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Zusatztext “I LOVE THE GRAY MAN.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child “BOURNE FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM.”— New York Times bestselling author James Rollins Praise for Back Blast “Mark Greaney reigns as one of the recognized masters of action and adventure. Back Blast is no exception.”— New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author Steve Berry “Fast-paced [and] tightly written...A great ride.”— New York Times bestselling author Larry Bond “Takes the best of Clancy and Ludlum and mixes them into a fantastic story with an unforgettable character.”—James O. Born! author of Scent of Murder “A blistering thriller that builds to a soaring and explosive climax. Fast! tough! enthralling! and the best so far in the amazing Gray Man series.”—Bestselling author David Bell “Punches with bone-busting power…Flesh-and-blood priceless.”— New York Times bestselling author Stephen Templin “Greaney is a master among the top thriller writers in the world...Intense! explosive! daring! funny! and ultimately just flat out awesome.”— New York Times bestselling author Ben Coes “Greaney’s unraveling of the Back Blast mystery is masterly! but it’s the Gray Man’s ability to outthink and outgun...that will keep readers glued to the pages.”— Publishers Weekly (starred review) “[A] high-energy thriller...Clancy fans will have a blast.”— Kirkus Reviews Informationen zum Autor Mark Greaney Klappentext From Mark Greaney, the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels, comes the fifth explosive thriller featuring the lethal assassin known as the Gray Man… Five years ago, Court Gentry was the CIA's best covert asset. Then, without warning, his masters at the Agency put him at the top of their kill list. Court fled his country and became an enigmatic killer for hire known as the Gray Man. Determined to find out what made the Agency turn against him, he plans to get his hands on the men who sent him on his last mission, Operation BACK BLAST. What he doesn't realize is that the questions that arose from his time as an American assassin are still reverberating in the U.S. intelligence community, and he's stumbled onto a secret that powerful people want kept under wraps. The result: everyone has Court in their crosshairs...***This excerpt is from an advance uncorrected proof*** Copyright © 2016 Mark Greaney A dimly lit street in the center of Washington Highlands was a hell of a place for a nighttime stroll. The Highlands were in the southeastern corner of the District, over the Anacostia River in Ward Eight. Full of high-rise government housing, low-income apartment complexes, and derelict single-family homes on tiny lots strewn with garbage, Ward Eight had been the second most dangerous ward in the District behind Ward Seven, but it had recently retaken the lead thanks to a triple murder in the last week of the reporting period. But despite the late hour and the area’s infamous reputation, a lone pedestrian ambled calmly through the misty evening, heading north on Atlantic Street SE as if he didn’t have a care in the world. He walked along a broken sidewalk, catching the glow of most all of the streetlamps that had not been shot out or burned out and left black by a city that didn’t give a damn about its poorest residents. He wore blue jeans and a wrinkled blue blazer, his dark brown hair was tousled and damp, and a clean-shaven face revealed him as white, which, around here, at this time of night, meant he was probably up to no good. It was ten p.m., and the neighborhood appeared devoid of any life other than the solo pedestrian. But while the street itself was barren, several sets of eyes tracked the man’s movements. Astonished senio...
