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- Hodder & Stoughton
Fiction, Thriller / suspense
A stark cinematic thriller about an expert assassin, written by a star Hollywood screenwriter, for fans of the Bourne films and Leon.
When he takes a contract, death follows.
Notorious hitman Columbus is known in the trade as a silver bear: an expert assassin who earns top fees because he never defaults on a contract.
Columbus believes himself immune to the pressures of his chosen life. But after a mission to take out a prominent mark on the streets of Paris, suddenly Columbus finds himself in a new position - as a target.
Taut, intense, and action-packed, HUNT FOR THE BEAR is a cinematic thriller for fans of Robert Ludlum and Lee Child, and stars the same lead character as Haas's tense and disturbing debut thriller THE SILVER BEAR.
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Praise for Hunt For The Bear
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Haas takes his title character - and the reader - one step further by yanking down the barrier between antihero and audience . . . a nifty modern riff on pulp-fiction . . . a persuasive moral relativism - Las Vegas Weekly
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Impossible not to like . . . engagingly offhand narration . . . Recommended to fans of the Dexter novels, as well as readers of Barry Eisler's John Rain novels, or Lawrence Block's stories about Keller the killer. - Booklist
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Elements of the Robert Ludlum books about Jason Bourne, with a little bit of Grosse Point Blank . . . stylishly written, and could easily be the makings of a film . . . the story is a good one and it's an entertaining read - EuroCrime.co.uk
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A straight-out thriller that moves at an arrow's pace . . . blunt and forceful, crudely elegant in its own beautiful way - truecrimereport.com
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A short, sharp, electric shock of a book - Shots Ezine on THE SILVER BEAR
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A moody, gloomy but curiously gripping tale - Literary Review on THE SILVER BEAR
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Well written, fast-paced, and engaging...a thrilling account of a professional killer at his peak...The cross-country hunt is a fast read; fans of James Patterson and Jeffrey Deaver will enjoy - Library Journal on THE SILVER BEAR
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Blunt and to the point...had me hooked from the beginning. I found myself completely caught up with this character, and those around him, and I couldn't let go of the book until I knew the final outcome. - Book Club Forum on THE SILVER BEAR
Derek Haas
Derek Haas is the author of THE SILVER BEAR, the Barry Award-nominated HUNT FOR THE BEAR, and DARK MEN. Derek also co-wrote the screenplays for 3:10 to Yuma, starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, and Wanted, starring James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, and Angelina Jolie. He is currently working on the Sky Living TV series Chicago Fire. Derek lives in Los Angeles.
Visit his website at derekhaas.com or follow him on Twitter @popcornhaas.
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