Shot Caller - (NYPD Negotiators) by Sara Driscoll (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

NYPD detective Gemma Capello is called to Rikers Island, where a prison riot threatens to become a bloodbath . . .

On Rikers Island, tensions always run high, especially in the Enhanced Supervision Housing unit. The ESH is home to Rikers' most dangerous offenders, many of them members of rival street gangs. When Gemma Capello and her team get word of an uprising at the ESH, they know how much is at stake. It's also the first case she and Detective Sean Logan have worked together since a siege at City Hall.

Built to prevent escape, prisons are also especially difficult to invade--a last resort for Gemma. She begins negotiating with Kill Switch, a young, aggressive member of the Filero Kings gang and the inmates' spokesman. She can tell the stress level is escalating inside. That may give her team some advantages, but it soon leads to a brutal act of retribution--and threats of more to come. With the body count rising and her team arguing about how to proceed, the only certainty is that the next misstep may be a fatal one . . .

Review Quotes

Praise for the NYPD Negotiators Series

"Tense and tightly plotted, Exit Strategy pulls you in and doesn't let go. A compelling page-turner." --Marc Cameron, New York Times bestselling author, on the NYPD Negotiators series

"An energetic series launch... 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." - Publishers Weekly on Exit Strategy

"A compelling, dramatic story while using the protagonist's family background as motivation. Readers who love the TV show Blue Bloods, with its family of cops, will relish this launch." --Library Journal on Exit Strategy

"What a rush this riveting, edge-of-the-seat thriller is! It is a fast-paced novel set in a jail on Rikers Island that demonstrates the author's talents with setting, dialog, excellent characters, and suspense that does not quit." --Open Book Society on Shot Caller

"The attention to detail, the psychological thought process of the police and antagonist, and the tidbits about an Italian family make for an interesting read. But the story is also riveting with its suspenseful, fast-action pace." --Crimespree Magazine on Exit Strategy

About the Author

Sara Driscoll is the pen name of Jen J. Danna, author of the NYPD Negotiators series and coauthor of the Abbott and Lowell Forensic Mysteries and FBI K-9 Thrillers. She is a former infectious disease researcher who worked at a cutting-edge Canadian university for more than three decades, and now spends her free time writing the thrilling and mysterious. A member of Crime Writers of Canada, she lives with her family near Toronto and can be found online at SaraDriscollAuthor.com.