Acts of Mercy

"A tense page-turner!" —Washington Star

A chilling, ingenious brain-teaser by two masters of the psychological thriller. Nicholas Augustine was a rancher and a railroad enthusiast, a popular maverick whose meteoric rise to the Presidency dumbfounded every self-styled expert in Washington. But scandal threatens when someone is murdered in the White House. Loyal secret service agent Christopher Justice will do anything to protect the President. A masterful thriller of murder in the White House.

"Pronzini makes people and events so real that you're living those explosive days of terror."

—Robert Ludlum

"Pronzini is the master of the shivery, spine-tingling it-could-happen suspense story."

—Publishers Weekly

"Pronzini is a pro."

—The New York Times