The Button Man, Mark Pryor
The Button Man, Mark Pryor
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The Button Man

Author: Mark Pryor

Narrator: Todd McLaren

Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/02/2021

Synopsis

In this prequel to The Bookseller, former FBI profiler Hugo Marston has just become head of security at the US Embassy in London. He's asked to protect a famous movie-star couple, Dayton Harper and Ginny Ferro, who, while filming a movie in rural England, killed a local man in a hit and run. The task turns from routine to disastrous almost immediately. Before Hugo even meets them, he finds out that Ferro has disappeared, and her body has been found hanging from an oak tree in a London cemetery. Hours later a distraught Harper gives Hugo the slip, and Hugo has no idea where he's run off to. Taking cues from a secretive young lady named Merlyn, and with a Member of Parliament along for the chase, Hugo's search leads to a quaint English village. There, instead of finding Harper, more bodies turn up. Teaming with local detectives and then venturing dangerously out on his own, Hugo struggles to find connections between the victims. Is this the work of a serial killer—or something else entirely? Knowing he's being tailed, the killer prepares for the final, public act of his murderous plan, and Hugo arrives just in time to play his part. . . .

About Mark Pryor

Mark Pryor is a former newspaper reporter and felony prosecutor, originally from England but now working as a criminal defense attorney in Austin, Texas. He is the author of the Hugo Marston mystery series, set in Paris, London, and Barcelona. Mark is also the author of the psychological thriller Hollow Man and its sequel, Dominic. As a prosecutor, he appeared on CBS News's 48 Hours and Discovery Channel's Investigation Discovery: Cold Blood.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kathy on February 01, 2021

The author should have trashed this book. Reading the description of it that is also faulty, so if you wish to enjoy the Hugo Marston series SKIP this book. It is a hot mess. The other books I have read in the series have all been enjoyable reads. This should not be designated as #4 in the series as......more

Goodreads review by Kate on March 24, 2017

Wonderful mystery, that has some of the taste of place, characters and plot reminiscent of classic British mysteries...which make them a great read. An ex FBI agent, Mark Pryor, now working as security for the U.S. Embassy in London. After two American actors, a husband wife team filming in a small......more

Goodreads review by Paul on July 20, 2017

I bought this book on a whim to get free shipping from a national bookseller. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. The action moved quickly and I finished the book relatively quickly. Of course part of that was due to the fact that the book is less than 300 pages. Still, the book did keep me engag......more

Goodreads review by Karen on May 22, 2022

What a surprise to find book four is primarily set in London not Paris. I thoroughly enjoyed this plot and the opening and closing scenes bookended nicely. Hugo is trying to protect an American celebrity after a hit and run accident. He unwisely takes him outside of the embassy grounds, loses him and......more

Goodreads review by Carol on November 15, 2016

The Button Man by Mark Pryor 3.5★'s Hugo Marston series book #4 From The Book: Former FBI profiler Hugo Marston has just become head of security at the US Embassy in London. He’s asked to protect a famous movie-star couple, Dayton Harper and Ginny Ferro, who, while filming a movie in rural England, kill......more

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