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The Closer #2
Remote
The Closer is back.
Jack Salter is still hunting killers, but his new quarry is unlike the others. The man who calls himself Remote wants the same thing Jack does, to make the world a better place by removing those who do evil--but Remote's methods are even more extreme. To catch him, Jack will have to seek an alliance with him--one that leads to a trap with no exit. Alone and unarmed, Jack must fight for his freedom in the bizarre lair of a monster whose relationship to pain is even stranger than Jack's.
Meanwhile, his partner Nikki is fighting a battle of her own--to break the gargantuan, psychotic biker named Goliath to her will, before he breaks out of the improvised prison she's keeping him in.
There are many secrets to be uncovered--but the Closer's usual methods are not an option. To get to the truth, he'll have to go further than he ever has before, past the very edge of his remaining humanity.
Jack Salter is still hunting killers, but his new quarry is unlike the others. The man who calls himself Remote wants the same thing Jack does, to make the world a better place by removing those who do evil--but Remote's methods are even more extreme. To catch him, Jack will have to seek an alliance with him--one that leads to a trap with no exit. Alone and unarmed, Jack must fight for his freedom in the bizarre lair of a monster whose relationship to pain is even stranger than Jack's.
Meanwhile, his partner Nikki is fighting a battle of her own--to break the gargantuan, psychotic biker named Goliath to her will, before he breaks out of the improvised prison she's keeping him in.
There are many secrets to be uncovered--but the Closer's usual methods are not an option. To get to the truth, he'll have to go further than he ever has before, past the very edge of his remaining humanity.
226 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 11, 2011
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About the author
Donn Cortez
36 books18 followersPseudonyms: Don DeBrandt & DD Barant
Donn Cortez is a pseudonym for Canadian author Don DeBrandt. Born in Saskatchewan, he currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. In addition to North America, his books have been published in Germany, France, Italy, and Russia. His influences include Spider Robinson and John D. MacDonald, among others.
He took a darker turn for The Closer, a hard-edged story about a serial killer hunting other serial killers.
His follow-up, The Man Burns Tonight (set at Burning Man) was more of a classic mystery. This was followed in rapid succession by five CSI: Miami tie-in novels and two CSI: Vegas novels.He has also contributed numerous pop-culture essays to BenBella’s SmartPop anthologies, on subjects such as Angel, Firefly, The Golden Compass, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, King Kong, the X-Men, Star Wars, and Star Trek.
He was the guest editor (as well as a contributor) to the essay anthology Investigating CSI.
Donn Cortez is a pseudonym for Canadian author Don DeBrandt. Born in Saskatchewan, he currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. In addition to North America, his books have been published in Germany, France, Italy, and Russia. His influences include Spider Robinson and John D. MacDonald, among others.
He took a darker turn for The Closer, a hard-edged story about a serial killer hunting other serial killers.
His follow-up, The Man Burns Tonight (set at Burning Man) was more of a classic mystery. This was followed in rapid succession by five CSI: Miami tie-in novels and two CSI: Vegas novels.He has also contributed numerous pop-culture essays to BenBella’s SmartPop anthologies, on subjects such as Angel, Firefly, The Golden Compass, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, King Kong, the X-Men, Star Wars, and Star Trek.
He was the guest editor (as well as a contributor) to the essay anthology Investigating CSI.
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October 17, 2022
Wow and Wow.
November 18, 2012
Not my cup of tea. Read for work.
February 6, 2016
Great follow up to one of my favorite books, The Closer. Although, I missed all the bloody/gory details of the first book. Fingers crossed Donn Cortez writes a 3rd!
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