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John P. Cooney, special agent, ATF, for assistance with plastic explosives, Semtex, PETN, and RDX and for reviewing the pertinent excerpts for accuracy.
Jeffrey Jacobson, Esq., former assistant US Attorney, for assistance with certain federal law enforcement procedures.
Jon Kalan, who suggested I contact the National Air and Space Museum. It seems obvious in retrospect, but I had not thought to do it.
Annie Maco, digital diplomacy specialist, Peruvian embassy, for information pertaining to diplomatic fingerprinting and photo identification capture.
After writing professionally for twenty-four years, I’ve come to realize you may sit in a room alone writing a book for a year, but your success is a team effort. My team includes my agents, Joel Gotler and Frank Curtis, who makes sure the rights, administrative matters, and contracts are taken care of properly; a big hat tip to Rachel Levine in Joel’s office, who oversees the details and makes sure everything transpires as it is supposed to; my editor Kevin Smith, who helps shape the story and characters; my copyeditor Chrisona Schmidt, who catches my grammatical flubs and ensures everything flows well and conforms to CMS standards.
Terri Landreth and Sandra Soreano, my two superfans who maintain my Facebook page and stimulate ongoing discussion regarding my novels; and my readers and fans who make it all possible. Without you, I’d have some impressive looking books on my shelf, but it would be wholly unfulfilling.
Lastly, my wife, Jill, who reads my material, edits it, criticizes and praises it, all with the goal of making it the best it can be. When I’m in writing mode and the weeks are long and sleep is short, Jill keeps me sane and grounded.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Alan Jacobson is the award-winning, USA Today–bestselling author of twelve thrillers, including the FBI profiler Karen Vail series and the OPSIG Team Black novels. His books have been translated internationally and several have been optioned by Hollywood.
Jacobson has spent over twenty years working with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, the DEA, the US Marshals Service, SWAT, the NYPD, Scotland Yard, local law enforcement, and the US military. This research and the breadth of his contacts help bring depth and realism to his characters and stories.
For video interviews and a free personal safety ebook co-authored by Alan Jacobson and FBI Profiler Mark Safarik, please visit www.AlanJacobson.com.
You can also connect with Jacobson on Twitter (@JacobsonAlan), Facebook (www.Facebook.com/AlanJacobsonFans), Instagram (alan.jacobson), and Goodreads (alan-jacobson).
THE WORKS OF ALAN JACOBSON
Alan Jacobson has established a reputation as one of the most insightful suspense/thriller writers of our time. His exhaustive research, coupled with years of unprecedented access to law enforcement agencies, including the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, bring realism and unique characters to his pages. Following are his current, and forthcoming, releases.
STAND ALONE NOVELS
False Accusations > Dr. Phillip Madison has everything: wealth, power, and an impeccable reputation. But in the predawn hours of a quiet suburb, the revered orthopedic surgeon is charged with double homicide—a cold-blooded hit-and-run that leaves an innocent 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 must find the person who has engineered the case against him. Years after reading it, people still talk about his shocking ending. False Accusations launched Jacobson’s career and became a national bestseller, prompting CNN to call him, “One of the brightest stars in the publishing industry.”
FBI PROFILER KAREN VAIL SERIES
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)> In light of the traumatic events of The 7th Victim, FBI Profiler Karen Vail is sent to the Napa Valley for a mandatory 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. However, the killer is unlike anything the profiling unit has ever encountered, and Vail’s miscalculations have dire consequences for those she holds dear. Publishers Weekly describes Crush as “addicting” and New York Times bestselling author Steve Martini calls it 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. In the shocking conclusion to Crush, Karen Vail squares off against foes more dangerous than any she has yet encountered. In the process, shocking personal and professional truths emerge—truths that may be more than Vail can handle. Velocity was named to The 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 The Strand Magazine’s Top 10 Best Books of the Year.
No Way Out (Karen Vail #5) > Renowned FBI profiler Karen Vail returns in No Way Out, a high-stakes thriller set in London. When a high profile art gallery is bombed, Vail is dispatched to England to assist with Scotland Yard’s 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. With his trademark spirited dialogue, page-turning scenes, and well drawn characters, National Bestselling author Alan Jacobson (“My kind of writer,” per Michael Connelly) has crafted the thriller of the year. Named a top ten “Best thriller of 2013” by both Suspense Magazine and The Strand Magazine.
