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Jonathan Grave 01 - 07 Series by John Gilstrap

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ABOUT JOHN GILSTRAP:

John Gilstrap is the acclaimed author of eight thrillers: Threat Warning, Hostage Zero, No Mercy, Six Minutes To Freedom, Scott Free, Even Steven, At All Costs, and Nathan’s Run. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages. A safety and environmental expert and former firefighter, he holds a master’s degree from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary in Virginia. John has also adapted four books for the big screen: Red Dragon (uncredited) from the Thomas Harris novel, Word Of Honor from the Nelson DeMille novel; and Young Men And Fire, from the Norman Maclean book. He lives in near Washington, D.C.

Praise for John Gilstrap's Thrillers

"A GREAT HERO. A PULSE-POUNDING STORY." --Joseph Finder
"TAUT, ACTION-PACKED, AND IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN." --Tess Gerritsen
"ADDICTIVELY READABLE. . .RIVETING AND FLAWLESSLY CRAFTED." --Publishers Weekly
"SURPRISING AND SATISFYING." --The Denver Post




ABOUT JONATHAN GRAVE:
Jonathan Grave is a security specialist.
Running a very successful company whose primary goal was securing the offices and homes of corporate America, Grave had over the past decade made a good name for his firm, preferring to stay out of the limelight totally. This anonymity was vital for his other sideline, running a company called Security Solutions which is the main occupation he has devoted his energies towards. This second job is one of hostage rescue. If the situation is critical and local law enforcement is either not available, unwilling, untrustworthy, or in the case of several foreign assignments, the source of the problem, it is Security Solutions that gets the hush-hush call for help. His fees are not for the weak-hearted, usually starting at $250,000 plus expenses, but his success rate is laudable and his discretion absolute.
Helping him in his work is the beautiful Venice, pronounced ve-NEE-shay and regrets to those who get it wrong the second time, a woman in her late 20's who is a whiz at computers and anything electrical. Though she usually remains at the office during missions, she is vital enough with her quick mind and quicker fingers on the keyboard to give her the nickname of "Mother", a name she does not particularly like.
Joining Jonathan in the field providing pilot services for whatever craft might be needed is Boxers, a 6'5, 250 lb. behemoth who usually does not talk much but when he does, it pays to listen. Boxers and Grave have been close friends for many years and the bond is strong. Grave might be the boss but he is also a friend.
Grave was not always the character's last name. Born Jonathan Gravenow, he was raised in a mansion along the Potomac in the small town of Fisherman's Cove, the son of a very wealthy and very corrupt businessman, to the public, and crime-boss, to the informed. When his father realized that his days of freedom were coming to an end courtesy of the justice system, he passed most of his wealth to his son, a man who had very little love for the crook and absolutely no desire to continue the family business.
Turning his back on the life of crime his father had lived, Grave converted his mansion into a boarding school known as Resurrection House, offering a chance to children of incarcerated parents. If these kids had no where else to turn and would likely end up on the streets or in jail themselves, the foundation would be there. It is for the continued operations of this charity that the proceeds of Grave's clandestine activities go.

Grave is not a spy. He is a highly trained former Special Forces officer who saw action during the First Gulf War and other places but his experiences with the Intelligence community is, for him, thankfully slim. He is on a first-name basis with the female Director of the FBI, having done work for that Bureau on several occations, but he has no desire to become part of the Establishment. That world had enabled and encouraged his father to take a dark path and he is determined to not follow.
That does not mean, though, that he does not belong in this collection. Grave is willing to break a law or two himself when he is on a mission and he does not let the powerful get off anymore than he would a low-life kidnapper. Since the ultimate culprits in several of the adventures that Grave has have enjoyed positions of great power in governments, he knows intrigue.








No Mercy (Jonathan Grave #1)

“No Mercy will leave you breathless.” --Harlan Coben


When those inside the corridors of power need help outside the law, they know who to call. Jonathan Grave, covert rescue specialist, always gets results. No names. No feds. No trace evidence.

When an Indiana college student is abducted, Jonathan and his team of ace operatives unravel a deadly scheme the government wants ignored. Someone wants to control a devastating secret. Someone rich, powerful, and willing to kill anyone to get it. Even the people Jonathan loves most.

Mass Market Paperback, 443 pages
Published July 1st 2009 by Pinnacle
ISBN 0786020873 (ISBN13: 9780786020874)
Characters: Jonathan (Digger) Grave
Literary Awards: ITW Thriller Award Nominee for Best Paperback Original (2010)









Hostage Zero (Jonathan Grave #2)

An innocent man has been shot and two young people are missing, but tracking them down is just the beginning. To keep them and his covert team alive, hostage rescue expert Jonathan Grave must plunge into the heart of an ugly secret whose insidious path reaches from one of the world's most remote places into the highest corridors of power.

