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Hardcover The Second Horseman Book

ISBN: 031233575X

ISBN13: 9780312335755

The Second Horseman

(Book #2 in the Fade Series)

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Book Overview

Brandon Vale is a career thief---the best there is. Or at least he was before he was thrown in prison for a jewel heist gone bad. And even more embarrassing, he had nothing to do with it. His time inside is going fairly quietly until the night he's broken out against his will by Richard Scanlon, the now-retired FBI agent who framed him in the first place.
Scanlon, who still has ties to the United States intelligence community, has discovered that a Ukrainian crime organization is auctioning twelve nuclear warheads to the highest bidder, but he can't convince the government that the sale isn't a hoax. The only way he can get his hands on the $200 million necessary to take the warheads off the market is to do something that goes against everything he stands for: steal it.
The choice Brandon is given is simple: help Scanlon and hope to live through it, or turn himself in and face the repercussions of his "escape."
Suddenly, Brandon finds himself with only weeks to plan a Las Vegas heist that that he's been dreaming about for years, but has always thought was probably impossible. And to make matters worse, Scanlon insists on choosing his team personally. Led by the relentlessly intelligent and undeniably beautiful Catherine Juarez, not a single one of the former government operatives he picks has so much as shoplifted a pack of gum in their lives.
As the day of the heist approaches, Brandon's carefully constructed plans begin to break down and he suspects that the elaborate double-cross he's devised to save himself could cost millions of lives. He finally has to ask himself just how far he's willing to be dragged into a game that he can only lose.
With this heart-stopping, all-too-real novel, Kyle Mills proves once again that he is one of the freshest and most original thriller writers working today.

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7 customer ratings | 5 reviews

Rated 5 stars
Another Mills Thriller

I always enjoy Kyle Mills. In addition to a great page-turning plot, I laughed out loud in several spots.

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Exciting Book!

In thie Kyle Mills thriller the hero is a 33 year old burglar. His name is Brandon Vale. He is incarcarated in prison. he was put there by Richard Scanlon when he was an FBI agent. Scanlon has discovered a sinister plot that could shake up the stability of thw world. Scanlon is recruited by Presidential advisoe Edwin Hamdi to stop this plot. There is a Ukranian crime organization that is trying to auction nuclear warheads...

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Rated 5 stars
Timely Thriller...With Humor!

Kyle Mills has created a unique, humorous, and compelling protagonist in Brandon Vale, and through the exploits of Brandon we are led on a compelling and twisting labyrinth of action and politics. This book is lean and moves forward like a cinematic action movie. The characterizations of some of the supporting cast are weak, but in this case it serves the narrative flow well. This book hits very close to home with its constant...

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Rated 5 stars
Engaging, enjoyable little work of fiction

While this is not Hemingway, I found this book to be quite engaging, readable and enjoyable. The plot is well developed with enough, but not too many, twists and turns to make it consistently interesting. A nice read on a Sunday afternoon. Highly recommended.

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THE SECOND HORSEMAN is a thriller at its thrilling best

The diamond heist that busted Brandon Vale has earned him quite a reputation behind bars as the loot has not been recovered and he did not rat out anyone. What he fails to tell his peers is that he never was part of the caper, but instead rogue former FBI Agent Richard Scanlon set him up. However his comfortable stay behind bars ends when corrupt guard Sergeant Daley forces him outside the prison with bullets flying at Brandon,...

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