In the Hush of the Night, Raymond Benson
In the Hush of the Night, Raymond Benson
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In the Hush of the Night

Author: Raymond Benson

Narrator: Angela Dawe

Unabridged: 7 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 05/15/2018


Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author comes a gritty, riveting tale of modern crime, featuring a female FBI agent embroiled in a Russian human trafficking case.Chicago Special Agent Annie Marino examines the case of a dead young woman who possesses a tattoo Annie has come across before―that of bloody bear claws. Several deceased women with the tattoo have turned up over the past few years, all suspected of being involved in a vast human trafficking operation.Annie’s neighborhood friend, Jason Ward, is a young writer engaged to be married into an upper-class family from a posh Chicago suburb. Jason believes his future brother-in-law, a war veteran, is definitely a bully―but does he also have ties to the Russian mob?Yana Kravec, a woman from St. Petersburg, Russia, has been fraudulently lured into a trafficking scheme and thrown into a horrid and seemingly hopeless situation. She is, however, determined to fight back and escape her captors.Annie’s investigation eventually uncovers a sordid plot of procuring slaves overseas and marketing them in the US. Her interests soon coincide with those of Jason and Yana, bringing the trio together to fight against a deadly network of criminals. As the separate lives of these characters collide, their paths ultimately converge in a night of terror and survival in a Michigan forest, where they become the prey of evil men who will stop at nothing to protect their secrets.

About Raymond Benson

Raymond Benson is most well-known for being the third―and first American―author to be commissioned by the James Bond literary estate to write the 007 novels between 1996–2002. He has been called "a first class thriller craftsman" by Lee Child and "one of the best thriller writers in the business" by David Morrell. He is the author of thirty-six books, including the New York Times bestselling The Black Stiletto series, now in development as a feature film, and most recently The Secrets on Chicory Lane. Benson lives in Chicago, Illinois.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Linda

This international thriller takes FBI Agent Annie Marino from Chicago to Michigan to Russia and back again. In Chicago, a young woman is found dead. Her only identifying mark is a tattoo behind her ear... that of bloody bear claws. Several women have been found over the course of several years with......more

Topical fast paced thriller. Benson has created three strong characters in FBI SA Annie, Jason, and Yana. They come at the problem of trafficking from different places but work together effectively in the face of a powerful enterprise that is determined to keep its place. Thanks to Edelweiss for the......more

A suspenseful and exciting read that was difficult to put down.......more

Goodreads review by Ron

Unless there’s a sequel (and I hope there is) this will probably be the only novel you’ll read about a tap-dancing FBI agent. Strong characters, a solid plot, good use of Chicago locales, plus a tip on Chicago’s best thin-crust pizza (Pat’s Pizzaria on Lincoln). Human trafficking is a crime underuti......more