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PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co

ISBN-100765354810

ISBN-139780765354815

eBay Product ID (ePID)63146544

Product Key Features

Book TitleOutsourced

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicThrillers / Suspense, Thrillers / General

Publication Year2008

GenreFiction

AuthorR. J. Hillhouse

FormatMass Market

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight9.5 Oz

Item Length6.7 in

Item Width4.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"A new standard for the 21st Century spy thriller. Stunning and eye-opening." --Nelson DeMille, #1 ""New York Times ""bestselling author "To understand what's happening in our world, you need to read this book." --David Morrell, creator of Rambo and "New York Times" bestselling author of "Scavenger" "Combines a rollercoaster ride into the terrifying world of the Iraq war with a sobering examination of the legacy of Donald Rumsfeld in encouraging and funding private armies. What purports to be today's fiction is well on the way to becoming tomorrow's reality." --Rob Kresge, retired founding member of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center "A Wild Ride Behind Today's War Zone Headlines." --WEB Griffin, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author "Captures the spirit and grit of the men and women that go in harm's way as private citizens--call them mercenaries or contractors." --Frank Gallagher, Agent in Charge of Blackwater's security detail for Ambassador Paul Bremer, head of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq "Ripped from the headlines? Or a preview of tomorrow's headlines? Either way, you'll love this book." --Lee Child, "" New York"""" Times ""bestselling author "Hillhouse has successfully brought to life how things really are in the special world of black operations." --Major Grady King, US Army, ret., recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart "Reminiscent of the best Ludlum, Follet and early Tom Clancy. It catapults the spy thriller into the twenty-first century." --Joseph Finder, "New York"" Times" bestselling author of "Killer Instinct " "An insightful look into the war on terrorism." --BrigadierGeneral Frank "Sam" Huey, USMC ret. "Once again, Hillhouse dazzles us with her command of espionage lore.." --Tess Gerritsen, "New York Times" bestselling author, "A new standard for the 21st Century spy thriller. Stunning and eye-opening." -Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author "To understand what's happening in our world, you need to read this book." -David Morrell, creator of Rambo and New York Times bestselling author of Scavenger "Combines a rollercoaster ride into the terrifying world of the Iraq war with a sobering examination of the legacy of Donald Rumsfeld in encouraging and funding private armies. What purports to be today's fiction is well on the way to becoming tomorrow's reality." -Rob Kresge, retired founding member of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center "A Wild Ride Behind Today's War Zone Headlines." -WEB Griffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Captures the spirit and grit of the men and women that go in harm's way as private citizens--call them mercenaries or contractors." -Frank Gallagher, Agent in Charge of Blackwater's security detail for Ambassador Paul Bremer, head of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq "Ripped from the headlines? Or a preview of tomorrow's headlines? Either way, you'll love this book." -Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author "Hillhouse has successfully brought to life how things really are in the special world of black operations." -Major Grady King, US Army, ret., recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart "Reminiscent of the best Ludlum, Follet and early Tom Clancy. It catapults the spy thriller into the twenty-first century." --Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Killer Instinct "An insightful look into the war on terrorism." -Brigadier General Frank "Sam" Huey, USMC ret. "Once again, Hillhouse dazzles us with her command of espionage lore.." -Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author, "A new standard for the 21st Century spy thriller. Stunning and eye-opening." Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author "To understand what's happening in our world, you need to read this book." David Morrell, creator of Rambo and New York Times bestselling author of Scavenger "Combines a rollercoaster ride into the terrifying world of the Iraq war with a sobering examination of the legacy of Donald Rumsfeld in encouraging and funding private armies. What purports to be today's fiction is well on the way to becoming tomorrow's reality." Rob Kresge, retired founding member of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center "A Wild Ride Behind Today's War Zone Headlines." WEB Griffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Captures the spirit and grit of the men and women that go in harm's way as private citizens--call them mercenaries or contractors." Frank Gallagher, Agent in Charge of Blackwater's security detail for Ambassador Paul Bremer, head of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq "Ripped from the headlines? Or a preview of tomorrow's headlines? Either way, you'll love this book." Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author "Hillhouse has successfully brought to life how things really are in the special world of black operations." Major Grady King, US Army, ret., recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart "Reminiscent of the best Ludlum, Follet and early Tom Clancy. It catapults the spy thriller into the twenty-first century." --Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Killer Instinct "An insightful look into the war on terrorism." Brigadier General Frank "Sam" Huey, USMC ret. "Once again, Hillhouse dazzles us with her command of espionage lore.." Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author, "A new standard for the 21st Century spy thriller. Stunning and eye-opening." -Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times bestselling author "To understand what's happening in our world, you need to read this book." -David Morrell, creator of Rambo and New York Times bestselling author of Scavenger "Combines a rollercoaster ride into the terrifying world of the Iraq war with a sobering examination of the legacy of Donald Rumsfeld in encouraging and funding private armies. What purports to be today's fiction is well on the way to becoming tomorrow's reality." -Rob Kresge, retired founding member of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center "A Wild Ride Behind Today's War Zone Headlines." -WEB Griffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Captures the spirit and grit of the men and women that go in harm's way as private citizens--call them mercenaries or contractors." -Frank Gallagher, Agent in Charge of Blackwater's security detail for Ambassador Paul Bremer, head of the Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq "Ripped from the headlines? Or a preview of tomorrow's headlines? Either way, you'll love this book." -Lee Child, New York Times bestselling author "Hillhouse has successfully brought to life how things really are in the special world of black operations." -Major Grady King, US Army, ret., recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart "Reminiscent of the best Ludlum, Follet and early Tom Clancy. It catapults the spy thriller into the twenty-first century." --Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Killer Instinct "An insightful look into the war on terrorism." -Brigadier General Frank "Sam" Huey, USMC ret. "Once again, Hillhouse dazzles us with her command of espionage lore.." -Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author, "A wild ride behind today's war zone headlines" -- W.E.B. Griffin on "Outsourced" "Hillhouse in her latest, "Outsourced," has set a new standard for the 21st Century spy thriller. The research is impeccable and impressive, her writing is sharp and crystal clear, and her cast of characters is all too believable. A stunning and eye-opening story of the War on Terror."--Nelson DeMille, #1 "The" "New York Times" bestselling author "Loaded with suspense and adrenaline. Strong and electric. Connoisseurs of thrillers will love this one."--Steve Berry, "The New York Times "bestselling author of "The Last Templar "on "Outsourced" "Chillingly Authentic. Terrifyingly true. In "Outsourced," Raelynn Hillhouse creates something powerfully new--a thriller infused with so many actual events that it feels like reality. To understand what's happening in our world, you need to read this book."--David Morrell, "The New York Times" bestselling author of "The Brotherhood of the Rose" "R J Hillhouse, it seems to me, is filling a serious gap in the thriller market: she's writing the sort of books that everyone loves but are for some reason rarely written these days. Her latest novel, "Outsourced," is reminiscent of the best Ludlum, Follett, and early Tom Clancy. "Outsourced" catapults the spy thriller into the twenty-first century. Her prose sparkles, and her plotting dazzles. Hillhouse writes with unusual authority and insider access. She's more than a rising star; she's going to go supernova."--Joseph Finder, "The New York Times" bestselling author of "Killer Instinct"

