The Silenced - (Jonathan Quinn) by Brett Battles (Paperback)

About the Book

Professional cleaner Jonathan Quinn has been hired to find and remove the remains of a body hidden 20 years ago inside the walls of a London building before the building is demolished. Quinn must unravel the identity of the body and why it poses so great a threat even in death. Original.

Book Synopsis

"A complex, action-packed international cat and mouse game."--New York Times bestselling author John Lescroart

Professional "cleaner" Jonathan Quinn has a new client and an odd job: find and remove the remains of a body hidden twenty years ago inside the walls of a London building, before the building is demolished.

But Quinn and his team are being watched. Suddenly caught in the cross fire between two dangerous rivals, Quinn must unravel the identity of the body and why it still poses so great a threat even in death. Because a plot stretching from the former Soviet Union to Hong Kong, from Paris to London, from Los Angeles to Maine, is rapidly falling apart. And Quinn hasn't been hired just to tie up loose ends--he is one.

"[Jonathan] Quinn is one part James Bond, one part Jason Bourne." --Nashville Book Worm

Review Quotes

Praise for Brett Battles

"Smart, sleek, and stunning . . . a gritty, gripping masterpiece of suspense."--Fresh Fiction, on Shadow of Betrayal

"Breakneck pacing, colorful locales and dizzying plot twists."--Publishers Weekly, on The Deceived

About the Author

Brett Battles lives in Los Angeles and is the author of four novels in the acclaimed Jonathan Quinn series: The Cleaner, which was nominated for a Barry Award for Best Thriller and a Shamus Award for Best First Novel; The Deceived, which won the 2009 Barry Award for Best Thriller; Shadow of Betrayal; and The Silenced. He is currently at work on his fifth novel.