Exile - by Allan Folsom (Paperback)

About the Book

"The Los Angeles Police Department's famed 5-2 squad boards a commuter train in an attempt to take a cold-blooded killer into custody. John Barron, the newest and youngest member of the elite LAPD unit, learns quickly that the 5-2 has their own deadly system of justice, and that even the slightest protest will result in his suffering the same swift fate. Thus begins a dark, explosive struggle between good and evil--pitting Barron's squad against an exceedingly imaginative and brutal killer"--Amazon.com.

Book Synopsis

Night in the California desert: John Barron---the youngest cop on the LAPD's feared 5-2 squad---will get a baptism of blood and fire on a night he will never forget.

Panic on the streets of LA: An international hit man no one can stop---not the governments he threatens, not the prisons that try to hold him, not LA's bloodiest rogue cops.

Rebecca Barron, John's ravishingly beautiful sister: A night of traumatic terror has left her tragically mute. Now, trapped in a web of global intrigue---and pursued by the same sinister hit man menacing institutions of power worldwide---she will find the shocking violence that robbed her of her speech was only the beginning of a far darker odyssey.

A world-famous baroness---as sensuous as she is singularly cruel---will stop at nothing to fulfill her own maniacal dream, one destined to topple governments and dethrone dynasties, catapulting her to the pinnacle of global power . . . while the world holds its breath and waits.

Review Quotes

"High-octane thriller writing with an almost visceral impact." --Publishers Weekly on The Exile

"A heart-thumping, stay-up-late novel . . . Wild, unputdownable . . . Brilliant." --Los Angeles Times Book Review on The Day After Tomorrow

"Fast-paced, exciting adventure . . . With a sturdy hero and a despicably clever villain, the novel grabs readers from the opening scenes and rarely lets them loose. It does exactly what it set out to do: deliver breathless excitement." --Booklist on The Exile

"Folsom can flat-out write an action scene." --Kirkus Reviews on The Exile

"Folsom returns with another winner. . . . Unexpected twists and catastrophe on a global scale . . . Folsom should have another best seller on his hands." --Library Journal on The Exile

"Makes The Da Vinci Code look like J. K. Rowling. The Exile is even better than The Day After Tomorrow." --David Hagberg, USA Today bestselling author

"Hold on tight--from the first scene Folsom spins a tale of page-turning suspense." --W.E.B. Griffin

"Once you start The Exile, forget sleep. Its fierce, complex suspense is fast as a 9 mm slug and tight as a hangman's noose." --Stephen Coonts

"More twists and turns than a strand of DNA." --William Peter Blatty, bestselling author of The Exorcist, on The Exile

"You only have to read the explosive opening to know you're in the hands of a natural storyteller." --Andrew Klavan on The Exile

"Folsom is an enthusiastic storyteller with a talent for vivid characterization on a big canvas." --Chicago Tribune on Day of Confession

"The Exile starts out like gangbusters and quickly engages the reader." --Denver Post

"A masterful epic, The Exile has the sweep and power of The DaVinci Code---a global enigma of world-shattering proportions and a blistering pace that will singe your trembling fingers!" --Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of The Codex

"A sweeping novel, crossing California, France, Switzerland, and England as a young California cop takes on a criminal mastermind." --Barbara D'Amato, Edgar Award winning author of Death of A Thousand Cuts on The Exile

"You only have to read the explosive opening to know you're in the hands of a natural storyteller. What sets Folsom apart is the expert handling of a large and varied cast of characters, and the imaginative sweep of a tale that goes from the mean streets of LA to dazzling centers of international power." --Andrew Klavan, Edgar Award-winning author of Don't Say a Word and True Crime on The Exile

"Folsom's most moving novel to date . . . also his bloodiest." --Bookpage on The Exile"

About the Author

ALLAN FOLSOM is the New York Times bestselling author of The Day After Tomorrow and The Day of Confession. He lives in California.