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The Pawn by Steven James

The Pawn

Steven James

Penguin Publishing Group · Paperback · September 1, 2009

As an environmental criminologist, Patrick Bowers uses 21st-century geospatial technology to analyze the time and space in which a crime takes place.

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Genres
Christian Suspense, Police Procedurals, Suspense
Published
Penguin Publishing Group, September 1, 2009

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About this book

As an environmental criminologist, Patrick Bowers uses 21st-century geospatial technology to analyze the time and space in which a crime takes place. Using an array of factors, Bowers can pinpoint clues to solve the toughest of cases. Bowers?s skills have made him one of the FBI?s top agents?until now. Called to the mountains of North Carolina to consult on a gruesome murder, Bowers finds himself in a deadly duel with a serial killer who seems to transcend Patrick?

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s analytical powers. Forced to track the killer?s horrific murders one by one, Bowers finds his techniques and instincts are put to the ultimate test?

Procedural Tension

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  • Steven James’s procedural instincts
  • suspense-first pacing, tidy menace

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  • crime-fiction momentum
  • international flavor, without the fuss

Where it sits

Christian Suspense74%
Suspense44%
Police Procedurals42%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Crime Fiction
  • Psychological Thrillers
  • Christian Suspense
Authors
Steven James
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
September 1, 2009
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Crime Fiction