No Prisoners - by Ellis Blake (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A riveting neo-crime thriller in the vein of A Simple Plan, about a brilliant physicist searching for her missing husband, and the beleaguered detective in her way

Hannah Lyon is a brilliant, celebrated physicist, employed by a think tank outside of Albuquerque to question the very nature of how the world works.

And her husband is missing.

But not only is she struggling to cope with his sudden, baffling disappearance, no one believes her when she insists that Adam would never just leave. He was a loving husband, but more than that, a devoted father. He would never leave their young son Joe behind.

Detective Aloysius Hunt assures Hannah they're doing everything they can to find Adam, but Hannah doesn't trust him. Lou Hunt has done nothing but stonewall her at every turn.

With no help from the authorities, Hannah is on her own to find Adam and bring him home, but uncovering the truth means revealing dark secrets in her husband's past, and her own. Secrets better left buried.

When Hannah notices a red SUV stalking her every move, she takes matters into her own hands and sets No Prisoners speeding towards its shocking conclusion.

Twisty, gritty and evocative, No Prisoners by Ellis Blake blends heart-pounding suspense with an emotionally resonant, razor-sharp exploration of grief, set against an unforgiving, icy landscape.

Review Quotes

"Rapid-fire events [spiral] toward a stunning conclusion. Blake's characters are relatable, especially the persistent Hannah and flawed Hunt. This pulse-pounding debut from Blake . . . will appeal to fans of Jo Nesbo and David Baldacci." --Booklist

"[A]tmospheric . . . Elegant prose, taut suspense, and a stark Southwestern setting conspire to make this memorable. Readers will have a tough time putting it down." --Publishers Weekly

"[S]mooth, straightforward writing and immersive inner monologues . . . No Prisoners will especially appeal to fans of intrepid series sleuths like Jeffery Deaver's Colter Shaw and Lisa Gardner's Frankie Elkin, and one hopes Hannah Lyon has more cases in her future." --Bookpage
"A solid thriller, with twists and turns you don't see coming. The highlight of the novel is Hannah, a strong woman, who is fighting to find the man she loves, and the father of her child. A good summer beach read." --Red Carpet Crash

"The suspense in No Prisoners is as tight as a snare drum. I couldn't put it down, even when my pulse was hammering from the stress the characters were putting me through. Tense, twisty, and satisfying." --Meg Gardiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shadowheart

"No Prisoners is like a modern True Grit, but what begins as a search for a missing person becomes a reckoning with the stories we tell ourselves to survive. Stark, unsentimental, and relentless, this is a thriller of a higher-level." --Tod Goldberg, New York Times bestselling author of No Way Out

"No Prisoners draws you in with a hypnotic, confident narrative--then takes you places you never would have expected. It's the kind of book that both demands and dares you to keep going. Highly recommended." --Rob Hart, USA Today bestselling author of Assassins Anonymous

"No Prisoners is my kind of book--twisty, a memorable backdrop, and loaded with complicated, messy characters. Ellis Blake's novel injects a new, kinetic energy into the procedural genre. Heartfelt and poignant, the book feels lived-in, with every surprise well-earned and expertly crafted. I loved it." --Alex Segura, bestselling author of Secret Identity, Alter Ego, and Daredevil: Enemy of My Enemy

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