Faceoff

An instant New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller and "a thriller reader's ultimate fantasy" (Booklist), this one-of-a-kind anthology pulls together the most beloved characters from the best and most popular thriller series today. Worlds collide In an unprecedented collaboration, twenty-three of the world's bestselling and critically acclaimed thriller writers pair their series characters in an eleven-story anthology curated by the International Thriller Writers (ITW). The stories in FaceOff feature:

-Patrick Kenzie vs. Harry Bosch in "Red Eye," by Dennis Lehane and Michael Connelly

-John Rebus vs. Roy Grace in "In the Nick of Time," by Ian Rankin and Peter James

-Slappy the Ventriloquist Dummy vs. Aloysius Pendergast in "Gaslighted," by R.L. Stine, Douglas Preston, and Lincoln Child

-Malachai Samuels vs. D.D. Warren in "The Laughing Buddha," by M.J. Rose and Lisa Gardner

-Paul Madriani vs. Alexandra Cooper in "Surfing the Panther," by Steve Martini and Linda Fairstein

-Lincoln Rhyme vs. Lucas Davenport in "Rhymes With Prey," by Jeffery Deaver and John Sandford

-Michael Quinn vs. Repairman Jack in "Infernal Night," by Heather Graham and F. Paul Wilson

-Sean Reilly vs. Glen Garber in "Pit Stop," by Raymond Khoury and Linwood Barclay

-Wyatt Hunt vs. Joe Trona in "Silent Hunt," by John Lescroart and T. Jefferson Parker

-Cotton Malone vs. Gray Pierce in "The Devil's Bones," by Steve Berry and James Rollins

-Jack Reacher vs. Nick Heller in "Good and Valuable Consideration," by Lee Child and Joseph Finder So sit back and prepare for a rollicking ride as your favorite characters go head-to-head with some worthy opponents in FaceOff--it's a thrill-a-minute read.