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Even by Andrew Grant

Even

by Andrew Grant

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  • Jun 2009, 352 pages
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David Trevellyan is a Royal Navy intelligence operative who usually works undercover, sometimes with the approval of his masters—and sometimes not. On a seemingly normal evening, he takes a lonely late-night walk between a restaurant and his New York City hotel. A familiar huddled shape in the mouth of an alley catches his eye—a homeless man has been shot to death. Trevellyan steps forward … and a cop car arrives. A split second too late, Trevellyan realizes he's been set up.

But Trevellyan isn't worried. He’s a hard man from the shadowy world of Royal Navy Intelligence. He’s been in and out of trouble a thousand times before. But the NYPD quickly hands the problem to the FBI. Trevellyan is sucked deeper into the system. And the British Consulate tells him: You're on your own now, mate.

With no idea who's a friend and who's a foe, he penetrates deep into a huge international conspiracy.  The price of failure will be death, and the reward for success will be redemption, both for himself and the huddled corpse from the alley. The motivation will be his cherished life-long belief: You don’t get mad—you get EVEN.

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"Starred Review. Effortlessly filling in bits of his protagonist's backstory during breathing spaces between action scenes, Grant closes on a nicely dark note." – Publishers Weekly

"Trevellyan is likely to be compared to [Grant's] brother's hero, Jack Reacher, or even to James Bond…there can be no doubt that we have a new guy on the block who requires attention." – Booklist

"Starred Review. A stylish, suspenseful, and overall stunning debut, essential for all thriller collections." – Library Journal

"Andrew Grant's debut novel reads like it was written by an old pro with new things to say. Even is a bit of LeCarre and Ian Fleming, but with more grit and a sharper edge. Wonderful sardonic wit and crackling dialogue." - Nelson DeMille

"Andrew Grant introduces British naval intelligence officer David Trevellyan, a man born to fight and trained to win, locked in a suspenseful contest with terrifying adversaries. An excellent thriller that feels like breaking news." - Thomas Perry

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Andrew Grant

Andrew Grant is a former telecommunications executive. He was born in Birmingham, England and now divides his time between Sheffield and Chicago. He is the younger brother of Lee Child.

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