The undercover group LP has assigned "cleaner" Jonathan Quinn, along with his protΓ©gΓ©, Nate, the job of locating Marion Dupuis, a U.N. aide worker who's missing from war- ravaged Africa along with a 5-year-old girl she's secretly abducted from an orphanage there. But there seems to be more to this assignment than is being told, and Quinn isn't sure he can fully trust LP. He fears there's a hidden agenda he's not privy to -- and it could cost many people their lives. How right he is!
As Quinn, Nate and Orlando (Quinn's colleague and lover) pursue Marion across Canada and the U.S., they also find themselves fighting to stay alive. What is so important about the child abductions of special children that have been taking place? The answer is more chilling than anyone could ever imagine. And it's up to Quinn, Nate and Orlando to uncover the truth and exact justice.
Brett Battles again gives readers a fast-paced and chilling thriller with smart characters in a plotline so riveting and suspenseful you won't put it down until the last page is turned. I've been a fan of Battles and his hero Quinn since his first book, THE CLEANER, and I can't wait for the next awesome adventure featuring Quinn, Nate and Orlando.
The meeting place was carefully chosen: an abandoned
church in rural Ireland just after dark. For Jonathan
Quinnβa freelance operative and professional βcleanerββthe
job was only to observe. If his cleanup skills were
needed, it would mean things had gone horribly wrong. But
an assassin hidden in a tree assured just that. And
suddenly Quinn had four dead bodies to dispose of and one
astounding clueβto a mystery that is about to spin wildly
out of control.Three jobs, no questions.
That was the deal Quinn had struck with his client at the
Office. Unfortunately for him, Ireland was just the first.
Now Quinn, along with his colleague and girlfriendβthe
lethal Orlandoβhas a new assignment touched off by the
killings in Ireland. Their quarry is a U.N. aide worker
named Marion Dupuis who has suddenly disappeared from her
assignment in war-torn Africa. When Quinn finally catches
a glimpse of her, she quickly flees, frantic and scared.
And not alone.For Quinn the assignment has now
changed. Find Marion Dupuis, and the child she is
protecting, and keep them from harm. If it were only that
easy. Soon Quinn and Orlando find themselves in a
bunker in the California hills, where Quinn will unearth a
horrifying plot that is about to reach stage critical for
a gathering of world leadersβand an act of terror more
cunning, and more insidious, than anyone can
guess.Fast, smart, sleek, and stunning,
Shadow of Betrayal is vintage Brett Battles: a
gritty, gripping masterpiece of suspense, a thriller that
makes the pulse poundβand stirs the heart as well.
No excerpt available.
© 2003-2026