Mass Market Paperback, 436 pages
Published July 1st 2010 by Pinnacle
ISBN 0786020881 (ISBN13: 9780786020881)
Literary Awards: Shamus Award Nominee for Best Original PI Paperback (2011)










Threat Warning (Jonathan Grave #3)

"Jonathan Grave, my favorite freelance peacemaker, problem-solver, and tough-guy hero, is back--and in particularly fine form." --Jeffery Deaver

In his most terrifying thriller yet, New York Times bestselling author John Gilstrap exposes the darkest threat to America's freedom, a secret society of merciless killers, watching and waiting to strike.

The first victims are random. Ordinary citizens, fired upon at rush hour by unseen assassins. Caught in the crossfire of one of the attacks, rescue specialist Jonathan Grave spies a gunman getting away--with a mother and her young son as hostages. To free them, Grave and his team must enter the dark heart of a nationwide conspiracy. But their search goes beyond the frenzied schemes of a madman's deadly ambitions. This time, it reaches all the way to the highest levels of power.

Mass Market Paperback, 388 pages
Published July 1st 2011 by Pinnacle
ISBN 0786024925 (ISBN13: 9780786024926)
Literary Awards: Shamus Award Nominee for Best Original PI Paperback (2012), ITW Thriller Award Nominee for Best Paperback Original (2012)









Damage Control (Jonathan Grave #4)

The hostages are young: a bus full of teenagers on a church mission. The ransom demands are explicit: deliver three million dollars—with zero involvement from law enforcement—or all captives will be executed. But rescue specialist Jonathan Grave doesn’t believe in ultimatums. For him and his elite team at Security Solutions, it’s all about protecting the innocent. Now Grave must face the chilling possibility that someone within the U.S. government has a deadly secret to protect—one that could jeopardize national security like never before.

Mass Market Paperback, 438 pages
Published June 5th 2012 by Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN 0786024933 (ISBN13: 9780786024933)









High Treason (Jonathan Grave #5)

First Lady Anna Darmond has been kidnapped in a bloody gunfight. It's an unthinkable crime that, if revealed, could cause public panic, so hostage rescue specialist Jonathan Grave and his team must operate in absolute secrecy. But the mission is not all it seems. There are shadows in Mrs. Darmond's past. Cracks in the presidential marriage. Leaks in the country's critical shields of security. As Grave tracks the missing First Lady through a labyrinth of lies and murder, he confronts a traitor at the highest level of Washington power--and a devastating scheme to bring a nation to its knees.

Paperback, 560 pages
Published July 30th 2013 by Pinnacle
ISBN 0786030194 (ISBN13: 9780786030194)









Soft Targets (Jonathan Grave #5.5)

"Rocket-paced suspense."--Jeffery Deaver

Four children's lives hang in the balance. A vicious criminal is on the loose. With law enforcement at a dead end, there's only one man who can recover the hostages--Jonathan Grave.

FBI Special Agent Irene Rivers is horrified to learn that because of mistakes made by agents under her command, a murderer and child molester will walk free. When Irene's own daughters become the monster's next targets, she reaches out in desperation to an elite Special Forces operator. His name is Jonathan Grave. For Grave, results matter more than procedures. Together, they discover a new kind of justice--and a new breed of evil.

ebook, 155 pages
Published October 1st 2013 by Pinnacle (first published January 1st 2013)
ISBN 0786032936 (ISBN13: 9780786032938)









End Game (Jonathan Grave #6)

Assassins have eliminated a Chechen scientist who's been working as a double agent for the U.S. government. The feds know who to call: Jonathan Grave and his elite rescue team. Their mission: find the dead man's teenage son, who's on the run--and off the grid--with crucial information that must not fall into the wrong hands. There's one problem: the boy's bodyguard is a security specialist with unusual talents, and she's not giving up without a fight. Only by bringing them both back alive can Grave expose the traitor in the highest levels of power--and prevent an all-out nuclear war.

Paperback, 400 pages[/size]
Published June 24th 2014 by Pinnacle
ISBN 0786030216 (ISBN13: 9780786030217)










Against All Enemies (Jonathan Grave #7)

Jonathan Grave finds it hard to believe that a fellow combat vet has gone rogue, killing American agents and leaking sensitive intel to hostile foreign interests. With black ops assassins on the trail of his old friend, Grave sets out to get to him first. He finds far more than he bargained for. Not only the wily operative, but evidence of a conspiracy so dangerous, so far-reaching, that an unthinkable tragedy is in-motion. Grave and his elite team of specialists must expose a deadly high-level secret —and do it in time to avert a catastrophe of historic proportions.

Paperback, 512 pages
Published June 30th 2015 by Pinnacle
ISBN 0786035056 (ISBN13: 9780786035052)