Down to the Wire , David Rosenfelt's shocking thriller about an ordinary man who gets exactly what he's always wanted at a price he can never pay, is an intense thrill ride that will have readers racing through the pages right up to the end. A reporter for the Bergen News, Chris Turley could never measure up to his father. Edward Turley, a combination of Bob Woodward and Ernie Pyle, was one of the last great investigative reporters and a difficult man to impress. While stuck covering press conferences and town hall meetings, Chris, his father's legend in mind, has always dreamed of his own Pulitzer, however unlikely it seems. Then one day while he's waiting to meet a source, a giant explosion takes out half of an office building next door. Shocked into action, Chris saves five people from the burning building. His firsthand account in the next day's paper makes him a hero and a celebrity. And that's not all. The source's next tip delivers a second headline-grabber of a story for Chris, and suddenly his career is looking a lot more like his dad's. But then it seems this anonymous source has had a plan for Chris all along, and his luck for being in the right place at the right time is not a coincidence at all. What seemed like a reporter's dream quickly becomes an inescapable nightmare. Dynamite Sly humor, breathless pacing, and terrific plot twists keep the pages spinning toward the showdown. "Publishers Weekly (starred review)" I am raving about this book a page-turning thriller. "Deadly Pleasure"" and for David Rosenfelt's previous thriller" ...and for David Rosenfelt's previous thriller "Dynamite...Sly humor, breathless pacing, and terrific plot twists keep the pages spinning toward the showdown."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "I am raving about this book... a page-turning thriller."--"Deadly Pleasure" ...and for David Rosenfelt's previous thriller Praise for "DOWN TO THE WIRE" "Dynamite...Sly humor, breathless pacing, and terrific plot twists keep the pages spinning toward the showdown."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "I am raving about this book... a page-turning thriller."--"Deadly Pleasure" ...and for David Rosenfelt's previous thriller "Don't Tell a Soul" "Stellar... Rosenfelt keeps the plot hopping and popping as he reveals a complex frame-up of major proportions with profound political ramifications both terrifying and enlightening." --"Publishers Weekly" (starred) "This fast-paced and brightly written tale spins along.... "Don't Tell a Soul" is a humdinger." --"St. Louis Post-Dispatch" "High-voltage entertainment from an author who plots and writes with verve and wit...Rosenfelt ratchets up tension with the precision of a skilled auto mechanic wielding a torque wrench." --"Booklist" (starred) "Rosenfelt has earned his crime-novelist pedigree."--"Entertainment Weekly" "He delivers a fast, inventive stand-alone thriller you'll never put down."--"Kirkus Reviews" "[Rosenfelt] has pulled together a cynical political thriller that rings true in this age of terrorism, media hype and Washington scandals.... it's an enjoyable tale."--"Minneapolis""Star Tribune" "Rosenfelt's first stand-alone novel is a riveting thriller that should boost him to best-seller status...Compelling twists and turns, a lightning-fast pace, and breathtaking suspense make this a harrowing ride...The book deserves a wide audience."--"Library Journal" (starred) DARE to dream A reporter for the Bergen News, Chris Turley could never measure up to his father one of the last great investigative reporters and a difficult man to impress but still, he can dream. Stuck covering small-time press conferences and town hall meetings, Chris fantasizes about winning his own Pulitzer, however unlikely it seems. FIGHT FOR LIFE Then one day while he's waiting to meet a source, a giant explosion takes out half of an office building next door. Shocked into action, Chris saves five people from the burning building. His firsthand account in the next day's paper makes him a hero and a celebrity. And that's not all. SURVIVE AT ALL COSTS The source's next tip delivers a second headline-grabber of a story, and suddenly Chris's career is looking a lot more Pulitzer-worthy. But then it seems this anonymous source has had a plan for Chris all along, and his luck for being in the right place at the right time is not luck at all. In the blink of an eye what seemed like a reporter's dream becomes an inescapable nightmare with his own life on the line. "DOWN TO THE WIRE" "Rosenfelt has earned his crime-novelist pedigree." "Entertainment Weekly"" DAVID ROSENFELT is the Edgar-nominated and Shamus Award–winning author of almost 30 Andy Carpenter novels, including Dog Day Afternoon ; several stand-alone thrillers; nonfiction titles; and several K Team novels, a series featuring some of the characters from the Andy Carpenter series. After years of living in California, he and his wife moved to Maine with twenty-five of the four