Thorn is back-with a vengeance-in the latest white-knuckle thriller from "Master of suspense" (The New York Times Book Review) James W. Hall It has been one year since Thorn Moss's son, Flynn, disappeared into the eco-underground, his only contact with Thorn a series of postcards chronicling his exploits. When a new postcard from Flynn arrives-with a plea for help-Thorn sets off for North Carolina to save him. But before Thorn gets there he's intercepted by a federal agent who tells him he's too late: Flynn had been acting as an informant for the FBI, and when his traitorous acts were discovered, he was summarily executed. "Keeps the tension mounting."-Publishers Weekly The agent proposes a scheme to catch Flynn's killer using Thorn as bait. Full of rage, Thorn agrees to the mission. Soon he's among a gang of eco-terrorists planning an attack on a hog-farming operation...only to realize that the trap the FBI's setting is not for Flynn's killer at all. It's for Flynn's partner, a woman who has her own dangerous agenda. Now, with her help, Thorn must unravel a deadly conspiracy that stretches far beyond this small Carolina town. And he will stop at nothing until justice is won... "Clever and cinematic, The Big Finish explores, entertains, and educates."-Richmond Times-Dispatch This edition of the book is the deluxe, tall rack mass market paperback.

Author Biography

JAMES W. HALL is an Edgar and Shamus Award-winning "master of suspense" (The New York Times) whose books have been translated into a dozen languages. His novels include the Thorn Mysteries (which begin with Under Cover of Daylight and include Blackwater Sound, Hell's Bay, and The Big Finish) . He divides his time between South Florida and North Carolina.