RED RIGHT HAND, Chris Holm
RED RIGHT HAND, Chris Holm
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RED RIGHT HAND

Author: Chris Holm

Narrator: John Glouchevitch

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/13/2016

Synopsis

After a terrorist attack strikes San Francisco, FBI Special Agent Charlie Thompson calls in a former cover ops man and a young tech whiz to kickstart a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase.If the good guys can't save you, call a bad guy.When viral video of an explosive terrorist attack on San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge reveals that a Federal witness long thought dead is still alive, the organization he'd agreed to testify against will stop at nothing to put him in the ground.FBI Special Agent Charlie Thompson is determined to protect him, but her hands are tied; the FBI's sole priority is catching the terrorists before they strike again. So Charlie calls the only person on the planet who can keep her witness safe: Michael Hendricks.Once a covert operative for the US military, Hendricks makes his living hitting hitmen . . . or he did, until the very organization hunting Charlie's witness—the Council—caught wind and targeted the people he loves. Teaming up with a young but determined tech whiz, Cameron, on the condition she leave him alone after the case, Hendricks reluctantly takes the job.Of course, finding a man desperate to stay hidden is challenging enough without deadly competition, let alone when the competition's shadowy corporate backer is tangled in the terrorist conspiracy playing out around them. And now Hendricks is determined to take the Council down, even if that means wading into the center of a terror plot whose perpetrators are not what they seem.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hilary on July 18, 2016

I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of RED RIGHT HAND, the second book in the Michael Hendricks series, about a hitman who only kills bad guys. It's a fantastic follow-up to THE KILLING KIND, and it explores the shadowy world of military contractors in the wake of a terrorist attack in San Fra......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on December 13, 2016

Following a terrorist attack on the Golden Gate Bridge, a man long believed to be dead appears in a viral video capturing the destruction. With the FBI unable to divert their focus from the attack, Special Agent Charlie Thompson approaches Michael Hendricks to track down and secure this mystery man.......more

Goodreads review by Ed on January 09, 2017

Entertaining follow up to Chris Holm's book #1 of the series; "The Killing Kind" which features Michael Hendricks as a hitman who kills other hitmen for ten times the target's bounty. It's an interesting and original take on the charismatic hitman as the protagonist and "Red Right Hand" defines Mich......more

Goodreads review by Kashif on January 16, 2020

Red Right Hand, nominated for the 2017 Anthony Award for Best Novel, is a fast-paced relentless action thriller that reads like a racecar pumped up with nitrous oxide. Chris Holm did a fantastic job packing in an intriguing narrative without bogging the thrills and action of the novel. Coming into t......more

Goodreads review by Katheryn on February 05, 2017

When Jake Reston asks a passing stranger to film him and his family wishing his parents a happy anniversary on Golden Gate Bridge, in the exact same spot as his favourite picture of them as a young couple, he has no idea of the effect it will have. The video captures a tug-boat crashing into the bri......more

Quotes

NOMINATED FOR THE ANTHONY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL

One of the Best Books of 2016 - The Boston Globe

"A one-sitting, extravagant, mind-blowing reading pleasure. Chris Holm has created a story of rare, compelling brilliance, with a concept so high you'll need oxygen to finish it."—David Baldacci

"In his second Michael Hendricks thriller, Holm performs authorial acrobatics, elegantly and nimbly leaping between various locations and voices to produce not just a suspenseful tale kicked off by a San Francisco terrorist attack, but one imbued with multiple fine characters to boot."—The Boston Globe

"Thumbs up, we say. Thumbs up, then lick those thumbs and use them to turn the pages--quickly now, to find out what happens next."—Wayne Alan Brenner, Austin Chronicle

"Holm succeeds in developing Michael Hendricks as a complexly conflicted protagonist, while keeping the level of action and intrigue running high. Smart, unpredictable, and well-constructed... a satisfying thriller on its own terms and likely a harbinger of pulse-quickening adventures still to come." —Portland Press Herald

"A crackerjack read . . . Pretty darned good"—Winnipeg Free Press

"Explosive and timely . . . Holm expertly balances weighty issues of national security with more intimate personal losses, and makes it clear that the best stories happen in the gray area between good and evil."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"This follow-up to the acclaimed The Killing Kind is a real thrill ride. Jeff Abbott fans and adrenaline fiction junkies will appreciate how vividly the shadowy world of military contractors comes to life in Holm's skillful hands."—Library Journal (starred review)

"This story fairly leaps from the blocks. . . . The Killing Kind earned a stack of plaudits, but Red Right Hand is the rare second entry in a series that actually rivals its predecessor."—Kirkus Reviews

Awards

  • Anthony Award for Best Novel
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