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    The Burning Edge

    By RICK MOFINA

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    “Rick Mofina's tense, taut writing makes every thriller he writes an adrenaline-packedride.”—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author

    “Mofina keeps you on the edge ofyour seat in this latest thriller. The Burning Edge kept me up into the early morninghours—the plot is so well written that I could not put the bookdown!

    Single mother Lisa Palmer has barely recovered from the sudden death of her husband whenshe is drawn into a new nightmare. On her way home from upstate New York, Lisa stops at aservice center minutes before an armored car heist. Four men are executed before her eyes—one of them an off-duty FBI agent Lisa tried to help. Now Lisa is the FBI's secretwitness and the key to finding the fugitive killers.

    FBI agent Frank Morrow leads the investigation of the high-profile case. Hiding a verypersonal secret, Frank knows this assignment will be like no other he's ever faced̷and itcould be his last.

    Pressured to land an exclusive, newswire journalist Jack Gannon chases down the elusivethread of an anonymous tipster. With every instinct telling Jack the story is within hisgrasp, he gambles everything in his frantic race to reveal the chilling truth…before thecold-blooded killers can enact the next stage of their vengeful mission.

    Originally published in 2011
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarlequin MIRA
    Release dateOct 17, 2016
    ISBN9781488023828
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    The Burning Edge
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    RICK MOFINA

    Rick Mofina is a former crime reporter and the award-winning author of several acclaimed thrillers. He's interviewed murderers face-to-face on death row; patrolled with the LAPD and the RCMP. His true crime articles have appeared in The New York Times, Marie Claire, Reader’s Digest and Penthouse. He's reported from the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, Qatar and Kuwait's border with Iraq. For more information please visit www.rickmofina.com

