The Underground Cities Contract

In Turkey, a planned prisoner exchange goes dangerously awry, in this thriller from the Edgar Award–nominated author. Joe Gall must travel to Turkey after three Americans are abducted by terrorists. The plan is to break one of their compatriots out of jail in order to make a trade for the hostages. But kidnappers aren’t known for keeping their promises—and before he knows it, the freelance operative is in deep danger . . . “[Philip Atlee is] the John D. MacDonald of espionage fiction.” —Larry McMurtry, The New York Times “I admire Philip Atlee’s writing tremendously.” —Raymond Chandler