The List - by Steve Berry (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In the vein of David Baldacci, John Grisham, and Harlan Coben--this is Steve Berry like you've never read him before.

After a ten-year self-imposed exile, Brent Walker is returning home to Concord, a quaint town in central Georgia nestled close to the Savannah River. Two years ago, his father died, and now Brent, hired by Southern Republic Pulp and Paper Company as its assistant general counsel, is returning to care for his ailing mother.

For decades, Southern Republic has invested heavily in Concord, creating a thriving community where its employees live, work, and retire. But the genteel sheen of this quiet town is deceiving, and when a list of cryptic code surfaces, Brent starts to see the cracks.

Southern Republic's success is based largely on a highly unorthodox and deadly system to control costs, known only to the three owners of the company. Now, one of them, Christopher Bozin, has had a change of heart. Brent's return to Concord, a move Bozin personally orchestrated, provides his conscience with a chance at redemption. So a plan is set into motion, one that will not only criminally implicate Bozin's two partners, but also place Brent Walker square in the crosshairs of men who want him dead--with only one course left available.

Find and reveal the shocking secret of the list.

Review Quotes

"The List reads like a cross between Greg Isles' Penn Gage legal thrillers and both John Grisham and Scott Turow at their level best, as well as Jonathan Harr's stellar nonfiction effort "A Civil Action." This beautifully constructed Southern noir features Berry at his level best, a terrific and timeless tale leaves us hoping the next tale featuring Brent Walker never ends up in a drawer at all."--BookTrib

"Someone given the pages without knowing the author's identity would never identify Berry as this book's writer, and his going outside his comfort zone to resurrect one of his early, desk-drawer novels is beneficial to him, his fans, and thriller readers alike. The List would be a perfect story to be turned into an Alfred Hitchcock film, and this should only add to Berry's fanbase."--firstCLUE

About the Author

Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of twenty Cotton Malone novels, six stand-alone thrillers, two Luke Daniels adventures, and several works of short fiction. He has over twenty-seven million books in print, translated into forty-two languages. With his wife, Elizabeth, he is the founder of History Matters, an organization dedicated to historical preservation. He serves as an emeritus member of the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board and was a founding member of International Thriller Writers, formerly serving as its co-president.