FaceOff

Lisa Gardner, Dennis Lehane, Steve Berry, Jeffery Deaver, Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, James Rollins, Joseph Finder, Steve Martini, Heather Graham, Ian Rankin, Linda Fairstein, M. J. Rose, R.L. Stine, Raymond Khoury, Linwood Barclay, John Lescroart, T. Jefferson Parker, F. Paul Wilson, Peter James, David Baldacci

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• eBook ISBN:
  9781476762081
• Year: 2014

An instant New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller and “a thriller reader’s ultimate fantasy” (Booklist), this one-of-a-kind anthology pulls together the most beloved characters from the best and most popular thriller series today. Worlds collide!

In an unprecedented collaboration, twenty-three of the world’s bestselling and critically acclaimed thriller writers pair their series characters in an eleven-story anthology curated by the International Thriller Writers (ITW).

The stories in FaceOff feature:
-Patrick Kenzie vs. Harry Bosch in “Red Eye,” by Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly
-John Rebus vs. Roy Grace in “In the Nick of Time,” by Ian Rankin and Peter James
-Slappy the Ventriloquist Dummy vs. Aloysius Pendergast in “Gaslighted,” by R.L. Stine, Douglas Preston, and Lincoln Child
-Malachai Samuels vs. D.D. Warren in “The Laughing Buddha,” by M.J. Rose and Lisa Gardner
-Paul Madriani vs. Alexandra Cooper in “Surfing the Panther,” by Steve Martini and Linda Fairstein
-Lincoln Rhyme vs. Lucas Davenport in “Rhymes With Prey,” by Jeffery Deaver and John Sandford
-Michael Quinn vs. Repairman Jack in “Infernal Night,” by Heather Graham and F. Paul Wilson
-Sean Reilly vs. Glen Garber in “Pit Stop,” by Raymond Khoury and Linwood Barclay
-Wyatt Hunt vs. Joe Trona in “Silent Hunt,” by John Lescroart and T. Jefferson Parker
-Cotton Malone vs. Gray Pierce in “The Devil’s Bones,” by Steve Berry and James Rollins
-Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller in “Good and Valuable Consideration,” by Lee Child and Joseph Finder

So sit back and prepare for a rollicking ride as your favorite characters go head-to-head with some worthy opponents in FaceOff—it’s a thrill-a-minute read.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Dedication
• Introduction: David Baldacci
• Red Eye: Dennis Lehane vs. Michael Connelly
• In the Nick of Time: Ian Rankin vs. Peter James
• Gaslighted: R. L. Stine vs. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
• The Laughing Buddha: M. J. Rose vs. Lisa Gardner
• Surfing the Panther: Steve Martini vs. Linda Fairstein
• Rhymes with Prey: Jeffery Deaver vs. John Sandford
• Infernal Night: Heather Graham vs. F. Paul Wilson
• Pit Stop: Raymond Khoury vs. Linwood Barclay
• Silent Hunt: John Lescroart vs. T. Jefferson Parker
• The Devil’s Bones: Steve Berry vs. James Rollins
• Good and Valuable Consideration: Lee Child vs. Joseph Finder
• Author Biographies: David Baldacci
• Copyright