THIRTEEN ACROSS is a thriller on a clock. Seven stops. Seven sets of clues. A race against time. Conspiracies. Lies. Will FBI Special Agent Kate Morgan survive it? It starts with an unfolding puzzle and Thirteen Across.
Kate Morgan's life is derailed when Phillip Barnes makes his attacks on the nation's capital personal. Thirteen Across is an ominous sign and Kate finds herself thrust into the center of a grander conspiracy.
Barnes reveals an unfolding puzzle—its challenge charts a course—one that expires at midnight. Puzzle solutions and destinations expose a dark research, conspiracies, and lies. Kate must log the tours and save those that she can. If she survives, the final destination is a place for Kate to atone for her past sins. She's murdered a killer's family, and there are consequences for that.
The FBI brings in real-life puzzlemaster, Will Shortz, to riddle out stops, while Kate works the frontlines to save seven victims. Each stop is meant to cause pain and torment, yet reveal secrets. The clock starts at the Foggy Bottom Metro station and ends seven stops later. What Kate thinks she knows about her past is tested as is her ability to survive her trials.
Dan Grant delivers another edge-of-your-seat story that keeps you guessing. Crosswords? Puzzles? The Perfect People Initiative? Super soldiers? Puzzlemasters? It's more than that. Thirteen Across is an intricate thriller built on a puzzle. And Phillip Barnes has secrets to reveal. The story draws on seven unique landmarks and locations set inside Washington, DC, and Thirteen Across. How will FBI Special Agent Kate Morgan survive her trials? Read to find out.
THIRTEEN ACROSS: Here's what others are say:
"a cat-and-mouse chase with intricate puzzle ... written like an action thriller movie ... and Kate Morgan is the woman for the job." – San Francisco Book Reviews, 5 Stars
"part scavenger hunt, part puzzle ... brilliant reading" – Jon Land USA Today bestselling author of the Murder, She Wrote series
"Unlike anything I have read before ... Dark, exciting, and gripping, this book is full of depth and intrigue that is certain to keep you on the edge of your seat while reading." – USA Book Reviewers
"A deftly and subtly crafted suspense thriller ... unreservedly recommended" – Midwest Book Review
"an exciting thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats ... for fans of puzzle-based mysteries or thrillers with twists and turns like Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. Kate Morgan is a character that is just as compelling as Robert Langdon." – Hollywood Book Review, Star Awarded to Books of Excellent Merit
"entertaining, intelligent, and clever" – Manhattan Book Review
"A fast-paced mystery and reads like a gripping Dan Brown story." – Emma Jones, Dora Book House
"Devilishly clever, and good, this is Dan Grant." – Pacific Book Review on Dan's The Singularity Witness
