Gun Metal Heart

June 30, 2014
In Haynes’s brisk, darkly humorous sequel to Ice Cold Kill (2013), Diego, a Mexican bodyguard, asks an old colleague of his, Israeli ex-spy Daria Gibron, for help. Now an independent operative, Daria has been lying low in an Italian village far from the eye of various international espionage and crime organizations. Diego suspects that members of a Serbian paramilitary group, the White Scorpions, have seized his fellow bodyguard, Vince. Diego and Vince were protecting Italian engineer Gabriella Incantada, the inventor of a military-grade avionic control device. Meanwhile, Minister Dragan Petrovic, a Serb official, has hired a stunning but lethal blonde known as Major Arcana to get Gabriella’s device for him. With some under the radar assistance from senatorial adviser John Broom, Daria—“a hand grenade in high heels”—embarks on a series of explosive deeds of derring-do across Europe in this high voltage, high-body-count thrill ride. Agent: Janet Reid, FinePrint Literary Management.

August 1, 2014
Freelance operative Daria Gibron saved the world from a terrorist superflu attack in Ice Cold Kill (2013), but the deal she made with the CIA to stay off the radar isn't jibing with her adrenaline addiction. When her old friend Diego asks for help rescuing his partner and protecting an Italian weapons scientist, Daria decides she's had enough of hiding. Diego is tangling with the White Scorpions, a Serbian death squad that just happens to be led by the only other female freelance operative rumored to be Daria's match. The Scorpions are plotting to hijack the most sophisticated weapons technology in existence, and the result is Daria's most adrenaline-fueled tale yet. In her fourth adventure, former Shin-Bet operative Daria reads even more like the twenty-first century's 007 as she punctuates breathless action with sharp wit, inventive strategy, and fashion commentary. A fine entry in a series that's espionage at its most fun; readers will love the unforgettable scene that puts the Tour de France in a whole new light.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)