Death Echo

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell cuts a new edge in suspense with a thrilling tale of passion and international intrigue. Emma Cross abandoned the blood, guilt, and tribal wars of CIA life for the elite security consulting firm St. Kilda’s. Now she’s tracking the yacht Blackbird , believed to be carrying a lethal cargo that will destroy a major American city . . . in just seven days. Emma’s partner, MacKenzie Durand�a former special ops killer well-honed in the world’s nastiest regions�is more dangerous and unpredictable than the worst enemy she’s ever faced. And other eyes are watching Blackbird as well�cold and calculating, looking to alter the geopolitical balance through violence and terror. In a deadly game where the rules change without warning, Emma and Mac must find answers or watch the innocent die in unthinkable numbers. The race is on�and there’s no telling who will cross the finish line alive . . . From Publishers Weekly In Lowell’s well-crafted fifth St. Kilda Consulting thriller (after Blue Smoke and Murder ), Manhattan operative Emma Cross travels to Seattle, Wash., where Blackbird , a yacht purported to contain enough explosives to destroy a major U.S. city, is being offloaded from a container ship. Posing as the representative of a buyer interested in the yacht, Emma connects with MacKenzie Mac Durand, Blackbird ’s transit captain, who’s supposed to deliver the boat to a commissioning yard in the San Juan Islands. Emma and Mac, who has a background in special ops, wind up becoming unlikely allies on a dangerous sea journey in which they find themselves succumbing to their mutual attraction. Forced into a high stakes encounter with a pair of Russian spies, they come to realize that the scope of their mission is much greater than they at first assumed. Lowell’s primary focus on espionage rather than on romance is a major change from earlier novels, albeit a pleasing one. (June) Copyright � Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From Booklist A couple of missing yachts is not a case that would ordinarily involve the private security firm of St. Kilda Consulting. But when an identical double of one of the yachts turns up�and a high-placed U.S. government official believes there is a connection to an upcoming terrorist plot�it does become St. Kilda’s latest assignment. Which is how Emma Cross, former CIA agent and current St. Kilda operative, finds herself in Seattle trying to finesse her way past transit captain MacKenzie Durand and get onboard the Blackbird. With the clock ticking, Emma doesn’t have time to deal with a cranky, yet incredibly sexy, captain, but fortunately it doesn’t take much to convince Mac to become St. Kilda’s newest employee. Working together isn’t going to be easy for Emma and Mac, and once desire is injected into the equation, their mission becomes even more volatile and urgent. The latest thrilling addition to Lowell’s St. Kilda series is another white-knuckle, adrenaline-drenched tale of danger and desire from one of the true masters of romantic suspense. --John Charles

when She Joined St. Kilda's, The Elite Security Consulting Firm, Emma Cross Thought She'd Left Behind The Blood, The Guilt, And The Tribal Wars That Defined Her Life At The Cia. Yet Trading Spying For Investigating Yacht Thefts Didn't Alleviate The Danger. Now, The Same Good Instincts That Got Her Into Trouble At The Agency Might Be The One Thing That Will Help Her Survive Her Latest Case.

st. Kilda And Emma Are Tracking A Yacht Named blackbird. Emma Knows The Boat's Intended Cargo Is Lethal. What She Needs To Find Out Is Whether It's Biological, Chemical, Or Fissionable. And She's Only Got Seven Days To Uncover The Truth . . . Or A Major American City Will Be Lost. Fortunately, She's Working With A New Partner As Menacing And Distrustful As The Worst Enemy She's Ever Faced—mackenzie Durand.

but Emma And Mac Aren't The Only Eyes Watching blackbird. Taras Demidov, An Expert In Extortion And Execution In The Pay Of Oligarchs Running The Former Soviet Union, Is Also Waiting In The Shadows, Determined To Intercept A Fearsomely Powerful Arms Dealer With The Money, Weaponry, And Connections To Alter The Geopolitical Balance.

publishers Weekly

in Lowell’s Well-crafted Fifth St. Kilda Consulting Thriller (after Blue Smoke And Murder), Manhattan Operative Emma Cross Travels To Seattle, Wash., Where Blackbird, A Yacht Purported To Contain Enough Explosives To Destroy A Major U.s. City, Is Being Offloaded From A Container Ship. Posing As The Representative Of A Buyer Interested In The Yacht, Emma Connects With Mackenzie “mac” Durand, Blackbird’s Transit Captain, Who’s Supposed To Deliver The Boat To A Commissioning Yard In The San Juan Islands. Emma And Mac, Who Has A Background In Special Ops, Wind Up Becoming Unlikely Allies On A Dangerous Sea Journey In Which They Find Themselves Succumbing To Their Mutual Attraction. Forced Into A High Stakes Encounter With A Pair Of Russian Spies, They Come To Realize That The Scope Of Their Mission Is Much Greater Than They At First Assumed. Lowell’s Primary Focus On Espionage Rather Than On Romance Is A Major Change From Earlier Novels, Albeit A Pleasing One. (june)

Former CIA agent Emma Cross and former special ops team leader MacKenzie Durand fight their growing attraction to each other as they race to locate the missing yacht "Blackbird" and its cache of lethal cargo. They've got seven days to uncover the truth . . . or a major American city will be lost. Ex-CIA agent Emma Cross and former special forces member MacKenzie Durand put aside their differences and join forces in order to take down a formidable international crime network that plans to destroy a major American city.