The Fourth Gunman

by John Lansing

Overview

From the bestselling author of The Devil’s Necktie and Blond Cargo comes the latest title in the Jack Bertolino series.

Retired inspector Jack Bertolino straddles two perilous worlds. Known for his impeccable police work, Jack has also done a priceless favor for an infamous Mafia Don: he saved the gangster’s kidnapped daughter from being sold into the sex trade, and brought her safely home.

In Jack’s line of work, he can’t help but have friends—and enemies—on both sides of the law.

So when FBI agent Luke Hunter goes missing after a deep undercover assignment with that same mob boss, the FBI calls Jack in looking for a favor. With his connections and skills, Jack’s the only man for the job: find Luke Hunter, dead or alive.

The mobster operates an illegal gambling yacht in international waters off of Southern California, and when Luke went missing, so did half a million dollars of the mob’s money. As Jack dives into the case, he’ll learn the true mystery isn’t the agent’s disappearance, but something far more ominous...

The Fourth Gunman is a sizzling action-packed thriller that will keep you turning pages until the explosive finale.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781501189531
Publisher:	Gallery Books/Karen Hunter Publishing
Publication date:	04/03/2018
Series:	The Jack Bertolino Series , #4
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

John Lansing is the author of four thrillers featuring Jack Bertolino—The Devil’s Necktie, Blond Cargo, Dead Is Dead, and The Fourth Gunman—as well as the true-crime non-fiction book Good Cop Bad Money, written with former NYPD Inspector Glen Morisano. He has been a writer and producer on Walker, Texas Ranger, and the co-executive producer of the ABC series Scoundrels. A native of Long Island, John now resides in Los Angeles. Find out more on JohnLansing.net and follow him on Twitter @jelansing.

Editorial Reviews

Hands-down, John Lansing is one of the top thriller writers in the business today, and Jack Bertolino is amongst the strongest fictional characters you’ll ever meet. If you’re comfortable sitting on the edge of your seat, flipping through one page after the next deep into the night, then The Fourth Gunman is right up your dark alley.

Steven Manchester

In The Fourth Gunman, John Lansing gifts us with a complex “Who Dunit?”, which becomes a mystifying “What The Hell Did They Do?”, which turns into a tension packed “What Can Jack Bertolino Possibly Do To Stop It?” John Lansing is a master story teller, at the top of his game, and as always, a delight to read.

Gordon Dawson

The Fourth Gunman, by John Lansing, takes the reader on a nonstop luge-ride through the mobbed-up underbelly of West L.A. and the darkest fears of the modern world. This taut, unnerving dirty bomb of a novel is guaranteed to keep you up all night.

Craig Faustus Buck

2018-02-21
In Lansing's (Dead is Dead, 2016, etc.) fourth series installment, retired inspector Jack Bertolino works a case for the feds to find an undercover FBI agent who's missing.When Agent Luke Hunter vanishes 18 months into an undercover gig, the FBI turns to former New York cop Jack, now living in Marina del Rey, California. Luke's case involves gangsters and "person of interest" Vincent Cardona. Jack had previously tracked down Cardona's kidnapped daughter, Angelica, a return favor for the mobster's assistance after a cartel tried killing Jack's son, Chris, a Stanford baseball pitcher. Jack and his associates, Mateo and Cruz, focus on an illegal gambling yacht, the Bella Fortuna, a joint venture for Cardona. They interrogate gamblers and yacht crew, looking for a motive to explain Luke's disappearance. But while Jack receives support from Liz, Luke's FBI agent sister, the feds question his allegiance when it appears he's sleeping with Angelica—possibly dangerous info once Cardona hears about it. Jack, however, soon suspects the reason Luke is missing is unrelated to Cardona and may entail a revenge scheme likely to result in numerous deaths. Apparently, he's onto something—someone makes an attempt on Jack's life. Though Lansing opens with a relatively simple plot, he spins the tale into a mass of distrustful characters. There are potential cheaters on the Bella Fortuna and yacht employees with hidden agendas. Readers are immediately aware of Luke's fate, but Jack's investigation revolves around the genuine mystery of future nefarious plots. The book's latter half amplifies the action significantly, including the introduction of a Molotov cocktail, and allots space for a bit of drollness. Mateo, for example, points out that Jack's "list of enemies is growing exponentially" as he closes more cases. The satisfying conclusion, like in preceding novels, implies the series will continue.The exuberant characters and swift pace will thrill new and returning readers.

Kirkus Reviews