The Winner

<p><b>A rags-to-riches deal for single mother LuAnn Tyler is deadlier than she ever could have imagined in <i>The Winner, </i>David Baldacci’s pulse-pounding third novel. A <i>New York Times </i>bestseller, it cemented Baldacci as a worldwide bestselling author of non-stop action fiction.</b><br><br><b>With an exclusive new introduction from the author.</b><br><br><b>‘Baldacci is the master’ – Jeffrey Archer</b><br><br><b>*****</b><br><br><b><i>It’s a deadly game . . .</i></b><br><br>LuAnn Tyler is a single parent striving to escape a life of endless poverty. Then a mysterious Mr Jackson makes her an offer he thinks no one can refuse: a guarantee to be the winner of the $100 million lottery. But LuAnn won’t do it.<br><br>Less than twenty-four hours later, she is fighting for her life and running from a false murder charge. Jackson’s offer – and its condition that she leave the country forever – seems her only hope.<br><br>Ten years later, LuAnn secretly returns to the United States to begin a new life with Matthew Riggs, a man whose origins are as murky as her own. But a canny reporter has picked up her trail, as have the FBI – and Jackson. Matt Riggs is the only person who can help her. But is help what Matt intends . . . or is he, too, closing in for the kill?<br><br><b>Perfect for fans of the Atlee Pine and Travis Devine series, <i>The Winner </i>is a novel brimming with suspense-filled roller-coaster action from internationally bestselling author David Baldacci.</b><br><br>*****<br><br><b>KILLER TWISTS. HEROES TO BELIEVE IN. TRUST BALDACCI.</b><br><br>‘One of the world’s thriller masters’ – <b><i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><br>‘Baldacci is still peerless’ – <b><i>The Sunday Times</i></b><br><br>‘One of the all-time best thriller authors’ – <b>Lisa Gardner, bestselling author of <i>One Step Too Far</i></b><br><br>‘Baldacci delivers, every time!’ – <b>Lisa Scottoline, bestselling author of <i>What Happened to the Bennetts</i></b><br><br>‘A master storyteller’ – <b><i>Associated Press</i></b><br><br>‘Baldacci cuts everyone’s grass – Grisham’s, Ludlum’s, even Patricia Cornwell’s – and more than gets away with it’ – <b><i>People</i></b></p>