Exit Strategy
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3.9 • 15 Ratings
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
“Tense and tightly plotted . . . A compellingpage-turner.” —New York Times bestselling author Marc Cameron
NYPD detective Gemma Capello takes on a madman hell-bent on bringing New York City to its knees . . .
In a family of cops, there’s rarely a day when a Capello isn’t facing down some form of threat. Still, despite their unpredictable schedules, they always find time for their annual family summer picnic. But this year, a sudden phone call changes everything.
A heavily armed gunman has taken hostages at City Hall. As the force’s top hostage negotiator, Gemma races downtown to join the rest of the Hostage Negotiation Team as they scramble to identify the captives—fearing the mayor may be among them. But as they search for answers and struggle to gain control of the circumstances, it becomes clear that the mayor is at the center of it all, just not in the way they initially believed. With time running out, Gemma risks it all—her career and her life—in a last-ditch effort to save the hostages. Now, she needs to figure out how to save herself . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This energetic series launch from Danna (No Man's Land as Sara Driscoll) introduces NYPD Det. Gemma Capello, who specializes in hostage situations. Her Italian American cop family includes her widowed police chief father and four brothers who work for the NYPD. They're all enjoying a holiday meal at the Capello home in Brooklyn when a call comes in from an officer in Lower Manhattan: a gunman may have taken the mayor hostage along with several other people. Gemma and her cop brothers rush to the scene, where she soon proves her mettle by establishing a phone bond with the suspect, who wants the city's stop-and-frisk policy rescinded, and offering herself as a hostage to free the others. Meanwhile, she fends off a SWAT team leader eager to make an assault. Convincing descriptions of New York City neighborhoods and police tactics, along with flashbacks full of Italian family lore, compensate for some stilted dialogue and heavy-handed action. Fans of contemporary police procedurals will hope to see a lot more of the capable Gemma.
Customer Reviews
Good Start
4 Stars. I really like Driscoll’s K9 books. I’m really glad I found this. Great series starter. This, I think, was her first, before the K9 books and I’ll definitely come back to this interesting Italian cop family.