The Short Drop, Matthew FitzSimmons
The Short Drop, Matthew FitzSimmons
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The Short Drop

Author: Matthew FitzSimmons

Narrator: James Patrick Cronin

Unabridged: 9 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 12/01/2015


Synopsis

An Amazon Charts Bestseller.A decade ago, fourteen-year-old Suzanne Lombard, the daughter of Benjamin Lombard—then a senator, now a powerful vice president running for the presidency—disappeared in the most sensational missing-person case in the nation’s history. Still unsolved, the mystery remains a national obsession.For legendary hacker and marine Gibson Vaughn, the case is personal—Suzanne Lombard had been like a sister to him. On the tenth anniversary of her disappearance, the former head of Benjamin Lombard’s security asks for Gibson’s help in a covert investigation of the case, with new evidence in hand.Haunted by tragic memories, he jumps at the chance to uncover what happened all those years ago. Using his military and technical prowess, he soon discovers multiple conspiracies surrounding the Lombard family—and he encounters powerful, ruthless political players who will do anything to silence him and his team. With new information surfacing that could threaten Lombard’s bid for the presidency, Gibson must stay one step ahead as he navigates a dangerous web to get to the truth.

About Matthew FitzSimmons

Matthew FitzSimmons was born in Illinois and grew up in London, England. He now lives in Washington, DC, where he taught English literature and theater at a private high school for over a decade. The Short Drop is his first novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea on February 06, 2019

5 excellent stars is putting this debut in my top 5 for the year! Thank you Netgalley and Matthew FitzSimmons for a copy in exchange for a fair and honest review. To say I was blown away by this book would be an understatement. To say I was in awe that it was a debut would also be an understatement. T......more

Goodreads review by "Avonna on October 08, 2016

The Short Drop by Matthew FitzSimmons has to be one of the best debut mystery/thrillers I have read in a very long time. Great suspense, a rapid pace and bad people who will send chills up your spine. I found it very difficult to put this story down to go to work! The book starts on the ten year anni......more


Quotes

“FitzSimmons has come up with a doozy of a sociopath.” —The Washington Post“This live-wire debut begins with a promising lead in the long-ago disappearance of the vice president’s daughter, then doubles down with tangled conspiracies, duplicitous politicians, and a disgraced hacker hankering for redemption...Hang on and enjoy the ride.” —People“Writing with swift efficiency, FitzSimmons shows why the stakes are high, the heroes suitably tarnished, and the bad guys a pleasure to foil.” —Kirkus Reviews