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“Derek Haas knows how to capture your attention
with his first sentence and keep you in his thrall until his final words. The Right Hand is impossible to read in
small bites. You devour it like a shark, hungry for more until you’ve swallowed
every gob of flesh, every drop of blood. Haas doesn’t know how to write a
boring page; The Right Hand, like a
triple shot of espresso, will keep you up all night, eyes darting back and forth,
wondering how it’s all going to end.”
— David Benioff, New York Times bestselling author
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“Derek Haas is a vivid and cinematic writer, and
The Right Hand is a roller coaster of
a novel.”
— Jeff Abbott, New York Times bestselling author
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“A one-session rocket of a thriller.”
— Financial Times, Best Books of 2012
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“This hard-edged contemporary spy thriller from
Haas covers a lot of ground with great narrative economy. Forceful, cinematic
scenes show off the lean grace of Hass’ prose. Cleverly placed plot twists and
spycraft details help make this a standout. Readers will hope to see a lot more
of Clay.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“The novel begins literally with a bang and
never lets up. His writing manages to be both economical and evocative. Pure
genius.”
— Dallas Morning News
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“Fast-paced with lots of believable action.”
— Deadly Pleasures
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“Haas spins a riveting page-turner with just the
kind of sharp dialogue one would expect from someone who writes for the movies.
Readers will want to see more of Austin Clay.”
— Booklist
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“Screenwriter and novelist Derek Haas
confidently strides into espionage with his adrenaline rush The Right Hand.
A lean, no-nonsense plot…The vigorous pace never slows as Haas’ sparse prose
propels the plot that crisscrosses Europe. Haas introduces just enough spycraft
to add intrigue but never to overwhelm his story.”
— South Florida Sun Sentinel
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“Haas has crafted a lean and mean tale laced
with wit, mordant insight, and, at perfectly judged moments, flashes of sharp
prose. He paces his tale with crack action scenes that, however well they read
on the page, may soon have film directors calling ‘Action!’ These high-octane
scenes, however, never detract from Haas’ canny plotting, which is capped by a
final, unexpected twist and a poignant fade-out. It’s not the game but how well
you play it, and Haas plays it very well indeed.”
— Kirkus Reviews
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A devastatingly cool series.
— New York Times Book Review, on THE ASSASSIN TRILOGY
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Haas, a screenwriter (3:10 to Yuma), is a very good storyteller, and he nails the first-person, engagingly offhand narration.
— Booklist
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"Tight, swift debut thriller... reminiscent of The Manchurian Candidate. By telling the story from the assassin's point of view, Haas layers on novelistic texture."—Kirkus Reviews, on THE SILVER BEAR
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