In the latest thriller from #1 bestselling author Brian Freeman, Detective Jonathan Stride must face a powerful enemy who will stop at nothing to protect his reputation.
"Freeman is an excellent writer and he's only getting better and better as time goes by. If you're not on the Freeman train yet, all aboard!" --5-star reader review
"Excellent . . . A winner." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"If not the best Jonathan Stride novel, it's right up there with them." --5-star reader review
When a freak auto accident kills a driver carrying false identification on the remote roads outside Duluth, Jonathan Stride is disturbed to find a gun in the trunk--and the gun has recently been fired.
The next day, a Duluth college student has also vanished, and Stride worries they're connected--but what would have put an ordinary young woman in the crosshairs of a man who has all the hallmarks of an assassin for hire?
Stride's investigation leads him to a film crew in Duluth, where a movie is being made based on a case in Stride's own past. The actor playing Stride is Hollywood royalty, an award-winning icon who has charmed his way to the top of the box office. But Stride soon hears whispers that his cinematic alter ego has a dark side . . .
Industry Reviews
"A taut, exciting story that will keep fans reading long past bedtime...Freeman evokes Minnesota in January so realistically that readers may require a sweater in June. The only downside to Freeman's Jonathan Stride novels is that there are not enough of them."
--D.R. Meredith, New York Journal of Books "Excellent . . . Finds Duluth, Minn., police lieutenant [Jonathan Stride] revisiting difficult memories when a movie based on a serial killer case that left Stride emotionally scarred begins filming in Duluth . . . A cleverly constructed, page-turning plot and fleshed-out primary and secondary characters make this a winner."--Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "This incredible author is perfect when giving clarity to both past and present. If there is a way to say 'higher' than 'highly recommended, ' I wish I knew it. Because this is one of those thrillers that go above and beyond."--Suspense Magazine, on Goodbye to the Dead "Like another well-loved Twin cities detective, Lucas Davenport, Jonathan Stride and his world is a place I want to be in as much as possible."--Great Mysteries and Thrillers "Another winner from an author who, ten years later, just keeps getting better and just keeps mastering and perfecting the art of the psychological thriller."--Duluth News Tribune, on Goodbye to the Dead Praise for Brian Freeman
"[Stride] is in the company of Bosch, Thorne, Tennison, and Skinner, some of my other favorite detectives time has not mellowed."--Minneapolis Star Tribune "If you're looking for a full docket, Freeman pays off in spades."--Kirkus Reviews "another winner from an author who, 10 years later, just keeps getting better and just keeps mastering and perfecting the art of the psychological thriller."--Duluth News Tribune