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    • 5/5
      I don't think I actually like Jack Gannon, the high profile journalist at the centre of Rick Mofina's books, but he certainly is determined and focussed in what he believes the purpose of a journalist is: to discover and publish the truth.This has the effect of making him appear determined to use people. He has, to give him his due, already served a jail sentence for refusing to reveal his sources. But not everyone he approaches for information is happy with his technique. “What I don’t get—” she stabbed her salad with her fork “—is why do you need to know? That’s part of a police investigation.” “He needs to know because he’s reporting on the heist,” Brad said. “I asked him, Brad.” “Journalists investigate, too,” Gannon said. “I’ve got a tip, a long-shot tip I’m working on that may be connected to the case.” “What is it?” “It’s a bit vague right now, but it’s possible someone with advance knowledge on the case contacted the WPA.” Anita put her fork down and turned to Gannon. “If that’s true, you should tell the FBI.” “I’m not a police informant. I’m a journalist and I investigate independently.” “Except when you need our help, like now.”However, one thing I can say is that Rick Mofina builds a compelling story and the reader is constantly assessing its credibility.In the author's note at the end of THE BURNING EDGE Rick Mofina says The Burning Edge is loosely inspired by a true case, a commando-style armored car heist that I’d covered many years ago while working as a crime reporter. Other aspects of the novel were drawn from real-life situations that I, or others I knew, have experienced. But I won’t go into any of it here. It’s too personal.
    • 5/5
      The Burning Edge by Rick Mofina 5 STARSWhat an roller coast of a story. I cried durning the funeral scene and laughed atLisa getting back. In between was so into the story could not read fast enough. Highly recommend this book! I will be on the lookout to read more of Rick's books in the future.Lisa Palmer is a widow of two years. She is a grocery clerk and has had a hard time supporting her and her two kids. So she is selling her husband cabin thats been in the family for generations. On her way home she stops to get gas,food. When the lights go off than back on and armed men come and kill 4 guys and rob armed truck getting 6 million.The guy on floor by her is FBI agent and he tries to get his gun out with Lisa's help and they are seen. The FBI agent is killed and Lisa begs for her life and is spared.Lisa is willing to help in anyway but they wore motorcycle outfits with helmet on and down they were covered from head to toes. She was so concerned for her kids and upset by the violence.Jack Gannon was old school reporter and worked the case trying to get his own leads. He was first to find out FBI agent had died. plus got more leads. I like Jack don't think much for his editor.FBI agent Frank Morrow was the lead on the case and he kept getting Lisa to find out more since she was his only source. Frank just got news he had rare cancer and year to live. or 3% with treatment. He did not know what to tell his family and kept puting it off.Everyone kept working the case one clue at a time, With each clue the good guys got more leads. The officers of the law around the world helped each other.I really enjoyed reading this book that I was given to read by Netgalley in exchange for honest review.12/27/2011 PUB Harlequin Mira Books
    • 5/5
      Jack Gannon pretty much has it all. He has finally reconnected with his long-lost sister (see In Desperation), found out he has a beautiful niece, and his work as an investigative journalist is as solid as ever. The only problem he has right now is that he is a bit lonely and would love someone in his life. His ex-girlfriend wanted to be married to her job more than she wanted to be married to him. Also his new editor at World Press Alliance (WPA) who doesn't know his ass from his elbow when it comes to running a news department, makes things a little tense in the newsroom.It's been two years since Lisa Palmer lost her husband, Bobby, in a freak car accident. She struggles to move on with her life and his doing the best she can for her two children, Ethan and Taylor. Working as a cashier in a food market doesn't pay all that much, so she is forced to sell the cabin that has been in Bobby's family for years and is contemplating moving to California to be closer to her best friend and to really get a fresh start.Former serviceman Ivan Felk now runs a covert group of hard-core military men, hired by various governments to perform secret off-the-grid missions so secret no one will ever own up to ordering them. Not to long ago one of the secret missions went horribly wrong. Several of their men were killed, some made it out alive, and the rest were taken hostage by an extreme militia group. They have sent Ivan several videos showing the men broken and begging for their lives. In order to free them, the group wants two million dollars - a head. If they don't produce the money by a certain date, the men will be executed. Operation Retribution has begun.FBI Agent Frank Morrow has just received devastating news. News no one ever expects to hear. But before he can begin to process the news or share it with his family, he must solve what could not only be the biggest case of his career, but maybe also his last.On her way home from selling her cabin Lisa stops at a rest area. Just as she finishes paying for her stuff, all hell breaks loose when a daring mid-day armored car heist occurs. When the dust settles, the three guards from the armored car and an off-duty FBI agent are dead, leaving Lisa as an eye witness to the brutal massacre. Now everyone must fight to do what they do best. Lisa must fight to recover her life, while at the same time trying to help the FBI, despite thinking she knows nothing and certainly can't help them. When they bring her back to the rest stop to re-enact the heist, she is shocked to find out that she does remember something - something that should break the case wide open. Now four independent people, each on a path of right or wrong, will collide in one stunning explosive conclusion.The Burning Edge is the story of one woman's need to regain her life, one man's desperation to save his brother, one man's desire to stop everything from crumbling down around him, and one man's drive to simply do his job. The Burning Edge, the fourth book in the Jack Gannon series (see Vengeance Road, The Panic Zone & In Desperation) is Rick Mofina at his pulse-pounding best. The writing is solid, the storyline intense, and the action non-stop. It's a story of despair, redemption, salvation, hope, family, and the future.
    • 3/5
      Lisa Palmer, a widow and single mother, just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. She thought she was just stopping at a rest area to take a small break and grab a few items before heading back to her children. Unfortunately her stop on that particular day would put her front and center in an armored truck robbery gone awry. Witnessing this crime puts her on The Burning Edge, a new suspense thriller by Rick Mofina.Lisa hated having to put the family's lakeside cabin up for sale. It had been in her husband's family for more than 60 years and had been a welcome vacation refuge for their family. It should have been a simple four hour drive back to the city after signing the sales papers, but nothing that day was simple. Lisa became a witness to a daring and senselessly violent armored truck robbery at a highway rest area. One of the robbers killed the armed FBI agent in front of her and would have killed her as well.Frank Morrow has just been given a death sentence. He is an FBI agent and was just informed that he has a particularly aggressive form of cancer that will most likely kill him within 12-18 months. Frank isn't given much time to think about his choices in this matter before being pulled into an investigation that has ended with four dead, including one FBI agent. The highly organized crime becomes his sole focus for the next few days as he tries to track down the robbers turned killers. Jack Gannon is a reporter for a national wire service. His investigation into the armed robbery leads to information that even the FBI doesn't have and certainly doesn't want revealed. Jack's investigation leads him to a story that involves overseas ghost ops and rogue agencies. His investigation also leads him to Lisa and her story.The Burning Edge is a fast-paced suspense thriller. The investigations by the FBI and Jack Gannon provide insight into the behind the scenes action of dual investigators: criminal and journalistic. Mr. Mofina also provides a glimpse into the motivations of the robbers by including a storyline that includes one of the robbers. All of the major characters are constantly on edge for one reason or another. Jack must deal with the constant threat of his story being one-upped by the competition. Frank is trying to find cop-killers as well as deal with the stress of his recent diagnosis. Lisa has to deal with the new stress of being a witness to a vicious crime and worry that she may continue to be a target for the killers. Ivan Felk, a robber and admitted killer, deals with stress of trying to complete his agenda before a deadline or more people will die, including his brother and several co-workers. All of the characters are well-rounded and realistic, including the bad guys. The Burning Edge combines action, suspense and subtle personal drama to provide a story that kept me engrossed to the very end.