01921cam a2200349 i 4500 1111884374 TxGeo 20240111120000.0 231114s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781613164778 hbk. 1613164777 hbk. TxGeo rda Perry, Thomas, 1947-, author. Hero : a novel / Thomas Perry. First Mysterious Press edition. New York, NY : The Mysterious Press, [2024] 273 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Justine Poole takes her job seriously providing security for wealthy and high-profile Hollywood stars. When she prevents a brazen robbery at the Beverly Hills home of two of her clients--killing two of the five armed robbers in the process--she is initially lauded in the media as a local hero. But the spotlight soon puts her in the crosshairs of the crime kingpin behind the burglaries. Unable to stand the embarrassment of his lackeys having been defeated by a lone woman, Mr. Conger puts in a call to the one man who can make his problems disappear. ... Luckily for him, the local news is as eager as he is for any information about the heroic bodyguard--and quick to broadcast their findings, regardless of what it might mean for her safety"-- Provided by publisher. 20240116. Security guards Fiction. Women heroes Fiction. Assassins Fiction. Revenge Fiction. Robbery Prevention Fiction. Mass media and criminal justice Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) QS5