First to Kill (Nathan McBride) - Softcover

Peterson, Andrew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1612187080 ISBN 13: 9781612187082

Publisher: Thomas & Mercer, 2012

Synopsis

Ten years ago, a botched mission in Nicaragua ended covert ops specialist Nathan McBride’s CIA career. Now he utilizes his unique skill set in the private sector—until the night Frank Ortega, former director of the FBI, calls in a favor. A deep-cover federal agent has vanished, along with a ton of Semtex explosives, and Ortega needs them found—fast. Because for him, this mission is personal: the missing agent is his grandson. And Nathan McBride is the only man he trusts to save him.

But it quickly becomes clear that something bigger than even Ortega could have imagined is at stake. Within days of accepting the assignment, McBride finds himself trapped between a ruthless adversary hell-bent on revenge and a group of high-ranking federal officials who will stop at nothing to reap their own brand of justice. Here there are no rules, no protocol, no backup. Only McBride...

About this title

About the Author:

A native of San Diego, Andrew Peterson won his first pellet-gun shooting competition at a young age, launching an award-winning career in marksmanship where he earned the title of Master in the NRA's high-power rifle competition program. With an architectural degree from the University of Oklahoma, he began writing fiction as a hobby in 1990 and sold his first short story, “Mr. Haggarty’s Stop,” to San Diego Writers Monthly two years later. In 2008, the launch of his debut novel, First to Kill, allowed him the opportunity to visit VA hospitals around the country, and he's donated more than three thousand copies to wounded warriors and troops serving overseas. He and his wife, Carla, live in Monterey County, California.

Review:

“Andrew Peterson has created the most brutally effective thriller hero to appear in years. He handles a plot line like his hero might a well-oiled sniper rifle.” — Ridley Pearson, author of Killer Weekend

“Part Jack Reacher, part Jason Bourne, Nathan McBride is a compelling, conflicted hero.” —Steve Berry, author of The Columbus Affair

“McBride is an extremely promising hero... competent, intelligent, cool-under-pressure hero...his adventures will be a big hit with thriller fans.” —Publishers Weekly

“...thriller readers will enjoy this fast-paced tale starring a wonderful hero whose escapades never seen to end.” —The Mystery Gazette

“Nathan McBride is a larger-than-life Rambo-type character, but he’s no less believable than Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan.” —The San Luis Tribune

“Nathan McBride is a truly memorable protagonist whose sense of honor and loyalty take him down dark paths. The breakneck pace and pulse-pounding action herald the arrival of a major new find.” —RT Book Reviews

“First to Kill is first and foremost a finely honed thriller...What Andrew Peterson has created in his main character, and in this thriller, is a complex story with bursts of controlled and brutal action coupled with espionage and interesting relationships.” —Authorlink

“First to Kill is fast-paced and written to keep you on the edge of your seat.” —Fresh Fiction

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1612187080
• ISBN 13: 9781612187082
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 374