Dewey Decimal813.6

SynopsisThe CIA contact one of their former officers, Camille Black, to track down and eliminate her ex-fiance, Hunter Stone, a Pentagon spy accused of selling arms to terrorist cells. Battling her old feelings, but fuelled by Stone's disloyalty, Camille slips into the shadows of the War on Terror to track him down.", In the 21st Century war and espionage have been transformed. With the CIA on the ropes, the armed forces stretched thin, and the need for special operations capabilities at an all-time high, the United States government has turned to private corporations to help shoulder the load. Companies such as Blackwater USA, Triple Canopy and Abraxas field over 50,000 private soldiers and spies who conduct missions formerly restricted to the military and the CIA. National security has been outsourced. In Outsourced Camille Black, a former CIA counterterrorism officer, has left the Agency to create Black Management, a private corporation that specializes in providing former Special Forces operators and CIA case officers for covert operations. Active in the volatile Middle East, it competes heavily in the cutthroat counterterrorism business. One day, the CIA contracts Camille to track down and eliminate her ex-fiancé Hunter Stone, a Pentagon spy accused of selling arms to terrorist cells. Battling her old feelings, but fueled by Stone's disloyalty to both his country and to her, Camille slips into the shadows of the War on Terror to track him down. Dodging death with each step, she finds herself in the crossfire of the Pentagon and the CIA, where good and evil blur and trust is bought and sold. Outsourced exposes the headlines of tomorrow. Impeccably researched and masterfully crafted, Outsourced is an edge-of-your seat thriller with a rare glimpse behind the scenes into how private corporations conduct and profit from the multi-billion dollar War on Terror., Thoroughly researched and as authentic as tomorrow's headlines, this edge-of-your-seat thriller offers a realistic look at how the business of the War on Terror is conducted by the private corporations, revealing who profits most and who is made to suffer.

LC Classification NumberPS3608.I44