Cut and Cover
A Thriller
Published on 19. January 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
380 pages
978-1-5107-2649-9 (ISBN)
Description
To most people, Maj. John Rexford is a retired Marine living in the Catskill Mountains of New York on disability. Even John's girlfriend, Maggie, has no idea he's really a CIA spook recruited in Afghanistan and assigned to kill enemies on US soil.With exemplary skills in hand-to-hand combat and small arms weaponry, John Rexford completes a string of successful kills, eliminating terrorists and their money supply in the New York metropolitan area. With the FBI hot on his trail for these illegal assassinations, John must find a way to stop an international team of explosives experts from destroying New York City's aqueducts, killing thousands with chlorine gas, and burning the five boroughs to the ground. During his mission, John runs afoul of a high-level underworld assassin who uses his mastery of yoga to silently strangle his victims. When the assassin discovers John's one liability-his girlfriend, Maggie-John will have to make a terrible choice between her life and the capture of her abductor. This tightly scripted story begins with a terrorist plot and gradually turns into a clash between two professional killers, with the lives of both John Rexford and Maggie hanging in the balance. As the characters collide with deadly force on the streets of New York in Cut and Cover, the line between right and wrong blurs, long-standing loyalties are questioned, and no one is really sure, what the final outcome will be.
Reviews / Votes
An inherently absorbing read from beginning to end, Cut and Cover documents author Kevin Hurley as a master of the suspense thriller genre. Very highly recommended and certain to be an enduringly popular addition to community library collections . . ."-Midwest Book Review"A resounding character study just as much as it is an action novel, and both are equally triumphant."-Kirkus Reviews
"Double the trouble and quadruple the enjoyment. You gotta read this one."-Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author
"A riveting foray into action noir with the best of David Baldacci and Steve Berry. Bold, brash and bracing."-Jon Land, USA Today bestselling author
"Cut and Cover grabs you and doesn't let go."-USA Today bestselling author Alyson Gaylin.
"A high-stakes espionage novel transcending genre, blending multilayered philosophical meditations on violence, machismo . . . a nutritious page-turner."-Anne P. Craig, Chronogram magazine An inherently absorbing read from beginning to end, Cut and Cover documents author Kevin Hurley as a master of the suspense thriller genre. Very highly recommended and certain to be an enduringly popular addition to community library collections . . ."-Midwest Book Review
"A resounding character study just as much as it is an action novel, and both are equally triumphant."-Kirkus Reviews
"Double the trouble and quadruple the enjoyment. You gotta read this one."-Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author
"A riveting foray into action noir with the best of David Baldacci and Steve Berry. Bold, brash and bracing."-Jon Land, USA Today bestselling author
"Cut and Cover grabs you and doesn't let go."-USA Today bestselling author Alyson Gaylin.
"A high-stakes espionage novel transcending genre, blending multilayered philosophical meditations on violence, machismo . . . a nutritious page-turner."-Anne P. Craig, Chronogram magazine
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5107-2649-9 (9781510726499)
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Kevin Hurley draws his inspiration from a family history of military service from the Korean War to present-day Afghanistan, as well as from his martial arts interests. His professional career includes consulting for private sector corporations and government agencies, and he is a board-certified entomologist specializing in EPA regulations. He lives in the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York where he is an avid cyclist and practitioner of Yang-style tai chi chuan.