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The Escape

David Baldacci

2014400 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2014
first published
  • 2014Macmillan · 400 pages · ENGISBN 9781447225317
  • 2014Macmillan · 400 pages · ENGISBN 9781447260165
  • 2014Grand Central Publishing · 784 pages · ENGISBN 9781455530175
  • 2014Grand Central Publishing · 472 pages · ENGISBN 9781455521197
  • 2015Pan Books · ENGISBN 9781447225362
  • 2015Grand Central Publishing · 512 pages · ENGISBN 9781455521166
  • 2015Grand Central Publishing · 642 pages · ENGISBN 9781455534869
  • 2019Pan Books · 688 pages · ENGISBN 9781529003222

It’s a prison unlike any other. Military discipline rules. Its security systems are unmatched. None of its prisoners dream of escaping. They know it’s impossible . . . until now. John Puller’s older brother, Robert, was convicted of treason. His inexplicable escape from prison makes him the most wanted criminal in the country. Some in the government believe that John Puller represents their best chance at capturing Robert alive, and so Puller must bring in his brother to face justice. But Puller quickly discovers that his brother is pursued by others who don’t want him to survive. Puller is in turn pushed into an uneasy, fraught partnership with another agent, who may have an agenda of her own. They dig more deeply into the case together, and Puller finds that not only are her allegiances unclear, but there are troubling details about his brother’s conviction . . . and someone out there doesn’t want the truth to ever come to light. As the nationwide manhunt for Robert grows more urgent, Puller’s masterful skills as an investigator and strengths as a fighter may not be enough to save his brother—or himself.

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