2015 Audie Award Finalist for Short Stories/Collections
A New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller! Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci and including stories by Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, and more, 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 have paired their series characters—such as Harry Bosch, Jack Reacher, and Lincoln Rhyme—in an eleven-story anthology curated by the International Thriller Writers (ITW). All of the contributors to FaceOff are ITW members and the stories feature these dynamic duos:

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.

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