Poisonfeather

by Matthew FitzSimmons

Overview

A Wall Street Journal bestseller.
Gibson Vaughn, hero of the bestselling novel The Short Drop, returns in a smoldering thriller.

When jailed billionaire Charles Merrick hints publicly that he has stashed a fortune in an offshore cache, a school of sharks converges upon his release from federal prison.

Among his swindled victims is Judge Hammond Birk, the man who saved Gibson Vaughn’s life when he was a troubled teenager. Now Gibson intends to repay that debt by recovering Merrick’s victims’ money.

But Gibson isn’t the only one on the trail of the hidden fortune.

The promise of billions has drawn a horde of ruthless treasure hunters, including an edgy ex-con, a female bartender with a mysterious history, a Chinese spy with a passion for fly-fishing, and a veritable army of hardened mercenaries. To stay ahead of the sharks and win justice for his mentor, Gibson will need all his formidable skills. But at the end of the road, he’ll still have to face “Poisonfeather”—a geopolitical secret that just might get Gibson killed…or worse.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781503934276
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	10/04/2016
Series:	Gibson Vaughn , #2
Pages:	381
Sales rank:	1,060,035
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Matthew FitzSimmons was born in Illinois and grew up in London. He now lives in Washington, DC, where he taught English literature and theater at a private high school for more than a decade. Poisonfeather is his second novel.

Editorial Reviews

An Amazon Best Book of the Month: Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense Category

“FitzSimmons’s complicated hero leaps off the page with intensity and good intentions, while a byzantine plot hums along, ensnaring characters into a tightening web of greed, betrayal, and violent death.” —Publishers Weekly

“[FitzSimmons] has knocked it out of the park, as they say. The characters’ layers are being peeled back further and further, allowing readers to really root for the good guys! FitzSimmons has put together a great plot that doesn’t let you rest for even a minute.” —Suspense Magazine

Praise for The Short Drop:

Named by Amazon Books and Goodreads as a Best Book of the Month

“FitzSimmons has come up with a doozy of a sociopath.” —The Washington Post

“[A] live-wire debut...Hang on and enjoy the ride.” —People

From the Publisher

08/01/2016
FitzSimmons’s winning sequel to 2015’s The Short Drop finds Gibson Vaughn, once a troubled teen, trying to be a good father and stable family man. When a voice from the past reaches out, he doesn’t hesitate to help. Judge Hammond Birk once saved Gibson’s life, giving him the choice between joining the Marines or going to prison. Now Birk suffers from dementia and is living in a trailer in rural Virginia. Though every instinct tells Gibson to walk away from an impossible situation, he agrees to find convicted swindler Charles Merrick’s hidden millions for Birk, who was one of Merrick’s victims. Unfortunately, Merrick’s release from federal prison is just weeks away, and a motley crew of the good, the bad, and the ugly are also looking for his ill-gotten gains. FitzSimmons’s complicated hero leaps off the page with intensity and good intentions, while a byzantine plot hums along, ensnaring characters into a tightening web of greed, betrayal, and violent death. Agent: David Hale Smith, Inkwell Management. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly