The Execution: A Jeremy Fisk Novel (Jeremy Fisk Novels, 2)
Mass Market Paperback – July 29, 2014
Description
“[A] gripping adventure . . . Wolf has moved from strength to strength, from his early success as the creator of TV’s Law & Order to his more recent incarnation as novelist. Not to be missed!” — BookPage.com “A page-turning novel that reads like a compelling episode of the best television has to offer. And like his stories from Law & Order , the novel feels like it could be ripped from the headlines.” — Seattle Post-Intelligencer “[Wolf] is now putting his stamp in the political thriller genre challenging the likes of Brad Thor and David Baldacci . . . a master storyteller and it shows perfectly in The Execution . — Suspense Magazine NYPD Detective Jeremy Fisk hunts a ruthless assassin working for a cartel in the second installment of Dick Wolf's New York Times bestselling series When a number of bodies is discovered on the U.S.-Mexico border, each carved with a bizarre hummingbird symbol, Mexican Detective Cecilia Garza recognizes the image immediately. It's the calling card of a killer called Chuparosa, a man both feared and celebrated for his cunning and brutality. Detective Garza has pursued the man for years; she knows he's merciless and she knows he's headed to New York City . . . It's United Nations Week in Manhattan and Jeremy Fisk—an agent in the NYPD's anti-terror Intelligence Division—can't let grief over a devastating loss keep him from his duty to safeguard the city and the world's most powerful leaders. When he gets news of a mass murder in nearby Rockaway—and the arrival of a beautiful and assertive Mexican detective determined to do things her way—Fisk soon discovers that there's much more to this threat than meets the eye . . . and he will have to learn the hard way that justice is not always blind. Dick Wolf, a two-time Emmy award-winning writer, producer, and creator, is the architect of one of the most successful brands in the history of television—NBC's Law & Order , one of the longest-running scripted shows. Wolf is also the creator and executive producer of Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. He has won numerous awards, including Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series ( Law & Order ) and Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie ( Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee ); a Grammy; and an Edgar. Wolf is the New York Times bestselling author of The Intercept and The Execution . The Ultimatum is the third book in his Jeremy Fisk series. He lives in Southern California. Read more
Features & Highlights
- NYPD Detective Jeremy Fisk—introduced in
- Law & Order
- creator Dick Wolf’s
- New York Times
- bestselling debut
- The Intercept
- —must stop an assassin in the pay of a shadowy cartel in
- The Execution
- , a tense thriller that superbly blends suspense, politics, intrigue and high-flying action in the tradition of Vince Flynn, David Baldacci, and Robert Crais.
- Ten days after the Mexican presidential election, twenty-three bodies are discovered beheaded on the United States border, each marked with a carving of a Hummingbird. Detective Cecilia Garza of the Mexican intelligence agency recognizes it: it is the signature of an assassin called Chuparosa. Garza has been pursuing the killer for years, yet knows little about him, except that he’s heading to New York—with the rest of the world.
- It’s United Nations Week in Manhattan and Jeremy Fisk can’t let grief over a devastating loss keep him from safeguarding his city. Complicating matters is the startling news of a mass murder in nearby Rockaway—and the arrival of a disturbingly beautiful and assertive Mexican cop.
- To have a chance at finding Chuparosa, these uneasy allies must learn to work together and fast. As they soon discover, there’s more to this threat than meets the eye—and that justice is not always blind.
