The devil's teardrop : a novel of the last night of the century

New Year's Eve, 1999. After an early morning machine-gun attack by a madman man called the Digger leaves dozens dead in the Washington, D.C. subway, the mayor's office receives a message demanding twenty million dollars by midnight or more innocents will die. With the ransom note as the only evidence, Special Agent Margaret Lukas calls upon retired FBI agent and the nation's premiere document examiner Parker Kincaid, to join the manhunt for the Digger -- or for hundreds, the first moments of the new century will be their last on earth. NEW YEAR'S EVE, 1999. After an early morning machine-gun attack by a madman called the Digger leaves dozens dead in the Washington, D.C., subway, the mayors office receives a message demanding twenty million dollars by midnight or more innocents will die. It is New Years Eve, and with the ransom note as the only evidence, Special Agent Margaret Lukas calls upon retired FBI agent and the nations premier document examiner Parker Kincaid to join the manhunt for the Digger --- or for hundreds, the first moments of the new year will be their last on earth.

new Year's Eve, 1999. Washington, D.c. Is Under Siege. A Grisly Machine Gun Attack In The Dupont Circle Metro Station Leaves Dozens Dead. A Note Delivered To The Mayor's Office Pins The Massacre On The Digger, A Robotlike Assassin. Only A Ransom Of $20 Million Will End The Terror. Fbi Agents Must Find The Digger Before He Finds Them....

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deaver Is A Master Of Ticking-bomb Suspense.

On New Year's Eve of 1999 a terrorist attack in Washington D.C. by the Digger strikes fear in the capital. When the Digger's accomplice is killed, a band of FBI agents must find and stop him before more death strikes A killer who staged a rush-hour massacre in Washington threatens a repeat unless he is paid $20 million. Handwriting expert Parker Kincaid joins forces with FBI agent Margaret Lukas to catch him