The Lost Codex (47 page)

About the Author

Alan Jacobson is the national best-selling author of ten thrillers, including the FBI profiler Karen Vail series and the OPSIG Team Black novels. His books have been translated internationally and several have been optioned by Hollywood.

Jacobson has spent twenty years working with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, the DEA, the US Marshals Service, SWAT, the NYPD, Scotland Yard, local law enforcement, and the US military. This research and the breadth of his contacts help bring depth and realism to his characters and stories.

For video interviews and a free personal safety eBook co-authored by Alan Jacobson and FBI Profiler Mark Safarik, please visit
www.AlanJacobson.com
.

Connect with Jacobson on Twitter (
@JacobsonAlan
) and on Facebook (
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).

The Works of Alan Jacobson

Alan Jacobson has established a reputation as one of the most insightful suspense/thriller writers of our time. His exhaustive research, coupled with years of unprecedented access to law enforcement agencies, including the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, bring realism and unique characters to his pages. Following are his current, and forthcoming, releases.

STAND ALONE novels

False Accusations >
Dr. Phillip Madison has everything: wealth, power, and an impeccable reputation. But in the predawn hours of a quiet suburb, the revered orthopedic surgeon is charged with double homicide—a cold-blooded hit-and-run that leaves an innocent couple dead. Blood evidence has brought the police to his door. An eyewitness has placed him at the crime scene, and Madison has no alibi. With his family torn apart, his career forever damaged, no way to prove his innocence and facing life in prison, Madison must find the person who has engineered the case against him. Years after reading it, people still talk about his shocking ending.
False Accusations
launched Jacobson’s career and became a national bestseller, prompting CNN to call him, “One of the brightest stars in the publishing industry.” Note: Detective Ryan Chandler reprises his role in
Spectrum
(Karen Vail #6)
.

FBI profiler KAREN VAIL series

The 7th Victim
(Karen Vail #1) > Literary giants Nelson DeMille and James Patterson describe Karen Vail, the first female FBI profiler, as “tough, smart, funny, very believable,” and “compelling.” In
The 7th Victim
, Vail—with a dry sense of humor and a closet full of skeletons—heads up a task force to find the Dead Eyes Killer, who is murdering young women in Virginia … the backyard of the famed FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit. The twists and turns that Karen Vail endures in this tense psychological suspense thriller build to a powerful ending no reader will see coming. Named one of the Top 5 Best Books of the Year (
Library Journal
).

Crush
(Karen Vail #2) > In light of the traumatic events of
The 7th Victim
, FBI Profiler Karen Vail is sent to the Napa Valley for a mandatory vacation—but the Crush Killer has other plans. Vail partners with Inspector Roxxann Dixon to track down the architect of death who crushes his victims’ windpipes and leaves their bodies in wine caves. However, the killer is unlike anything the profiling unit has ever encountered, and Vail’s miscalculations have dire consequences for those she holds dear.
Publishers Weekly
describes
Crush
as “addicting” and
New York Times
bestselling author Steve Martini calls it a thriller that’s “Crisply written and meticulously researched,” and “rocks from the opening page to the jarring conclusion.” (Note: the
Crush
storyline continues in
Velocity
.)

Velocity
(Karen Vail #3) >
A missing detective. A bold serial killer. And evidence that makes FBI profiler Karen Vail question the loyalty of those she has entrusted her life to.
In the shocking conclusion to
Crush
, Karen Vail squares off against foes more dangerous than any she has yet encountered. In the process, shocking personal and professional truths emerge—truths that may be more than Vail can handle.
Velocity
was named to
The Strand Magazine
’s Top 10 Best Books for 2010,
Suspense Magazine
’s Top 4 Best Thrillers of 2010,
Library Journal
’s Top 5 Best Books of the Year, and the
Los Angeles Times
’ top picks of the year. Michael Connelly said
Velocity
is “As relentless as a bullet. Karen Vail is my kind of hero and Alan Jacobson is my kind of writer!”

Inmate 1577
(Karen Vail #4) > When an elderly woman is found raped and murdered, Karen Vail heads west to team up with Inspector Lance Burden and Detective Roxxann Dixon. As they follow the killer’s trail in and around San Francisco, the offender leaves behind clues that ultimately lead them to the most unlikely of places, a mysterious island ripped from city lore whose long-buried, decades-old secrets hold the key to their case: Alcatraz. The Rock. It’s a case that has more twists and turns than the famed Lombard Street. The legendary Clive Cussler calls
Inmate 1577
“a powerful thriller, brilliantly conceived and written.” Named one of
The Strand Magazine
’s Top 10 Best Books of the Year.

