Thomas Perry: The Old Man (UK 2022)

From the Publisher:
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED THRILLER NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES
To all appearances, Dan Chase is a harmless retiree in Vermont with two big dogs and a grown daughter with a life of her own. But most sixty-year-old widowers don't have multiple drivers' licenses, savings stockpiled in banks across the country and two Beretta nanos stashed in the spare bedroom closet. Most have not spent decades on the run.

Now, the toppling of a Middle Eastern government suddenly makes Dan Chase, and the stunt he pulled thirty-five years ago as a young hotshot in army intelligence, a priority again. Racing across the country and beyond, Chase must reawaken his survival instincts to contend with the history he has spent his adult life trying to escape, coming face to face with an army veteran-turned-agent who plays the game just as he once did.

Edgar Award-winning author Thomas Perry writes thrillers that move 'almost faster than a speeding bullet' (Wall Street Journal) and The Old Man is no exception.

Thomas Perry: The Old Man. Grove Press UK, ISBN: 9781804710203 (September, 2022), 337 p., $16.00.

Thomas Perry: The Old Man (USA 2018)

From the Publisher:
From Edgar Award-winning author Thomas Perry, comes a whip-smart and lethally paced stand-alone novel, The Old Man.
To all appearances, Dan Chase is a harmless retiree in Vermont with two big mutts and a grown daughter he keeps in touch with by phone. But most sixty-year-old widowers don't have multiple driver's licenses, savings stockpiled in banks across the country, and a bugout kit with two Beretta Nanos stashed in the spare bedroom closet. Most have not spent decades on the run. Thirty-five years ago, as a young hotshot in army intelligence, Chase was sent to Libya to covertly assist a rebel army. When the plan turned sour, Chase reacted according to his own ideas of right and wrong, triggering consequences he never could have anticipated. And someone still wants him dead because of his actions. Just as he had begun to think himself finally safe, Chase must reawaken his survival instincts to contend with the history he has spent his adult life trying to escape.

Armed mercenaries, spectacularly crashed cars, a precarious love interest, and an unforgettable chase scene through the snow -- this is lethal plotting from one of the best in crime fiction.

Thomas Perry: The Old Man. Grove Atlantic / Mysterious Press, ISBN: 9780802127532 (January, 2018), 337 p., $16.00.

Thomas Perry: The Old Man (USA 2017)

From the Publisher:
From Edgar Award-winning author Thomas Perry, comes a whip-smart and lethally paced stand-alone novel, The Old Man.
To all appearances, Dan Chase is a harmless retiree in Vermont with two big mutts and a grown daughter he keeps in touch with by phone. But most sixty-year-old widowers don't have multiple driver's licenses, savings stockpiled in banks across the country, and a bugout kit with two Beretta Nanos stashed in the spare bedroom closet. Most have not spent decades on the run. Thirty-five years ago, as a young hotshot in army intelligence, Chase was sent to Libya to covertly assist a rebel army. When the plan turned sour, Chase reacted according to his own ideas of right and wrong, triggering consequences he never could have anticipated. And someone still wants him dead because of his actions. Just as he had begun to think himself finally safe, Chase must reawaken his survival instincts to contend with the history he has spent his adult life trying to escape.

Armed mercenaries, spectacularly crashed cars, a precarious love interest, and an unforgettable chase scene through the snow -- this is lethal plotting from one of the best in crime fiction.

Thomas Perry: The Old Man. Grove Atlantic / Mysterious Press, ISBN: 9780802125866 (January, 2017), 337 p., $26.00.