{"product_id":"the-dark-tide-by-andrew-gross-2754c","title":"The Dark Tide by Andrew Gross","description":"\u003cp\u003eGET UP. KISS YOUR FAMILY GOODBYE. GOT TO WORK. DIE! They say bad luck comes in threes. But for the Friedman family, bad luck is just the beginning. It starts with Charlie's investments going wrong and the sudden death of a family pet. Then one morning Charlie takes the train to work -- straight into a lethal terrorist blast. For his widow Karen and their children, all that remains of Charlie is a shared past. Or is it? When the Friedmans begin to receive terrifying threats Karen turns to Detective Ty Hauck for help. Hauck's family fell apart too, after a tragic accident he still blames himself for.Now he's determined to keep Karen's safe. But Hauck doesn't know about the secret deposit box, the millions in offshore accounts -- or how people who investigate Charlie have a way of ending up dead!  Reviews  Gross, who's partnered with James Patterson on a number of bestsellers (Lifeguard, etc.), mixes murder, suspense, sex and romance as capably as his mentor in his assured second solo thriller (after The Blue Zone). Charles Friedman, a New York hedge fund trader, perishes in a bombing at Grand Central Station that destroys the railroad car in which he was riding one morning from his home in Greenwich, Conn. Ty Hauck, head of the Greenwich police's violent crime unit, enters the picture when a hit-and-run victim turns out to have a vague connection to Friedman. Soon, Friedman's widow and her kids are threatened by men searching for vast sums of money her late husband never earned. The stakes rise as Hauck's involvement shifts from professional to personal. While the reader will occasionally see the next drop, tunnel or curve looming far ahead, the roller-coaster thrills are still there in abundance. (Mar.) Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.  Australian praise for 'The Dark Tide': 'A pleasing mystery with twists aplenty' Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin 'An explosive read from beginning to end' Daily Advertiser Praise for 'The Blue Zone': The Blue Zone' is a tense and chilling thriller with a whole lot of heart.' James Patterson 'Real fear, real thrills, real suspense!real good.' Lee Child 'A spine-chilling mystery with a thrilling twist' Cosmopolitan  In Gross's second solo thriller (after The Blue Zone and five best sellers cowritten with James Patterson), divorced detective Ty Hauck and recently widowed mother Karen Friedman stumble into a dangerous conspiracy. Karen's hedge-fund husband, Charles, died-or so everyone presumed-in a terrorist attack in New York City's Grand Central Station. Soon after, when Karen and her children are threatened by unknown sources, she uncovers shocking details regarding her husband's business: he had lost as much as half a billion of his clients' money in questionable investments, more yet is missing from offshore accounts, and individuals once connected to him are now being killed. With Karen's help, Lieutenant Hauck follows a trail that leads to empty oil tankers with falsified manifests, hit-and-run killers, advanced government security systems, and the British Virgin Islands. Gross knows how to spin a fast-paced plot with engaging characters. Karen and Ty are forced to undergo convincing transformations as they unveil one mystery after another. Though the twists may not surprise readers, most will enjoy the ride. Recommended for public libraries.-Ron Terpening, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41816393416778,"sku":"2754c","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/2754c.jpg?v=1764287814","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-dark-tide-by-andrew-gross-2754c","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}