false 1579078 1 Morgan Stark, a black mercenary soldier, is stranded in the Central American nation of Belize after a raid goes wrong. Felicity O'Brian, an Irish jewel thief, is stranded in the jungle south of Mexico after doing a job for an American client. When these two meet, they learn they've been double-crossed by the same person: Adrian Seagrave, a ruthless businessman maintaining his respectability by having others do his dirty work. <P>Morgan and Felicity become friends and partners while following their common enemy's trail. They become even closer when they find they share a peculiar psychic link, allowing them to sense danger approaching themselves, or each other. <P>But their extrasensory abilities and fighting skills are tested to their limits against Seagrave's soldiers-for-hire and Monk, his giant simian bodyguard. After a series of battles from the California coast to the New York Public Library, they must face a final confrontation with Seagrave's army of hired killers in a skyscraper engulfed by flames. <P>"The Payback Assignment" is the first in a series of novels featuring Morgan Stark and Felicity O'Brian. 1571864 1 5 2005 The Payback Assignment total:1|4:1| 1 4 2 1 0 0 false false Mon Mar 10 18:55:06 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 10 18:55:23 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Mon Aug 24 12:32:25 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 12:32:25 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1579078