Spectrum (Karen Vail #6) > It’s 1995 and the NYPD has just graduated a promising new patrol officer named Karen Vail. During the rookie’s first day on the job, she finds herself at the crime scene of a woman murdered in an unusual manner. As the years pass and more victims are discovered, Vail’s career takes unexpected twists and turns—as does the case that’s come to be known as “Hades.” Now a skilled FBI profiler, will Vail be in a better position to catch the offender? Or will Hades prove to be Karen Vail’s hell on earth? #1 New York Times bestseller Richard North Patterson called Spectrum, “Compelling and crisp … A pleasure to read.”
The Darkness of Evil (Karen Vail #7) > Roscoe Lee Marcks, one of history’s most notorious serial killers, sits in a maximum security prison serving a life sentence—until he stages a brutal and well-executed escape. Altho
ugh the US Marshals Service’s fugitive task force enlists the help of FBI profiler Karen Vail to launch a no holds barred manhunt, the bright and law enforcement-wise Marcks has other plans—which include killing his daughter. But a retired profiling legend, who was responsible for Marcks’s original capture, may just hold the key to stopping him. Perennial #1 New York Times bestselling author John Sandford compared The Darkness of Evil to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, calling it “smoothly written, intricately plotted,” and “impressive,” while fellow New York Times bestseller Phillip Margolin said The Darkness of Evil is “slick” and “full of very clever twists. Karen Vail is one tough heroine!”
OPSIG TEAM BLACK SERIES
The Hunted (OPSIG Team Black Novel #1) > How well do you know the one you love? How far would you go to find out? When Lauren Chambers’ husband Michael disappears, her search reveals his 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 future OPSIG Team Black novels, as well as the Karen Vail series (Velocity, No Way Out, and Spectrum).
Hard Target (OPSIG Team Black Novel #2)> An explosion pulverizes the president-elect’s helicopter on Election Night. The group behind the assassination attempt 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. Lee Child called Hard Target, “Fast, hard, intelligent. A terrific thriller.” Note: FBI Profiler Karen Vail plays a key role in the story.
The Lost Codex (OPSIG Team Black Novel #3)> In a novel Jeffery Deaver called “brilliant,” two ancient biblical documents stand at the heart of a geopolitical battle between foreign governments and radical extremists, threatening the lives of millions. With the American homeland under siege, the president turns to a team of uniquely trained covert operatives that includes FBI profiler Karen Vail, Special Forces veteran Hector DeSantos, and FBI terrorism expert Aaron Uziel. Their mission: find the stolen documents and capture—or kill—those responsible for unleashing a coordinated and unprecedented attack on US soil. Set in Washington, DC, New York, Paris, England, and Israel, The Lost Codex is international historical intrigue at its heart-stopping best.
Dark Side of the Moon (OPSIG Team Black Novel #4)> The Moon’s darkest secrets come to light in Alan Jacobson’s latest OPSIG Team Black thriller. In 1972, Apollo 17 returned to Earth with 200 pounds of rock—including something more dangerous than they could have imagined. For decades, the military concealed the crew’s discovery—until a NASA employee discloses to foreign powers the existence of a material that would disrupt the global balance of power by providing them with the most powerful weapon of mass destruction yet created. While FBI profiler Karen Vail and OPSIG Team Black colleague Alexandra Rusakov go in search of the rogue employee, covert operatives Hector DeSantos and Aaron Uziel find themselves strapped into an Orion spacecraft, rocketing alongside astronauts toward the Moon to avert a war. But what can go wrong does, jeopardizing the mission and threatening to trigger the very conflict they were charged with preventing. USA Today bestselling author Alan Jacobson has once again gone behind the scenes to work with industry experts to bring his characters—and their Moon mission—to life. New York Times bestselling author Gayle Lynds said Dark Side of the Moon is “the thriller ride of a lifetime … a non-stop tale of high adventure that puts Tom Clancy to shame. I loved this book!”
SHORT STORIES
“Fatal Twist” > 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. “Fatal Twist” provides a taste of Karen Vail that 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. “Double Take” introduces NYPD Lieutenant Carmine Russo and Detective Ben Dyer, who return to play significant roles in Spectrum (Karen Vail #6).
More to come > For a peek at recently released Alan Jacobson novels, interviews, reading group guides, and more, visit www.AlanJacobson.com.
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Author photograph by Corey Jacobson
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