Stealing People
Robert Wilson
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
Around the world, the children of the rich are disappearing . . . A chilling thriller starring kidnapping expert Charles Boxer, "a great character" (Kirkus Reviews).
Kidnapping expert Charles Boxer is contemplating retirement. He's found a measure of contentment, even as a mystery from his own past gnaws at his sense of justice. Meanwhile, his ex-wife, Mercy, balances a complicated personal life with an even more precarious professional one in the woefully under-resourced metropolitan police department. But both are suddenly pulled back into action when six children of ultrawealthy families vanish--families from India, China, Russia, Australia, Germany, and the United States--taken by a ruthlessly efficient organization with a single astonishing demand.Trapped, off-balance, and with little left to lose, they plunge into a cauldron of warring intelligence agencies, morally destitute billionaires, and human traffickers, coming finally to a fateful reckoning that will forever change them--in this smart, suspenseful thriller by a Gold Dagger and Gumshoe Award-winning author. "A great character whose emotional trials are exciting to follow."--Kirkus Reviews
Product Details
Price
$19.00
$17.67
Publisher
Europa Editions
Publish Date
June 07, 2016
Pages
384
Dimensions
5.2 X 8.2 X 1.5 inches | 1.25 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781609453138
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About the Author
Robert Wilson has lived and worked around the world and now divides his time between the UK and Portugal. He's written many acclaimed crime novels including the CWA Gold Dagger Award-winning A Small Death in Lisbon and the Falcon series, which was recently adapted for television. His first novel featuring Charlie Boxer, Captital Punishment, was shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award.
Reviews
Wilson writes with elegant vigor. "The Wall Street Journal"
One of the more sophisticated writers in his field. "Kirkus Reviews"
Splendid ... Wilson has a talent for digging beneath the skin to explore psychological and emotional nuances. "New York Daily News"
Wilson demonstrates, as Graham Greene did long ago, that thrillers are the liveliest most gripping, most through-provoking literary enterprises going today. "LA Times"
Few writers - in any genre - can match Wilson s depth of character and plot or his evocation of place. "The Boston Globe""
Praise for Robert Wilson
Wilson writes with elegant vigor. "The Wall Street Journal"
One of the more sophisticated writers in his field. "Kirkus Reviews"
Splendid ... Wilson has a talent for digging beneath the skin to explore psychological and emotional nuances. "New York Daily News"
Wilson demonstrates, as Graham Greene did long ago, that thrillers are the liveliest most gripping, most through-provoking literary enterprises going today. "LA Times"
Few writers - in any genre - can match Wilson s depth of character and plot or his evocation of place. "The Boston Globe""
Praise for "Stealing People
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"Wilson has created a great character [protagonist- Charlie Boxer] whose emotional trials are exciting to follow. This series looks like it will have legs if the hero can stand any more emotional pummeling. "Kirkus Reviews
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When the chips are down, though (and they always are, in Boxer s world), the protagonist s professional instincts kick in. What remains of the day is saved though enough intriguing questions remain unanswered for at least one more sequel. "The Wall Street Journal
"
Praise for Robert Wilson
Wilson writes with elegant vigor. "The Wall Street Journal"
One of the more sophisticated writers in his field. "Kirkus Reviews"
Splendid ... Wilson has a talent for digging beneath the skin to explore psychological and emotional nuances. "New York Daily News"
Wilson demonstrates, as Graham Greene did long ago, that thrillers are the liveliest most gripping, most through-provoking literary enterprises going today. "LA Times"
Few writers - in any genre - can match Wilson s depth of character and plot or his evocation of place. "The Boston Globe""
Praise for Stealing People
"Wilson has created a great character [protagonist- Charlie Boxer] whose emotional trials are exciting to follow. This series looks like it will have legs if the hero can stand any more emotional pummeling."--Kirkus Reviews
"When the chips are down, though (and they always are, in Boxer's world), the protagonist's professional instincts kick in. What remains of the day is saved--though enough intriguing questions remain unanswered for at least one more sequel."--The Wall Street Journal
Praise for Robert Wilson "Wilson writes with elegant vigor."--The Wall Street Journal "One of the more sophisticated writers in his field."--Kirkus Reviews "Splendid ... Wilson has a talent for digging beneath the skin to explore psychological and emotional nuances."--New York Daily News "Wilson demonstrates, as Graham Greene did long ago, that thrillers are the liveliest most gripping, most through-provoking literary enterprises going today."--LA Times "Few writers - in any genre - can match Wilson's depth of character and plot or his evocation of place."--The Boston Globe
One of the more sophisticated writers in his field. "Kirkus Reviews"
Splendid ... Wilson has a talent for digging beneath the skin to explore psychological and emotional nuances. "New York Daily News"
Wilson demonstrates, as Graham Greene did long ago, that thrillers are the liveliest most gripping, most through-provoking literary enterprises going today. "LA Times"
Few writers - in any genre - can match Wilson s depth of character and plot or his evocation of place. "The Boston Globe""
Praise for Robert Wilson
Wilson writes with elegant vigor. "The Wall Street Journal"
One of the more sophisticated writers in his field. "Kirkus Reviews"
Splendid ... Wilson has a talent for digging beneath the skin to explore psychological and emotional nuances. "New York Daily News"
Wilson demonstrates, as Graham Greene did long ago, that thrillers are the liveliest most gripping, most through-provoking literary enterprises going today. "LA Times"
Few writers - in any genre - can match Wilson s depth of character and plot or his evocation of place. "The Boston Globe""
Praise for "Stealing People
"
"Wilson has created a great character [protagonist- Charlie Boxer] whose emotional trials are exciting to follow. This series looks like it will have legs if the hero can stand any more emotional pummeling. "Kirkus Reviews
"
When the chips are down, though (and they always are, in Boxer s world), the protagonist s professional instincts kick in. What remains of the day is saved though enough intriguing questions remain unanswered for at least one more sequel. "The Wall Street Journal
"
Praise for Robert Wilson
Wilson writes with elegant vigor. "The Wall Street Journal"
One of the more sophisticated writers in his field. "Kirkus Reviews"
Splendid ... Wilson has a talent for digging beneath the skin to explore psychological and emotional nuances. "New York Daily News"
Wilson demonstrates, as Graham Greene did long ago, that thrillers are the liveliest most gripping, most through-provoking literary enterprises going today. "LA Times"
Few writers - in any genre - can match Wilson s depth of character and plot or his evocation of place. "The Boston Globe""
Praise for Stealing People
"Wilson has created a great character [protagonist- Charlie Boxer] whose emotional trials are exciting to follow. This series looks like it will have legs if the hero can stand any more emotional pummeling."--Kirkus Reviews
"When the chips are down, though (and they always are, in Boxer's world), the protagonist's professional instincts kick in. What remains of the day is saved--though enough intriguing questions remain unanswered for at least one more sequel."--The Wall Street Journal
Praise for Robert Wilson "Wilson writes with elegant vigor."--The Wall Street Journal "One of the more sophisticated writers in his field."--Kirkus Reviews "Splendid ... Wilson has a talent for digging beneath the skin to explore psychological and emotional nuances."--New York Daily News "Wilson demonstrates, as Graham Greene did long ago, that thrillers are the liveliest most gripping, most through-provoking literary enterprises going today."--LA Times "Few writers - in any genre - can match Wilson's depth of character and plot or his evocation of place."--The Boston Globe
