The Doll: A Novel
“A heroine every bit as provocative as Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander.” –The Dallas Morning News Haunted by a life of violence and as proficient with languages as she is with knives, Vanessa Michael Munroe, chameleon and hunter, has built her life on a reputation for getting things...
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“A heroine every bit as provocative as Stieg Larsson’s Lisbeth Salander.” –The Dallas Morning News Haunted by a life of violence and as proficient with languages as she is with knives, Vanessa Michael Munroe, chameleon and hunter, has built her life on a reputation for getting things done—dangerous and often not-quite-legal things. The ability to survive, fight, adapt, and blend has since taken her across the globe on behalf of corporations, heads of state, and the few private clients who can afford her unique brand of expertise, and these abilities have made her enemies. On a busy Dallas street, Munroe is kidnapped by an unseen opponent and thrust into an underground world where women and girls are merchandise and a shadowy figure known as The Doll Maker controls her every move. While trusted friends race to find her, everything pivots on one simple choice: Munroe must use her unique set of skills to deliver a high-profile young woman into the same nightmare that she once endured, or condemn to torture and certain death the one person she loves above all else. In this high-octane thriller Munroe will have to fight fast, smart, and furious to overcome a dangerous nemesis and deliver her trademark brand of justice.Now with an excerpt from the latest Vanessa Michael Monroe novel, The Catch
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780307888808 (0307888800)
Publish date: March 4th 2014
Publisher: Broadway Books
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Series: Vanessa Michael Munroe (#3)
The novel starts with Miles Bradford witnessing Vanessa Michael Munroe being kidnapped -- and in a most impressive way. He mobilizes he members of his private security team in town and begin looking for her -- and Logan -- immediately. Miles assumes (correctly) that if the object was to hurt Michael...
You will need to read the first two books in this series, The Informationist and The Innocent in order to truly grasp who Vanessa Michael Monroe is, what she has survived and what she is capable of. They are also fantastic reads so that helps as well. Taylor Stevens is back in the next installment ...
This is one of those books where I need half stars. I want to rate this 3.5 on the nose and not round down or up. But, alas, I have to choose so I will round up for the moments of great enjoyment and all the feelings it gave me. Full review to come. Probably.
Breathtaking, gripping and keeping you on the edge of your seat, - which is what comes to mind when I think of Taylor Stevens' writing.I've raved about The Informationist and The Innocent already, now it's time for The Doll which I enjoyed immensely. The book follows the same Vanessa Michael Munroe ...