"Once Prescott takes the job, the novel shifts into a gear so high that putting the
book aside is no longer an option.a bravura performance from one of the few crime writers who
never lets you down."--Los Angeles Times

"Brilliant.a bona fide nail-biter.Thomas Perry's cerebral thrillers unfold methodically, in extremely
sharp focus. His attention to detail is so intense that it generates its own brand of quiet suspense."
--New York Times

"Perry is the best suspense writer in the business. . . . Pursuit is relentless, filled with twists and
turns, that rare page-turner that keeps one reading late into the night to finish."--Boston Globe

"Prescott's past is dark enough to enable him to get inside the mind of the killer and, with Millikan's
help, he sets in motion an elaborate cat-and-mouse game that moves from city to city, with each man
trying to anticipate the other's every move as the body count continues to rise. The traps Prescott
devises to catch his prey and the ways in which Varney eludes them are fascinating."
--Publishers Weekly

Thirteen bodies are found in a Louisville restaurant. When the police can find no suspect or motive, the
family of one of the victims seeks the services of the enigmatic and solitary specialist Roy Prescott,
known for his ability to find people who don't want to be found.

Working outside the law and willing to do what the police can't, Prescott hunts the killer, an elusive
adversary who is as smart, as methodical, as deadly as he is. The only way to conduct this pursuit
is to goad the killer into believing that he must kill Roy Prescott. It is a contest fought from one end
of the country to the other, and both men understand that, when it's over, only one of them will be
alive.