Back with Vengeance (Captain Jay McCaulay)

ISBN: 0727868470

Author: Carver, C. J.

Condition: New

From Publishers Weekly British author Carver doesn't make it easy for her heroine, Jay McCaulay, in this so-so sequel to Gone Without Trace. Carver awakes in an unfamiliar Moscow hotel room with no recollection of how she got there and only nightmarish wisps of memories from the previous five days. After making a hasty return to London, Jay relearns that her uncle, Duncan Bailey, has disappeared. With help from friends, like undercover cop Tom Sutton and MI5's Max Blake, Jay uncovers surprising secrets in Bailey's past, including sinister ties to Russian oligarch Nikolai Koslov, now resident in Britain. An uninspired romantic quandary-should she try to salvage a relationship with Tom or give in to Max's importuning?-adds little to the story. In the end, Jay must risk returning to the scene of her nightmares to find her missing uncle. Climactic scenes in both Russia and Britain test Jay's mettle and prove she's up for further adventures. (Feb.) Copyright Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Product Description Page-turning action with female sleuth Captain Jay McCaulay - When Jay McCaulay wakes up, drugged, in a strange hotel room, she knows things can only get worse. Shes in Moscow, and she has no idea how she got there.Memory shot to pieces, Jay returns to the UK to find her beloved uncle Duncan missing.Soon Jay is entangled in a web of lies and betrayals that stretches from Newbury Racecourse to Siberia . . .  From Booklist Jay MaCaulay is horrified when she wakes up in a Moscow hotel with no idea how she got there. Arriving home in London, she learns that she set off a week earlier to find her uncle Duncan, an accountant who had disappeared. Jay has no memory of where shes been or what shes done, but she has bruises on her body, a new fear of being touched, and horrifying nightmares about killing a woman. Her sometime boyfriend, copper Tom Sutton, believes she was drugged. The idea of being abused infuriates Jay, and she vows not only to find her uncle Duncan but also to track down whoever victimized her. But when Russian Nikolai Koslov turns up, asking questions about her uncle, Jay really starts to worry. From her work with TRACE, which tracks down missing children in war zones, she knows who Koslov is-a Russian oligarch with a dangerous reputation. But what is his link to Uncle Duncan, and where is Duncan now? Fans of action thrillers with an international flavor will find Carvers suspenseful, high-stakes, high-octane adventure a page-turning must-read. --Emily Melton Review Jay MaCaulay is horrified when she wakes up in a Moscow hotel with no idea how she got there. Arriving home in London, she learns that she set off a week earlier to find her Uncle Duncan, an accountant who had disappeared. Jay has no memory of where she's been or what she's done, but she has bruises on her body, a new fear of being touched, and horrifying nightmares about killing a woman. Her sometime boyfriend, copper Tom Sutton, believes she was drugged. The idea of being abused infuriates Jay, and she vows not only to find her Uncle Duncan but also to track down whoever victimized her. But when Russian Nikolai Koslov turns up, asking questions about her uncle, Jay really starts to worry. From her work with TRACE, which tracks down missing children in war zones, she knows who Koslov is--a Russian oligarch with a dangerous reputation. But what is his link to Uncle Duncan, and where is Duncan now? Fans of action thrillers with an international flavor will find Carver's suspenseful, high-stakes, high-octane adventure a page-turning must-read. --Booklist, 1st January 2010