false 3055116 3 <i>Brett Battles</i> won rave reviews for his debut novel, <i>The Cleaner</i>, which introduced hero Jonathan Quinn. A freelance operative and professional cleaner, Quinn knows better than to get emotionally involved in any of his jobs. But in this superb powerhouse of suspense, Quinn's latest job is different. A friend and old colleague has been murdered. A woman has gone missing. And for Jonathan Quinn, this time it's personal. Anonymity. Trust. Professionalism. In his world, Jonathan Quinn has a few rules. He'll get rid of bodies that have to disappear; nothing ever gets traced back to him. But when Quinn is called to a busy Los Angeles port where a shipping container has just come in from the sea, it's clear his rules have been violated. Inside the crate is a dead man, a man who once saved Quinn's life. And while no one knows how CIA agent Steven Markoff died, Quinn has to do more than clean. He has to find Markoff's girlfriend, Jenny. To tell her that Markoff is dead. To find out why and why someone sent Markoff's body to him. Until a week ago, Jenny Fuentes was an assistant to an ambitious congressman. Now Jenny is missing, too, and a lot of man power is making sure she isn't found. But Quinn has his own man power. He has tools that can pry into secrets held anywhere in the world. He has the skill to trade blows with killers and spies. And he has covert weapons: his eager and smart apprentice, Nate, and brilliant Orlando, his closest friend, who's saved his life more than once. Racing from the corridors of power in Washington to the bustling streets of Singapore, Quinn won't stop until he uncovers the truth behind his friend's violent death, the astounding reason Jenny has vanished and what she knows about the most explosive deception of all. 3258097 24 6 2008 The Deceived (Jonathan Quinn series) total:74|5:23|4:21|3:24|2:5|1:1| 74 282 122 22 5 1 false false Mon Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 00:35:50 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 10:40:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 20:33:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 23:19:36 -0700 2009 Quinn returns to take on a job for free. He must be well paid when he does work - I envy all those flights in first class! All of the flying must help rack up huge numbers of frequent-flyer miles, although quite how is a question, since Quinn does seem to change identities and fly every possible air...

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It turns out to be a predictable page turner easily forgotten 5 minutes after I read it. It seemed like it would be an interesting protagonist but he was hardly a compelling character.

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Some major elements of the plot felt a little too similar to The Cleaner -almost like The Cleaner was just a draft for The Deceived.

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