The Walk-In by Gary Berntsen & Ralph Pezzullo
When a highly placed Iranian intelligence operative walks into a U.S. embassy claiming to have explosive information, counter-terrorism officer Matt Freed is dispatched to interview him and learns of an impending attack on the United States that could kill millions. While Matt's superiors reluctantly accept the story and race to prepare for the attack, Matt's instincts warn him not to take the Iranian at face value. As he jets from one hotspot to another, frantically tracking the informant's footsteps, Matt begins to suspect the truth -- and realizes that everything that America is doing to avert disaster may, in fact, only hasten its arrival."The Walk-In is what thriller aspire to be.... Tom Clancy for our era." -- Jeffrey Deaver
"The Walk-In is packed with what so many books lack: authenticity. This is a thriller full of thrills, and while you're page-turning and nail-biting, be comforted by the fact that what's in it is fiction. At least, so far... -- S. J. Rozan
Ralph Pezzullo is a bestselling author and an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His books include Jawbreaker, Plunging Into Haiti (winner of the 2006 Douglas Dillon Award from the American Academy of Diplomacy), At the Fall of Somoza and Eve Missing. Film projects in development include Jawbreaker, Eve Missing (with Dennis Quaid), Black Dahlia Avenger (New Line), an adaptation of the Jim Thompson book Recoil (Leverage) and the film adaptation of his upcoming untitled true-crime book with Steve Hodel (to be published by Dutton in 2009).
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