The Survivor (46 page)

The door swung shut.

The sun lifted above the east-facing windows, softening the quality of light.

The house sat at peace.

Acknowledgments

As always, I consulted a number of experts in the course of writing this book, and I’d like to thank them for their time, support, and impressive brain power. Lauren Crais, for matters legal and prosecutorial. Melissa Hurwitz, M.D., and Bret Nelson, M.D., for matters medical. Philip Eisner and Maureen Sugden, for matters editorial. Greg Muradov, for introducing me to the culinary inclinations of our antagonists. Dana Kaye, my tireless publicist, who applied an even temperament and a dogged spirit throughout. Joseph Flueckiger, Omar Valdemar, and Alan Hill, security professionals who took me through the gritty realities of bank robberies. Scot Spooner, Green Beret and former member of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, who helped me rig up a nasty IED. Chris Brenes, former lieutenant at SEAL Team One, who painted a picture and walked me inside it. It almost goes without saying that all errors in the book are mine alone.

Gratitude must also be extended to my attorneys, Stephen F. Breimer and Marc H. Glick, as well as to Rich Green at CAA and my team at Aaron Priest. I am thankful daily for my editor, Keith Kahla, and the rest of the folks at St. Martin’s, including publisher Sally Richardson and Matthew Baldacci, Loren Jaggers, Matthew Shear, and Martin Quinn. My UK publisher has done a spectacular job on my behalf—many thanks to Daniel Mallory, David Shelley, and the others at Sphere who have worked so hard.

A final tip of the hat to Delinah Raya, there for me in countless ways with a tranquil outlook and an irrepressible smile.

Also by Gregg Hurwitz

The Tower

Minutes to Burn

Do No Harm

The Kill Clause

The Program

Troubleshooter

Last Shot

The Crime Writer

Trust No One

They’re Watching

You’re Next

About the Author

Gregg Hurwitz is the author of twelve novels, most recently
You’re Next.
In addition to his novels, he is a producer and writer for television and has written for both Marvel and DC Comics. He lives in Los Angeles.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

THE SURVIVOR.
Copyright © 2012 by Gregg Hurwitz. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

Cover photograph of men © Martin Barraud / Getty Images

Cover design by Jerry Todd

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The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:

Hurwitz, Gregg Andrew.

The survivor / Gregg Hurwitz. — 1st ed.

       p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-312-62551-1 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-250-00972-2 (e-book)

  1.  Veterans—Fiction.   2.  Psychological fiction.   I.  Title.

PS3558.U695S87 2012

813'.54—dc23

2012013914

e-ISBN 9781250009722

First Edition: August 2012