The Informationist

by Taylor Stevens
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Now in B format, Taylor Stevens's NY Times bestselling debut thriller, with a heroine who'd give Lisbeth Salander a run for her money!

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'One of the best thrillers of the year!' Tess Gerritsen

Vanessa Munroe deals in information - covert information. With an extraordinary intellect, a physique that allows her to pass as either male or female, and ruthless martial arts skills, she offers a unique service to anyone - government or individual - who'll pay her.

Now Texas oil billionaire Richard Burbank has hired her to find his daughter Emily, who vanished in Africa four years earlier. Where international investigators - and local mercenaries - have tried and failed, Munroe dredges a cold trail across three continents, deep into the lawless lands of Central Africa. And there things spin out of control.

Pulled deep into the mystery of the missing girl, she finds herself cut off from civilization and left for dead. Her only hope of discovering what happened to Emily - and of getting out of Africa alive - is to face up to the violent past that she's tried for so long to forget ...

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May 15

The Informationist

by Taylor Stevens on 15 May 2011

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Many who’ve read THE INFORMATIONIST have asked if I see myself as Vanessa Michael Munroe, the kick-ass gender-bending chameleon heroine of the story, or if in some way she is modeled after me or anyone I have met. The answer is a very boring no—although if I had to pick an alter ego, Munroe would definitely be the one. However, the idea of Munroe’s gender neutrality did come from real life...

May 14

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by Taylor Stevens on 14 May 2011

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Reading Robert Ludlum’s Bourne series cemented my decision to become a writer—a rather spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment flash of “I want to do this. Wait. I can do this.” There was no way I could have known at the time, struggling as I was to find a place in the world, with no education and no career path in sight, fighting for every dollar, that because of Robert Ludlum, my life would change...

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"Utterly smashing, starring an unforgettable heroine who could go toe-to-toe with Lisbeth Salander and claw her way on top. One of the best thrillers of the year!" - Tess Gerritsen

"A high-octane page-turner." - Publishers Weekly

"Thank goodness a sequel to this fiery novel is in the works." - USA Today

"Smart, sexy, fast-paced, with a protagonist as deadly as she is irresistible." - Vince Flynn

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