Detective Jeremy Fisk tracks a serial sniper using terrifying, airborne state-of-the-art technology in this dynamic next novel in the New York Times bestselling series from Law & Order creator Dick Wolf.
When sensitive documents from the NYPD Intelligence Division are posted on WikiLeaks, and suddenly everyone-including some baddies-now has access to Det. Jeremy Fisk's unlisted home address, Fisk knows he has to be a little more careful. Only hours later three unidentified assailants show up at his Sutton Place apartment looking for blood. Who are these guys working for and why do they want Fisk dead?
Forced from his home and with his bank accounts drained, Fisk confronts Chay Maryland, a New York Times reporter who has been covering the case of Verlyn Merritt, the whistleblower who posted the government secrets and is now sitting in jail. Fisk hopes that Chay can help him get a little closer to Merritt-and find out what he really wants and if he might be working with a mysterious co-conspiritor who is threatening to kill innocent people if Merritt stays in jail.
This co-conspiritor is a serial sniper who has begun shooting people on the street who seem to have no real connection to the case. More frightening, no one knows how he's done it. Fisk believes he might be using a drone especially equipped with unusual sighting capabilities. Then the New York Times receives a threatening message from the sniper-who calls himself Yodeler-that says: For the greater good of the citizens of America, each and every day I shall sacrifice one person in New York City... Now Fisk and Chay must find out Yodeler's identity, motivation, and ultimate goal-before the city becomes frozen with fear.
This is a masterful, broad-shouldered American thriller full of swagger and surprises, and one that ends in a heart-stopping, very dramatic showdown that no suspense lover will soon forget.
About the Author
Dick Wolf, a two-time Emmy award-winning writer, producer, and creator, is the architect of one of the most successful brands in the history of television-NBC's Law & Order, one of the longest-running scripted shows. Wolf is also the creator and executive producer of Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. He has won numerous awards, including Emmys for Outstanding Drama Series (Law & Order) and Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie (Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee); a Grammy; and an Edgar. Wolf is the New York Times bestselling author of The Intercept and The Execution. The Ultimatum is the third book in his Jeremy Fisk series. He lives in Southern California.
Industry Reviews
"Wolf's best yet... Wolf's storytelling skills are on full display in The Ultimatum, and readers couldn't ask for a more worthwhile beach read." -- Associated Press "Exciting... Wolf keeps the story moving briskly. Fisk and Maryland make a surprisingly good team, and both play key roles in the startling ending." -- Publishers Weekly "Wolf is not just a brilliant TV producer; he's a fine writer, too. He keeps the pages turning and the suspense building. Exciting reading for suspense and procedural junkies." -- Wes Lukowsky, Booklist "Dick Wolf doesn't rip his stories from the headlines, he predicts them before they even happen! ... Wolf is the most prescient thriller writer writing today. -- The Daily News "Wolf ... is in complete control... His smartly drawn characters and situations lift the novel, as do the crisp chase scenes and shootouts. Another solid thriller by Wolf, who is proving as dependable a novelist as a TV producer." -- Kirkus Reviews "The third incredible book by Dick Wolf featuring Detective Jeremy Fisk... [A]very intense and thrilling ride... In magnificent Dick Wolf fashion (creator of Law & Order), there are shadows and corruption around every corner... Readers will love it. The chase scenes are unforgettable." -- Suspense Magazine
