A GENTLEMAN’S GAME Tara Chace may be the most dangerous woman alive. She can seduce you into believing she’s the woman of your dreams—or kill you with the icy efficiency of an executioner. As the new head of Special Operations for British Intelligence, she no longer has to court death in the field—she wants to. Throw away the old rules, the old school, the old-boy network. The world of international espionage is about to learn the hard way that spying is no longer merely… A Gentleman's Game. Greg Rucka’s electrifying thrillers have pushed the boundaries of suspense fiction to where few have dared to go. Now, in A Gentleman’s Game, one of the genre’s most fearless writers brings readers of international espionage his most fearless heroine yet: a no-holds-barred woman who’s as lethal as an assassin’s bullet. When an unthinkable act of terror devastates London, nothing will stop Tara Chace from hunting down those responsible. Her job is simple: stop the terrorists before they strike a second time. To succeed, she’ll do anything and everything it takes. She’ll have to kill again. Only this time the personal stakes will be higher than ever before. For the terrorist counterstrike will require that Tara allow herself to be used as bait by the government she serves. This time she’s turning her very life into a weapon that can be used only once. But as she and her former mentor race toward destiny at a remote terrorist training camp in Saudi Arabia, Tara begins to question just who’s pulling the trigger—and who’s the real enemy. In this new kind of war, betrayal can take any form...including one’s duty to queen and country. Based on the graphic novel series that won the coveted Eisner Award, A Gentleman’s Game is an electrifyingly realistic, headline-stealing thriller with an unforgettable protagonist—one who redefines every rule she doesn’t shatter. (Book 1 in the Queen & Country series) Rights Information Publisher: Bantam, hardcover (September 28, 2004) Bantam, Mass market paperback (July 26, 2005) Territory: World English Rights Available: Translation Reviews: "The novel's superb pacing, offbeat characters, wry plot twists and damning insight into oily schizoid Middle Eastern diplomacy add up to an engrossing read." - Publishers Weekly "By mining the world of his award-winning Q&C comics, Rucka has crafted his finest novel yet. Game is the rare spy thriller that rewards patient readers with action that feels earned, not forced, with facts that feel researched, not made up, and with revelations that cause shivers, not disbelief... And it doesn't hurt that Chace is the most tough-as-nails-but-still-shag-worthy secret agent since Mata Hari." - Entertainment Weekly "Is it small-minded to point out that Greg Rucka's new spy series has the definite rhythms and verbal shortcuts of the graphic novels from which it sprang? I think not: Rucka's most famous work--his series about world-class bodyguard Atticus Kodiak--had the same populist flavor, a zest and imagination often lacking in books with just words in them. Some reviewers might say Rucka is too sharp and original a thriller writer for this kind of stuff. Presumably, he has a family to feed and mortgage payments to keep up. And if they look beyond the graphic novel...aspect, these reviewers will notice that a true professional is at work here." - Chicago Tribune "A Gentleman's Game is as engrossing and well-crafted a thriller as you are likely to read this year." - David Montgomery, Chicago Sun-Times "It's what would happen if Mickey Spillane and Ian Fleming decided to write a book together. In other words, it's Greg Rucka writing a thriller his way -- which is a very good thing." - Statesman Journal "A smart, dizzyingly paced thriller that's tinged with well-placed emotional depth... How [Tara] Chace, a difficult blonde who makes Alias' Sydney Bristow seem like a damsel in distress, outwits, outsmarts and outplays her enemies and former friends is only part of what makes Rucka's eighth book so entertaining; it's her attitude toward love's promise and destruction that keeps the reader riveted... an extremely enjoyable read." - Sarah Weinman, The Baltimore Sun Blurbs: Purchase at Amazon.com

A GENTLEMAN’S GAME

Tara Chace may be the most dangerous woman alive. She can seduce you into believing she’s the woman of your dreams—or kill you with the icy efficiency of an executioner. As the new head of Special Operations for British Intelligence, she no longer has to court death in the field—she wants to.

Throw away the old rules, the old school, the old-boy network. The world of international espionage is about to learn the hard way that spying is no longer merely… A Gentleman's Game.

Greg Rucka’s electrifying thrillers have pushed the boundaries of suspense fiction to where few have dared to go. Now, in A Gentleman’s Game, one of the genre’s most fearless writers brings readers of international espionage his most fearless heroine yet: a no-holds-barred woman who’s as lethal as an assassin’s bullet.

When an unthinkable act of terror devastates London, nothing will stop Tara Chace from hunting down those responsible. Her job is simple: stop the terrorists before they strike a second time. To succeed, she’ll do anything and everything it takes. She’ll have to kill again.

Only this time the personal stakes will be higher than ever before. For the terrorist counterstrike will require that Tara allow herself to be used as bait by the government she serves. This time she’s turning her very life into a weapon that can be used only once. But as she and her former mentor race toward destiny at a remote terrorist training camp in Saudi Arabia, Tara begins to question just who’s pulling the trigger—and who’s the real enemy. In this new kind of war, betrayal can take any form...including one’s duty to queen and country.

Based on the graphic novel series that won the coveted Eisner Award, A Gentleman’s Game is an electrifyingly realistic, headline-stealing thriller with an unforgettable protagonist—one who redefines every rule she doesn’t shatter.
(Book 1 in the Queen & Country series)

Rights Information

Publisher: Bantam, hardcover (September 28, 2004)
Bantam, Mass market paperback (July 26, 2005)

Territory: World English

Rights Available: Translation

Reviews:
"The novel's superb pacing, offbeat characters, wry plot twists and damning insight into oily schizoid Middle Eastern diplomacy add up to an engrossing read." - Publishers Weekly

"By mining the world of his award-winning Q&C comics, Rucka has crafted his finest novel yet. Game is the rare spy thriller that rewards patient readers with action that feels earned, not forced, with facts that feel researched, not made up, and with revelations that cause shivers, not disbelief... And it doesn't hurt that Chace is the most tough-as-nails-but-still-shag-worthy secret agent since Mata Hari." - Entertainment Weekly

"Is it small-minded to point out that Greg Rucka's new spy series has the definite rhythms and verbal shortcuts of the graphic novels from which it sprang? I think not: Rucka's most famous work--his series about world-class bodyguard Atticus Kodiak--had the same populist flavor, a zest and imagination often lacking in books with just words in them.
Some reviewers might say Rucka is too sharp and original a thriller writer for this kind of stuff. Presumably, he has a family to feed and mortgage payments to keep up. And if they look beyond the graphic novel...aspect, these reviewers will notice that a true professional is at work here." - Chicago Tribune

"A Gentleman's Game is as engrossing and well-crafted a thriller as you are likely to read this year." - David Montgomery, Chicago Sun-Times

"It's what would happen if Mickey Spillane and Ian Fleming decided to write a book together. In other words, it's Greg Rucka writing a thriller his way -- which is a very good thing." - Statesman Journal

"A smart, dizzyingly paced thriller that's tinged with well-placed emotional depth... How [Tara] Chace, a difficult blonde who makes Alias' Sydney Bristow seem like a damsel in distress, outwits, outsmarts and outplays her enemies and former friends is only part of what makes Rucka's eighth book so entertaining; it's her attitude toward love's promise and destruction that keeps the reader riveted... an extremely enjoyable read." - Sarah Weinman, The Baltimore Sun

Blurbs:

Purchase at Amazon.com