. Especially when Julia disappears.

If Grale can’t stop the attacks from escalating, the grid will go down for good, leaving everyone in the dark. But it’s Grale who could be facing the darkest reality of all…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781503952218
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	03/06/2018
Series:	A Grale Thriller , #2
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Kirk Russell is the author of numerous thrillers and crime novels, including Shell Games, Redback, One Through the Heart, and Signature Wounds, his first book in the Paul Grale series. His book Dead Game was named one of the top ten crime novels of 2005 by the American Library Association. Russell’s novels have garnered many starred reviews. Among them, Library Journal referred to his Counterfeit Road as “an addictive police procedural on speed.” Russell lives in Berkeley, California.

Editorial Reviews

ITW Thriller Award finalist

Past Praise for Kirk Russell:

“Readers looking for a superbly crafted, cleverly plotted, highly suspenseful thriller with a larger-than-life hero need look no further than Redback—or, indeed, the entire John Marquez series. Outstanding!” —Booklist (starred review)

“Russell tackles both action sequences and intractable moral problems with prose as sharp and efficient as a filleting knife.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Russell has crafted an addictive police procedural on speed, with requisite intricate plotting and a stunning conclusion.” —Library Journal on Counterfeit Road

“With more twists and turns than Lombard Street, Russell’s complex plot makes for a pulse-pounding police thriller.” —Library Journal on A Killing in China Basin

“You know as you read this one that you are on to something good. Kirk Russell comes out of the gate with a story brimming with fresh characters and artful prose. Shell Games announces the start of what I think will be a great career.” —Michael Connelly

“Excellent...a compelling plot, fully realized characters, white-knuckle suspense, and unusual yet accessible settings. What truly sets it apart, though, is Kirk Russell's vigorous, lovely, unadorned prose. Shell Games marks the debut of a substantial new talent in crime fiction.” —John Lescroart

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