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The Works of Alan Jacobson

Alan Jacobson has established a reputation as one of the most insightful suspense and thriller writers of our time. His exhaustive research and years of unprecedented access to law enforcement agencies bring realism and unique characters to his pages. Following are his current releases.

N
OVELS

False Accusations

Dr. Phillip Madison has everything: wealth, power, and an impeccable reputation. But in the pre-dawn hours of a quiet suburb, the revered orthopedic surgeon is charged with double homicide—a cold-blooded hit-and-run that leaves an innocent young couple dead. Blood evidence has brought the police to his door. An eyewitness has placed him at the crime scene…and Madison has no alibi. With his family torn apart, his career forever damaged, no way to prove his innocence and facing life in prison, Madison hires an investigator to find the person who has engineered the case against him.
False Accusations
is a psychological thriller that instantly became a national bestseller and launched Alan Jacobson’s career, a novel that spurred CNN to call him, “One of the brightest stars in the publishing industry.”

The Hunted

How well do you know the one you love? Lauren Chambers’s husband Michael disappears on a ski trip. As she searches for him, she discovers Michael’s hidden past involving the FBI, international assassins—and government secrets that some will go to great lengths to keep hidden. As
The Hunted
hurtles toward a conclusion mined with turn-on-a-dime twists, no one is who he appears to be and nothing is as it seems.
The Hunted
introduces the dynamic Department of Defense covert operative Hector DeSantos and FBI Director Douglas Knox, characters who return in
Velocity, Hard Target,
and future Alan Jacobson novels.

The 7th Victim (
Karen Vail #1)

Literary giants Nelson DeMille and James Patterson describe Karen Vail, the first female FBI profiler, as “tough, smart, funny, very believable,” and “compelling.” In
The 7th Victim
, Vail—with a dry sense of humor and a closet full of skeletons—heads up a task force to find the Dead Eyes Killer, who is murdering young women in Virginia…the backyard of the famed FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit. The twists and turns that Karen Vail endures in this tense psychological suspense thriller build to a powerful ending no reader will see coming. Named one of the Top 5 Best Books of the Year (
Library Journal
).

Crush
(Karen Vail #2)

FBI Profiler Karen Vail is in the Napa Valley for a vacation—but the Crush Killer has other plans. Vail partners with Inspector Roxxann Dixon to track down the architect of death who crushes his victims’ windpipes and leaves their bodies in wine caves and vineyards. But the killer is unlike anything the profiling unit has ever encountered, and Vail’s miscalculations have dire consequences for those she holds dear.
Crush
is not only a twisting and compelling read, but it brings the wine country to life in a story that
Publishers Weekly
describes as “addicting” and
New York Times
bestselling author Steve Martini calls a thriller that’s “Crisply written and meticulously researched,” and “rocks from the opening page to the jarring conclusion.” (Note: the
Crush
storyline continues in
Velocity
.)

Velocity (
Karen Vail #3)

A missing detective. A bold serial killer. And evidence that makes FBI Profiler Karen Vail question the loyalty of those she has entrusted her life to. Squaring off against foes more dangerous than any she has yet encountered, shocking personal and professional truths emerge—truths that may be more than Vail can handle.
Velocity
was named to
Strand
Magazine
’s Top 10 Best Books for 2010,
Suspense Magazine
’s Top 4 Best Thrillers of 2010,
Library Journal
’s Top 5 Best Books of the Year, and the
Los Angeles Times’
top picks of the year. Michael Connelly said
Velocity
is “As relentless as a bullet. Karen Vail is my kind of hero and Alan Jacobson is my kind of writer!”

Inmate 1577
(Karen Vail #4)

When an elderly woman is found raped and murdered, Karen Vail heads west to team up with Inspector Lance Burden and Detective Roxxann Dixon. As they follow the killer’s trail in and around San Francisco, the offender leaves behind clues that ultimately lead them to the most unlikely of places, a mysterious island ripped from city lore whose long-buried, decades-old secrets hold the key to their case: Alcatraz. The Rock. It’s a case that has more twists and turns than the famed Lombard Street. The legendary Clive Cussler calls
Inmate 1577
“a powerful thriller, brilliantly conceived and written.” Named one of
Strand Magazine
’s Top 10 Best Books of the Year.

Hard Target

An explosion pulverizes the president-elect’s helicopter on Election Night. The group behind the assassination possesses far greater reach than anything the FBI has yet encountered—and a plot so deeply interwoven in the country’s fabric that it threatens to upend America’s political system. But as covert operative Hector DeSantos and FBI Agent Aaron “Uzi” Uziel sort out who is behind the bombings, Uzi’s personal demons not only jeopardize the investigation but may sit at the heart of a tangle of lies that threaten to trigger an international terrorist attack. Political thriller master Vince Flynn calls
Hard Target
“A smart, complex novel that explodes from the page.”
Note: FBI Profiler Karen Vail plays a key role in the story.

No Way Out (
Karen Vail #5)

When an exclusive London art gallery is bombed, esteemed FBI Profiler Karen Vail is dispatched to England to assist with the investigation. But what she finds there—a plot to destroy a controversial, recently unearthed 440-year-old manuscript—turns into something much larger, and a whole lot more dangerous, for the UK, the US—and herself.

S
HORT
S
TORIES

Fatal Twist
(featuring Karen Vail)

The Park Rapist has murdered his first victim—and FBI profiler Karen Vail is on the case. As Vail races through the streets of Washington DC to chase down a promising lead that may help her catch the killer, a military-trained sniper takes aim at his target, a wealthy businessman’s son. But what brings these two unrelated offenders together is something the nation’s capital has never before experienced. If you want a taste of Karen Vail,
Fatal Twist
will whet your appetite.

Double Take

NYPD Detective Ben Dyer awakens from cancer surgery to find his life turned upside down. His fiancée has disappeared and Dyer, determined to find her, embarks on a journey mined with potholes and startling revelations—revelations that have the potential to forever change his life.

For news and a free personal safety booklet coauthored by FBI Profiler Mark Safarik, please visit Alan’s website,
www.AlanJacobson.com
.

About the Author

Alan Jacobson is the National Bestselling Author of eight critically acclaimed thrillers. His two decades of research and training with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the US Marshals Service, Scotland Yard, SWAT, and the military have helped shape the stories he tells and the characters that populate his novels. His books have made numerous Top 10 Best Books of the Year lists and five have been optioned by Hollywood.

You can reach Alan through his official website,
www.AlanJacobson.com
, or follow his social musings on Facebook (
www.Facebook.com/AlanJacobsonFans
) and Twitter:
@JacobsonAlan
.

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No Way Out

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2013 by Alan Jacobson

ISBN: 978-1-4976-5533-1

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