The Ultimatum (Jeremy Fisk Series #3)

by Dick Wolf

Overview

Detective Jeremy Fisk tracks a sniper terror­izing New York City with state-of-the-art airborne technology in this electrifying novel

When hacker Merritt Verlyn releases documents from the NYPD Intelligence Division to WikiLeaks, New York City's deadliest criminals gain access to Detective Jeremy Fisk's address, and come looking for blood. Authorities arrest Verlyn, and Fisk confronts Chay Maryland, the beautiful reporter who has been covering Verlyn's case, but she refuses to yield her sources.

After a series of seemingly random shootings leaves innocent people dead on the streets, the authorities receive a message threatening to sacrifice a citizen every day until Verlyn is released. Fisk and Chay have no choice but to team up and discover who is behind the attacks before he can wreak havoc on a city paralyzed by fear. This masterful, broad-shouldered American thriller ends in a heart-stopping showdown that no suspense lover will soon forget.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062286888
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/16/2015
Series:	Jeremy Fisk Series , #3
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	512
Sales rank:	752,983
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Dick Wolf, a two-time Emmy award-winning writer, producer, and creator, is the architect of one of the most successful brands in the history of television—NBC's Law & Order, one of the longest-running scripted shows. Wolf is also the creator and executive producer of Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. He has won numerous awards, including Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series (Law & Order) and Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee); a Grammy; and an Edgar. Wolf is the New York Times bestselling author of The Intercept and The Execution. The Ultimatum is the third book in his Jeremy Fisk series. He lives in Southern California.

Editorial Reviews

Wolf’s best yet. . . . Wolf’s storytelling skills are on full display in The Ultimatum, and readers couldn’t ask for a more worthwhile beach read.

Lisa Ko

The third incredible book by Dick Wolf featuring Detective Jeremy Fisk. . . . [A]very intense and thrilling ride… In magnificent Dick Wolf fashion (creator of Law & Order), there are shadows and corruption around every corner. . . . Readers will love it. The chase scenes are unforgettable.

Suspense Magazine

Wolf’s best yet. . . . Wolf’s storytelling skills are on full display in The Ultimatum, and readers couldn’t ask for a more worthwhile beach read.

Associated Press Staff

Wolf is not just a brilliant TV producer; he’s a fine writer, too. He keeps the pages turning and the suspense building. Exciting reading for suspense and procedural junkies.

Wes Lukowsky

Wolf’s best yet. . . . Wolf’s storytelling skills are on full display in The Ultimatum, and readers couldn’t ask for a more worthwhile beach read.” — Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers

“Exciting… Wolf keeps the story moving briskly. Fisk and Maryland make a surprisingly good team, and both play key roles in the startling ending.” — Publishers Weekly

“Wolf is not just a brilliant TV producer; he’s a fine writer, too. He keeps the pages turning and the suspense building. Exciting reading for suspense and procedural junkies.” — Wes Lukowsky, Booklist

“Dick Wolf doesn’t rip his stories from the headlines, he predicts them before they even happen! . . . Wolf is the most prescient thriller writer writing today. — The Daily News

“Wolf . . . is in complete control. . . . His smartly drawn characters and situations lift the novel, as do the crisp chase scenes and shootouts. Another solid thriller by Wolf, who is proving as dependable a novelist as a TV producer.” — Kirkus Reviews

“The third incredible book by Dick Wolf featuring Detective Jeremy Fisk. . . . [A]very intense and thrilling ride… In magnificent Dick Wolf fashion (creator of Law & Order), there are shadows and corruption around every corner. . . . Readers will love it. The chase scenes are unforgettable.” — Suspense Magazine

From the Publisher

Dick Wolf doesn’t rip his stories from the headlines, he predicts them before they even happen! . . . Wolf is the most prescient thriller writer writing today.

The Daily News