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A Gentleman's Game: A Queen & Country Novel
by Rucka, Greg
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0553802763
- ISBN 13
- 9780553802764
- Seller
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Maplewood, Missouri, United States
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About This Item
New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, 2004. Very good hard cover with very good dust jacket. Based on the "Queen & Country" comic.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
Synopsis
Tara Chace may be the most dangerous woman alive. She can seduce you into believing she's the woman of your dreams--or kill you with the icy efficiency of an executioner. As the new head of Special Operations for British Intelligence, she no longer has to court death in the field--she wants to.Throw away the old rules, the old school, the old-boy network. The world of international espionage is about to learn the hard way that spying is no longer merely...A GENTLEMAN'S GAMEGreg Rucka's electrifying thrillers have pushed the boundaries of suspense fiction to where few have dared to go. Now, in A Gentleman's Game, one of the genre's most fearless writers brings readers of international espionage his most fearless heroine yet: a no-holds-barred woman who's as lethal as an assassin's bullet.When an unthinkable act of terror devastates London, nothing will stop Tara Chace from hunting down those responsible. Her job is simple: stop the terrorists before they strike a second time. To succeed, she'll do anything and everything it takes. She'll have to kill again. Only this time the personal stakes will be higher than ever before. For the terrorist counterstrike will require that Tara allow herself to be used as bait by the government she serves. This time she's turning her very life into a weapon that can be used only once. But as she and her former mentor race toward destiny at a remote terrorist training camp in Saudi Arabia, Tara begins to question just who's pulling the trigger--and who's the real enemy. In this new kind of war, betrayal can take any form...including one's duty to queen and country.Based on the graphic novel series that won the coveted Eisner Award, A Gentleman's Game is an electrifyingly realistic, headline-stealing thriller with an unforgettable protagonist--one who redefines every rule she doesn't shatter.From the Hardcover edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Book House - St. Louis
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100102-L354
- Title
- A Gentleman's Game: A Queen & Country Novel
- Author
- Rucka, Greg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0553802763
- ISBN 13
- 9780553802764
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, Espionage, Tara Chace, Queen & Country, Terrorism, London, England, Saudi Arabia
- Bookseller catalogs
- Middle East;
Terms of Sale
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The Book House - St. Louis
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Maplewood, Missouri
About The Book House - St. Louis
Booksellers since 1986. We have over 350,000 books in our open shop located in the St. Louis, Missouri area about 45,000 listed online. A portion of all proceeds support Second Chapter Life Center for young adults with special needs.
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