Synopses & Reviews
From the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Tom Clancys Jack Ryan novels, comes an all-new explosive thriller featuring the lethal assassin known as the Gray Man
Court Gentry was the CIAs best agent. Until the day the Agency turned against him and put out a kill on sight order. Thats when the enigmatic international assassin called the Gray Man was bornand Court has been working for himself ever since
Now, Court is back in Washington looking for answers. Hes determined to find out what happened all those years ago that made the Agency turn against him. On his list to interrogate are his former partners and the men who sent him on his last mission. What he doesnt realize is that the questions that arose from that mission are still reverberating in the U.S. intelligence community, and hes stumbled onto a secret that powerful people want kept under wraps. And now, they have Court in their crosshairs.
Court Gentry is used to having people on his trail, but this time, its on U.S. soilthe last place he wants to be. Now, hell have to find the answers to his fate while evading capture
and avoiding death
Review
“Bourne for the new millennium.”—James Rollins,
New York Times bestselling author of
The Eye of God “Take fictional spy Jason Bourne, pump him up with Red Bull and meth, shake vigorously—and youve got the recipe for Court Gentry.”—The Memphis Commercial Appeal
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Praise for Mark Greaney and the Gray Man novels:
“Take fictional spy Jason Bourne, pump him up with Red Bull and meth, shake vigorously—and youve got the recipe for Court Gentry.”—The Memphis Commercial Appeal
“The story is so propulsive, the murders so explosive, that flipping the pages feels like playing the ultimate video game.”—The New York Times
“Hard, fast, and unflinching.”—Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Wanted Man
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Praise for Mark Greaney “Bourne for the new millennium.”—James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Eye of God
"Hard, fast, and unflinching--exactly what a thriller should be." —Lee Child
"Writing as smooth as stainless steel and a hero as mean as razor wire..." —David Stone
“In this third installment of the Gray Man series the story is so propulsive, the murders so explosive, that flipping the pages feels like playing the ultimate video game.”—New York Times
“Greaney once again pumps new life into familiar thriller conventions.”—Publishers Weekly
"The ending screamsfor a sequel, but it will be difficult to maintain the intensity level of this impressive
debut." —Booklist
"A high-octane thriller that doesn't pause for more than a second." —Chicago Sun-Times
“Take fictional spy Jason Bourne, pump him up with Red Bull and meth, shake vigorously—and youve got the recipe for Court Gentry.”—The Memphis Commercial Appeal
Review
“Take fictional spy Jason Bourne, pump him up with Red Bull and meth, shake vigorously—and youve got the recipe for Court Gentry.” —
The Memphis Commercial Appeal “A high-octane thriller that doesnt pause for more than a second for all of its 464 pages…Greaney has a good understanding of weapons and tactics…and he uses that to enliven his storytelling, including lots of the kinds of details that action junkies love…For readers looking for a thriller where the action comes fast and furious, this is the ticket.”—Chicago Sun-Times
“Here is a debut novel like a well-honed dagger: sharp, merciless, and deadly. Mark Greaneys The Gray Man is Bourne for the new millennium…Never has an assassin been rendered so real yet so deadly. Strikes with the impact of a bullet to the chest...A debut not to be missed.”—James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Eye of God
Synopsis
Four years ago, assassin Court Gentry was betrayed by his handlers in the CIA. Now, an old comrade returns to haunt him-and to force him on a mission against his will.
With his ruthless employers on one side, his former friends on the other and a doomed mission ahead, Court Gentry would kill to get out of this one alive.
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Killing is Court Gentry's business. Now, his business is about to get personal in the second Gray Man novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Greaney. Four years ago, Court Gentry was betrayed by his handlers in the CIA. To survive, he had to eliminate his own brothers in arms. Now, as a master assassin known as the Gray Man, he makes his living killing other people. But when an old comrade he thought dead returns to haunt him, his own life is put in the crosshairs.
The man wants Court to complete a mission, with one crucial catch to his orders: Instead of a difficult assassination, the job will entail a near impossible kidnapping--and Court must return his quarry to the very CIA team that turned on him.
With his unforgiving employers on one side, his blackmailing former friends on the other, and a doomed mission ahead, Court Gentry would kill to get out of this one alive...
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Synopsis
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Mark Greaney comes the second entry in the explosive thriller series featuring the lethal assassin known as the Gray Man. When an old comrade Court Gentry thought was dead returns to haunt him, his own life is put in the crosshairs.
The man wants Court to complete a mission, with one crucial catch to his orders: Instead of a difficult assassination, the job will entail a nearly impossible kidnapping--and Court must return his quarry to the very CIA team that turned on him.
Synopsis
Includes excerpt from: Ballistic (p. [521]-534).
Synopsis
Ex-CIA master assassin Court Gentry has always prided himself on his ability to disappear at will, to fly below the radar and exist in the shadowsto survive as the near-mythical Gray Man. But when he takes revenge upon a former employer who betrayed him, he exposes himself to something hes never had to face before.
A killer who is just like him.
Code-named Dead Eye, Russell Whitlock is a graduate of the same ultra-secret Autonomous Asset Program that trained and once controlled Gentry. But now, Whitlock is a free agent who has been directed to terminate his fellow student of death. He knows how his target thinks, how he moves, and how he kills. And he knows the best way to do the job is to make Gentry run for his liferight up until the moment Dead Eye finally ends it
Synopsis
Killing is his business. But his business is about to get personal. Four years ago, Court Gentry was betrayed by his handlers in the CIA. To survive, he had to eliminate his own brothers in arms. Now, as a master assassin known as the Gray Man, he makes his living killing other people. But when an old comrade he thought dead returns to haunt him, his own life is put in the crosshairs.
The man wants Court to complete a mission, with one crucial catch to his orders: Instead of a difficult assassination, the job will entail a near impossible kidnappingand Court must return his quarry to the very CIA team that turned on him.
With his unforgiving employers on one side, his blackmailing former friends on the other, and a doomed mission ahead, Court Gentry would kill to get out of this one alive
Synopsis
Courtland Gentry is a good man. But hes a great assassin. To those who lurk in the shadows, hes known as the Gray Man. He is a legend in the covert realm, moving silently from job to job, accomplishing the impossible and then fading away. And he always hits his target. Always.
But there are forces more lethal than Gentry in the world. Forces like money. And power. And there are men who hold these as the only currency worth fighting for. And in their eyes, Gentry has just outlived his usefulness.
But Court Gentry is going to prove that, for him, theres no gray area between killing for a living and killing to stay alive
About the Author
Mark Greaney is the #1
New York Times bestselling coauthor of
Threat Vector, by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney, as well as
Command Authority and
Locked On, also by Tom Clancy with Mark Greaney. He is also the bestselling author of the Gray Man series, including
Dead Eye,
The Gray Man,
On Target, and
Ballistic.
Mark lives in Memphis, Tennessee