Poison Flower: A Jane Whitefield Novel (The Jane Whitefield Series (1))

Poison Flower , the seventh novel in Thomas Perrys celebrated Jane Whitefield series, opens as Jane spirits James Shelby, a man unjustly convicted of his wifes murder, out of the heavily guarded criminal court building in downtown Los Angeles. But the price of Shelbys freedom is high. Within minutes, men posing as police officers kidnap Jane and, when she tries to escape, shoot her. Janes captors are employees of the man who really killed Shelbys wife. He believes he wont be safe until Shelby is dead, and his men will do anything to force Jane to reveal Shelbys hiding place. But Jane endures their torment, and is willing to die rather than betray Shelby. Jane manages to escape but she is alone, wounded, thousands of miles from home with no money and no identification, hunted by the police as well as her captors. She must rejoin Shelby, reach his sister before the hunters do, and get them both to safety. In this unrelenting, breathtaking cross-country battle, Jane survives by relying on the traditions of her Seneca ancestors. When at last Jane turns to fight, her enemies face a cunning and ferocious warrior who has one weapon that they dont. Review Praise for Thomas Perry There are probably only half a dozen suspense writers alive who can be depended upon to deliver high-voltage shocks; vivid, sympathetic characters; and compelling narratives each time they publish. Thomas Perry is one of them.-Stephen King [Perry is] a master of nail-biting suspense.- Los Angeles Times Perry is so skillful with the old chase-and-pursuit routine, creates such interesting characters, and writes about them so tellingly, one wants more immediately, not next year-right now.- The Boston Globe The best thing about Thomas Perrys thrillers are the devilishly ingenious schemes his protagonists devise to outwit their pursuers . . . Perry keeps readers engrossed with wickedly smart protagonists . . . Perry can really write.- San Francisco Examiner Mr. Perrys characters come to life with a single sentence. . . . Hes one of the greatest living writers of suspense fiction.- The New York Sun About the Author Thomas Perry is the author of many critically acclaimed novels, including the Edgar Awardwinning The Butchers Boy and its sequel, Sleeping Dogs; the five-volume Jane Whitefield series (Vanishing Act was chosen as one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association); and the national bestsellers Death Benefits and Pursuit. Perry lives in Southern California with his wife and two daughters. Joyce Bean is an accomplished audiobook narrator and director. In addition to being an AudioFile Earphones Award winner, she has been nominated multiple times for a prestigious Audie Award. Equally adept at narrating fiction and nonfiction, her titles include Blue Diary by Alice Hoffman, Blue Smoke by Nora Roberts, and several Jayne Ann Krentz novels. Joyce lives in West Michigan. Protecting a man wrongly charged with the murder of his wife, Jane Whitefield is shot and abducted by the real culprits, who threaten to kill her if she does not reveal her client's whereabouts.