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THE BLUE ZONE - Andrew Gross - 18 June 2007

"Gross offers much that will please: an intriguing premise, shocking twists, a gripping plot, and a sympathetic female lead who faces heartrending dilemmas as she grapples with the truth. Highly recommended..." - Library Journal

Andrew Gross is no stranger to literary success. Along with James Patterson, Gross has co-authored five New York Times number one bestsellers, including Judge & Jury, Lifeguard, and Third Degree. Yet he may be one of the most successful thriller writers whose name you don't know.

Now, Gross is making his sensational solo debut with a tense, compelling novel that takes readers into a dangerous world-one where a man's betrayal has threatened the lives of the people he loves most. THE BLUE ZONE is the riveting tale of a family forced into the Witness Protection Program and a young woman's perilous quest to uncover the dark secrets of her father's past. Filled with rich characters and an unstoppable plot that is at turns harrowing and emotionally wrenching, THE BLUE ZONE is a story of blood and family, deception and betrayal that explores the deadly consequences when one family's tightly-held secrets begin to unravel.

Kate Raab has a near perfect life. Raised in the wealthy suburbs of New York she''s got an Ivy League degree, her dream job, and a boyfriend who adores her. But it's the love of her family that has always been her foundation-her family has, and always will be, the most important part of Kate's life.

But when her beloved father, Ben, is suddenly arrested by the FBI for laundering money for an illicit international business, Kate's world begins to crumble. Along with trying to comprehend the devastating news, she and her family are told they must enter WITSEC-the Witness Protection Program-in order to save their lives. To save himself, Ben plans to testify against his former partners-knowing full well that he'll put his entire family in the crosshairs of the world's most dangerous criminals. But Kate refuses to give up her life and stays behind in New York at the same time that her family disappears without a trace into the government''s protective care.
More than a year later, Kate has slowly moved on with her life. But when her father goes missing from the program-into the "blue zone" - after the brutal murder of the FBI agent in charge of his case and her best friend is nearly shot to death, Kate knows the killers are closing in. She decides to make her own daring escape in order to penetrate the secrecy of the zone and to finally find out the truth about her father.

When Kate heads out west she quickly finds herself tangled in a deadly web where no one is quite who they seem and her father's past reveals itself as even more frighteningly complicated. As the FBI and the killers circle in on Kate, she meets a mysterious stranger who may hold the answers to just what her father has been hiding from her for her entire life. When the hit men, drug lords, and FBI finally come together, Kate puts her life on the line and confronts a truth far more painful than she ever could have imagined.
A fast-paced, compulsively page-turning thriller that is as deeply emotional as it is exciting, THE BLUE ZONE heralds the arrival of a master of suspense in his own right. A wholly original and wonderfully written work, THE BLUE ZONE places Gross among the best of today's thriller writers.

'The Blue Zone is a tense and chilling thriller with a whole lot of heart.' James Patterson

'Real fear, real thrills, real suspense�real good.' Lee Child
We are giving away 2x Blue Zone Books. For your chance to win simply complete the following:

Andrew Gross Co-authored alongside which bestselling author? <input id="CompetitionID" value="493" name="CompetitionID" type="hidden"> <table> <form action="http://www.thestudentzone.com/competitions/entercomp.php&quot; method="post"></form><tbody> <tr> <td class="companswer"><input id="AnswerValue" value="1110" name="AnswerValue" type="radio"> James Pittbread
</td></tr> <tr> <td class="companswer"><input id="AnswerValue" value="1111" name="AnswerValue" type="radio"> James Patterson:D
</td></tr> <tr> <td class="companswer"><input id="AnswerValue" value="1112" name="AnswerValue" type="radio"> James Pinacolada
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</td></tr></tbody></table>Competition closes on the 18th Jul 2007.