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Title details for The Pawn by Steven James - Available

The Pawn

Bowers Files Series, Book 1

#1 in series

by Steven James
Richard Ferrone
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Steven James' Christy Award-nominated crime thriller pits FBI Special Agent Bowers against a serial killer who enjoys torturing women. After visiting the mountain vistas where the murderer posed his dead victims, Bowers receives a taunting call from the "Illusionist." Although Bowers gets close, his insidious foe continues to elude him. "[An] exceptional psychological thriller ."-Armchair Interviews

  • Creators

  • Series

    Patrick Bowers Files

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    November 13, 2008

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781456108229
      • File size: 382101 KB
      • Duration: 13:16:02

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In this debut Christian thriller, narrator Richard Ferrone introduces FBI agent Dr. Patrick Bowers, an environmental criminologist. Ferrone's tone and pacing pull the listener into a dark and frightening world of serial killers who stage scenes of violence and gore that are designed to communicate a message. Bowers is characterized as clever, brave, and vulnerable--he's estranged from the daughter of his late wife. The killer's eventual comeuppance and the healing of Bowers's emotional wound make this title enjoyable listening. R.O. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 4, 2007
      In this riveting thriller, the first of a planned trilogy, James (Story
      ) introduces FBI agent Patrick Bowers. His professional specialty is environmental criminology, which attempts to track lawbreakers by analyzing the significance of the time and place at which the crime occurred. When corpses of young women start turning up near Asheville, N.C., Bowers is called in. The killer's MO is to tie a yellow ribbon in his victims' hair and leave a chess piece somewhere on the scene. Bowers begins to suspect that the governor of North Carolina, rumored to be the next Republican presidential contender, is somehow connected to the murders, and that a cult with links to Jonestown might also be involved. Making matters trickier, the special agent supervising Bowers turns out to be a longtime colleague with whom Bowers has some bad blood. Bowers, a recent widower with a surly teenage stepdaughter to raise, tries to keep his grief and parental confusion at bay so that he can focus on the case as the killer targets more innocent women. Christian faith makes a subtle appearance in the story and appears to be a theme that will be developed in future installments. A gripping plot and brisk pacing will win James some fans eager for his next offering.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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