Match Up

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ...

Lee Child's Jack Reacher will team up with Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan to unmask a cunning killer. Val McDermid's Tony Hill and Carol Jordan work with Peter James's Roy Grace on a very unusual murder case.

These are just some of the never-before-seen pairings in MATCH UP - a brand new collaboration between the world's famous crime writers. Edited be international bestseller Lee Child, this exclusive page-turning anthology promises the same thrills and chills brought to you by the previous collection, Face Off. Read on for the full list of author and character pairings:

Diana Gabaldon's Claire Randall Fraser + Steve Berry's Cotton Malone

Lisa Scottoline's Bennie Rosato + Nelson DeMille's John Corey

Sandra Brown's Lee Coburn + C.J. Box's Joe Pickett

Kathy Reichs's Temperance Brennan + Lee Child's Jack Reacher

Val McDermid's Tony Hill + Peter James's Roy Grace

Charlaine Harris's Harper Connelly + Andrew Gross's Ty Hauck

Gayle Lynds's Liz Sansborough + David Morrell's Rambo

Karin Slaughter's Jeffrey Tolliver + Michael Koryta's Lincoln Perry

Lara Adrian's Lucan Thorne + Christopher Rice

J.A. Jance's Ali Reynolds + Eric Van Lustbader's Bravo Shaw

Lisa Jackson's Regan Pescoli + John Sandford's Lucas Davenport

Long-listed for CWA Short Story Dagger 2018 (UK)

“A perfect book for the sun lounger . . . Hard-boiled, fast-moving stories with an emotional heart- Daily MailHighly recommended - Publishers WeeklyPraise for FACE OFF:So good it demands a sequel - Publishers WeeklyIn FACE OFF, nearly two dozen authors take their most popular characters and have them interact in 11 stories. . . . Some great collaborations and stories - The Associated PressA thriller reader's ultimate fantasy.. . . Great fun for thriller fans - Booklist”

A perfect book for the sun lounger . . . Hard-boiled, fast-moving stories with an emotional heart

- Daily Mail

Highly recommended - Publishers Weekly

Praise for FACE OFF:

So good it demands a sequel - Publishers Weekly

In FACE OFF, nearly two dozen authors take their most popular characters and have them interact in 11 stories. . . . Some great collaborations and stories

- The Associated Press

A thriller reader's ultimate fantasy.. . . Great fun for thriller fans - Booklist

Lee Child (Author)

This collaboration between twenty-two of the world's bestselling crime writers is edited by Lee Child.

Sandra Brown (Author)

Sandra Brown is the author of sixty-eight New York Times bestsellers.

Val McDermid (Author)

Val McDermid is a number one bestseller whose novels have been translated into forty languages, and have sold over eighteen million copies. She has won many awards internationally, including the CWA Gold Dagger.

Peter James (Author)

Peter James is an international bestselling thriller writer. He is a #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and he is published in thirty-seven languages. He received the CWA Diamond Dagger in 2016.

Michael Kortya (Author)

Michael Koryta is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve suspense novels. His books have won or been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Edgar Award, Shamus Award, Barry Award, Quill Award, International Thriller Writers Award, and the CWA Gold Dagger.

Charlaine Harris (Author)

Charlaine Harris is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing for over thirty-five years.

Lara Adrian (Author)

With an ancestry stretching back to the Mayflower, Lara Adrian lives with her husband in coastal New England, surrounded by centuries-old graveyards, hip urban comforts and the endless inspiration of the dark Atlantic ocean.

Christopher Rice (Author)

Christopher Rice's debut novel, A Density Of Souls, was published when the author was just twenty-two years old. Christopher has received a Lambda Literary Award and been declared one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive. His two novels of dark supernatural suspense, The Heavens Rise and The Vines, were both finalists for the Bram Stoker Award.

Nelson DeMille (Author)

Nelson DeMille is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one novels. He has written short stories, book reviews, and articles for magazines and newspapers.

Nelson DeMille is a combat-decorated US Army veteran, a member of Mensa, Poets & Writers, and the Authors Guild, and a member and past president of the Mystery Writers of America. He is also a member of the International Thriller Writers, who honored him as 2015 Thriller Master of the Year. He lives on Long Island with his family.

FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER ... Lee Child's Jack Reacher will team up with Kathy Reichs' Temperance Brennan to unmask a cunning killer. Val McDermid's Tony Hill and Carol Jordan work with Peter James's Roy Grace on a very unusual murder case.These are just some of the never-before-seen pairings in MATCH UP - a brand new collaboration between the world's famous crime writers. Edited be international bestseller Lee Child, this exclusive page-turning anthology promises the same thrills and chills brought to you by the previous collection, Face Off . Read on for the full list of author and character pairings: Diana Gabaldon's Claire Randall Fraser + Steve Berry's Cotton Malone Lisa Scottoline's Bennie Rosato + Nelson DeMille's John Corey Sandra Brown's Lee Coburn + C.J. Box's Joe Pickett Kathy Reichs's Temperance Brennan + Lee Child's Jack Reacher Val McDermid's Tony Hill + Peter James's Roy Grace Charlaine Harris's Harper Connelly + Andrew Gross's Ty Hauck Gayle Lynds's Liz Sansborough + David Morrell's Rambo Karin Slaughter's Jeffrey Tolliver + Michael Koryta's Lincoln Perry Lara Adrian's Lucan Thorne + Christopher Rice J.A. Jance's Ali Reynolds + Eric Van Lustbader's Bravo Shaw Lisa Jackson's Regan Pescoli + John Sandford's Lucas Davenport

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