No Way Out
(Karen Vail #5)
>
Renowned FBI profiler Karen Vail returns in
No Way Out
, a high-stakes thriller set in London. When a high profile art gallery is bombed, Vail is dispatched to England to assist with Scotland Yard’s investigation. But what she finds there—a plot to destroy a controversial, recently unearthed 440-year-old manuscript—turns into something much larger, and a whole lot more dangerous, for the UK, the US—and herself. With his trademark spirited dialogue, page-turning scenes, and well drawn characters, National Bestselling author Alan Jacobson (“My kind of writer,” per Michael Connelly) has crafted the thriller of the year. Named a top ten “Best thriller of 2013” by both
Suspense Magazine
and
The Strand Magazine
.

Spectrum
(Karen Vail #6)
>
It’s 1995 and the NYPD has just graduated a promising new patrol officer named Karen Vail. During the rookie’s first day on the job, she finds herself at the crime scene of a woman murdered in an unusual manner. As the years pass and more victims are discovered, Vail’s career takes unexpected twists and turns—as does the case that’s come to be known as “Hades.” Now a skilled FBI profiler, will Vail be in a better position to catch the offender? Or will Hades prove to be Karen Vail’s hell on earth? #1
New York Times
bestseller Richard North Patterson called
Spectrum
, “Compelling and crisp … A pleasure to read.”

OPSIG team black series

The Hunted
(OPSIG Team Black Novel #1) > How well do you know the one you love? How far would you go to find out? When Lauren Chambers’ husband Michael disappears, her search reveals his hidden past involving the FBI, international assassins—and government secrets that some will go to great lengths to keep hidden. As
The Hunted
hurtles toward a conclusion mined with turn-on-a-dime twists, no one is who he appears to be and nothing is as it seems.
The Hunted
introduces the dynamic Department of Defense covert operative Hector DeSantos and FBI Director Douglas Knox, characters who return in future OPSIG Team Black novels, as well as the Karen Vail series (
Velocity, No Way Out,
and
Spectrum
).

Hard Target
(OPSIG Team Black Novel #2)
>
An explosion pulverizes the president-elect’s helicopter on Election Night. The group behind the assassination attempt possesses far greater reach than anything the FBI has yet encountered—and a plot so deeply interwoven in the country’s fabric that it threatens to upend America’s political system. But as covert operative Hector DeSantos and FBI Agent Aaron “Uzi” Uziel sort out who is behind the bombings, Uzi’s personal demons not only jeopardize the investigation but may sit at the heart of a tangle of lies that threaten to trigger an international terrorist attack. Lee Child called
Hard Target
, “Fast, hard, intelligent. A terrific thriller.” Note: FBI Profiler Karen Vail plays a key role in the story.

The Lost Codex
(OPSIG Team Black Novel #3)
>
In a novel Jeffery Deaver called “brilliant,” two ancient biblical documents reveal long-buried secrets that could change the world as we know it.
In 930
CE
, a revered group of scholars pen the first sanctioned Bible, planting the seed from which other major religions will grow. But in 1953, half the manuscript goes missing while being transported from Syria. Around the same time, in the foothills of the Dead Sea, an ancient scroll is discovered—and promptly stolen. Six decades later, both parchments stand at the heart of a geopolitical battle between foreign governments and radical extremists, threatening the lives of millions. With the American homeland under siege, the president turns to a team of uniquely trained covert operatives that includes FBI profiler Karen Vail, Special Forces veteran Hector DeSantos, and FBI terrorism expert Aaron Uziel. Their mission: find the stolen documents and capture—or kill—those responsible for unleashing a coordinated and unprecedented attack on US soil. Set in Washington, DC, New York, Paris, England, and Israel,
The Lost Codex
is international historical intrigue at its heart-stopping best.

Short Stories

“Fatal Twist”
>
The Park Rapist has murdered his first victim—and FBI profiler Karen Vail is on the case. As Vail races through the streets of Washington, DC to chase down a promising lead that may help her catch the killer, a military-trained sniper takes aim at his target, a wealthy businessman’s son. But what brings these two unrelated offenders together is something the nation’s capital has never before experienced. “Fatal Twist” provides a taste of Karen Vail that will whet your appetite.

“Double Take”
>
NYPD detective Ben Dyer awakens from cancer surgery to find his life turned upside down. His fiancée has disappeared and Dyer, determined to find her, embarks on a journey mined with potholes and startling revelations—revelations that have the potential to forever change his life. “Double Take” introduces NYPD Lieutenant Carmine Russo and Detective Ben Dyer, who return to play significant roles in
Spectrum
(Karen Vail #6).

More to come >
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © 2015 Alan Jacobson

Cover design by Jamie Keenan

Book cover text is set in Caudex, copyright © 2011 by Hjort Nidudsson.

Author photograph: Jill Jacobson (jacket); Corey Jacobson (author bio)

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