LEADER 01406pam 2200169 a 4500
001 939615
005 20190426092822.0
008 190514s2017 nyu g 000 1 eng d
010 $a 2016027674
020 $a9781681443102 (hbk.) :$cNT$945
040 $aTWTNM$beng$dTWTNM
050 00$aPR9199.4.H687$bF74 2017
082 04$a813.6$222
100 1 $aHowe, K. J.$c(Novelist),$eauthor.
245 14$aThe freedom broker /$cK.J. Howe.
260 $aNew York :$bQuercus,$c2017.
300 $a367 p. ;$c24 cm.
520 $aKidnap-and-rescue negotiator Thea Paris' worst nightmare comes true when her father is kidnapped and the only way to rescue him may involve an unthinkable sacrifice.
520 $aKidnap negotiator Thea Paris has spent her entire life with survivor's guilt, following an unspeakable childhood tragedy. At eight years old, she watched, frozen in fear, as her twelve-year-old brother, Nikos, was abducted from their home in Kanzi, Africa. Although he was recovered nine months later, he was never the same after that; worse, Thea discovers that she was supposed to have been the target. This defining experience drives Thea to become one of the top operatives in the field of kidnap-and-ransom consultancy. Nicknamed "Liberata" because she once secured the release of a captive from the Sicilian mob without her client paying a cent, she travels the globe trying to bring hostages home--mostly through negotiation, but occasionally through more forceful means. She is very good at her job.
650 0$aKidnapping$vFiction.
650 0$aHostage negotiations$vFiction.
650 0$aRescue work$vFiction.