
Vanguard Press, October 2010
Renowned FBI profiler Karen Vail returns in Velocity. national
bestselling author Alan Jacobson's most explosive thriller to date.
Detective Robby Hernandez, Vail's boyfriend, has vanished into the
dense air of a Napa Valley evening. There are no clues to his
whereabouts, other than a blood stain and tenuous connections to a
vicious serial killer operating in the wine country.
As the task force struggles with Robby's disappearance, the killer
challenges Vail by boldly leaving his high profile victims in public
places. Is this offender somehow responsible for Robby's disappearance?
Evidence suggests that he is -- but just when Vail and the task force
begin to make progress, the FBI orders Vail to return to Quantico to
handle a case of vital importance.
Back in Washington, Vail engages covert government operative Hector
DeSantos to determine what happened to Robby. It's a move that
backfires when DeSantos's confidential informants lead them into
unforeseen dangers, forcing Vail to face off against powerful foes
unlike any she's ever encountered, threatening her life, her career . .
. all that she holds dear.
In a frantic race against time that takes them from the monuments of
Washington, D.C., to the wealthy beach enclaves of San Diego and the
bright excesses of Las Vegas, shocking truths emerge -- truths that
will forever change Karen Vail.
Hardcover | ISBN: 9781593156213 | Publication Date: October 2010
Reviews:
"From the first page, Velocity is as relentless as a bullet.
Karen Vail is my kind of hero and Alan Jacobson is my kind of writer!"
--Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author
"Plenty of bark and bite, sizzle and emotion, are accentuated in
this tangled
tale of delightful intrigue. Well done."
--Steve Berry, New York Times
bestselling author
"Alan Jacobson writes with a firm hand, a strong voice, and fine eye
for detail."
--Ridley Pearson, New York Times bestselling author
"Alan Jacobson is a hell of a writer and Karen Vail is a hell of a
lady: tough, smart, funny, and very believable."
--Nelson DeMille, New York Times bestselling author
"Karen Vail is as compelling a character as any created by Patricia
Cornwell, or yours truly. The 7th Victim is packed with neat
surprises."
--James Patterson, New York Times bestselling author
"Jacobson captures the complexity of the mission faced by the DEA, the
threat posed to our country, and the constant danger our agents face
battling members of international drug trafficking organizations. As
someone who devoted his career to carrying out that mission, I can say
firsthand that Velocity hits the target. Jacobson's acquired a
new fan."
--Supervisory Special Agent Michael Upchurch. Drug Enforcement
Administration (ret.)
"Jacobson breathes life into the killer in a way that made my heart
pound -- and I do this for a living."
-Mary Ellen OToole. Senior FBI Profiler and Supervisory Special Agent
(ret.)