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Book SynopsisRescue artist Jane Whitefield leads a deadly crime syndicate on a frantic chase with only one winner in this gripping thriller. Jane Whitefield helps people disappear. Fleeing desperate situations, Jane's clients come to her for new identities, new lives where they won't be found. And when people need Jane's services, they come to the old house in rural New York where she was raised. It's there Jane finds Sara, a young woman in serious trouble. Sara's boyfriend found out she had a lover, then made Sara watch as he murdered the man. Acquitted despite Sara's testimony, now he's trying to find her and kill her. Jane can easily outsmart the boyfriend, but he has new friends: a Russian organised crime brotherhood. On learning Sara is with a tall, dark-haired woman who disappears people, the Russians become incredibly interested. They believe Jane's knowledge of past clients could be worth millions. So begins a bloodthirsty chase through the northeastern US, ending up in Maine's Hundred Mile Wilderness. Only one thing is certain: just one party – Jane or her pursuers – will emerge alive.
Reviewers on The Left-Handed Twin: 'Another stunner from a modern master'
Booklist 'A brooding, peripatetic stunner'
Crimereads 'Perry is the best suspense writer in the business'
Boston GlobeTrade ReviewPerry delivers nonstop action, relentless tension, and such three-dimensional secondary characters. * Publishers Weekly *
There are probably only half a dozen suspense writers alive who can be depended upon to deliver high-voltage shocks; vivid, sympathetic characters; and compelling narratives each time they publish. Thomas Perry is one of them. -- Stephen King
Excruciatingly exciting... Another stunner from a modern master. * Booklist, starred review *
Perry is one of the best in the business today, and his latest is a brooding, peripatetic stunner. * CrimeReads *
Mr. Perry's characters come to life with a single sentence... He's one of the greatest living writers of suspense fiction. * New York Sun *
Veteran crimemeister Perry adeptly weaves Native American culture, Jane's past cases, and her investigative and survival skills, along with some breathless chase scenes – some on foot – in this fast-moving suspense novel. * Mystery Scene Magazine *
