Killing Time

by Jon Land, Clive Cussler (Editor)

Overview

Prepare for edge-of-your-seat suspense in this Thriller Short.

Originally published in THRILLER 2 (2009),
edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler.



In this Thriller Short, bestselling author Jon Land brings his trademark suspense to the fore.

Fallon is a seasoned assassin who’s both a sociopath and a hero. He’s assumed the identity of a small-town middle-school English teacher in a last-ditch attempt to escape the clutches of his former employer, who’s determined to exact revenge against him. When his past catches up to him, the situation escalates and Fallon finds himself—and his students—in danger. He must do what he does best.

Kill.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781488094880
Publisher:	Harlequin
Publication date:	08/16/2023
Series:	The Thriller Shorts , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	25
File size:	463 KB

About the Author

Jon Land is the USA Today–bestselling author of The Tenth Circle, Pandora’s Temple (winner of the 2012 International Book Award and nominated for a 2013 Thriller Award for Best E-Book Original Novel), and five other books featuring Blaine McCracken, Land’s iconic series hero, for Open Road Integrated Media. He also pens the critically acclaimed Caitlin Strong series, which includes Strong Rain Falling and Strong Darkness, winners of the USA Best Book Award in 2013 and 2014, in the Mystery and Thriller categories, respectively. Now with thirty-seven books to his credit, Land will soon be working on a new title for Open Road, in which McCracken teams up with Land’s other bestselling series hero, Jared Kimberlain (The Eighth Trumpet and The Ninth Dominion). Land lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and can be found at jonlandbooks.com and on Twitter with the handle @jondland.