"You did a good job, Maria. You brought him to us." He turned to one of his men. "Kill her." Prologue, Chapter 1, pg. 5

"This is just a warm-up. Just the beginning of something great. My masterpiece. My payback." Part 1, Chapter 5, pg. 20

Then he and Christine disappeared inside and I was on the outside, alone, walking back to my rental car with my hands stuffed deep in my pockets, wondering what it was all about, missing my small son already, missing him badly, wondering if it would always be as heartbreaking as this, knowing that it would be. Part 1, Chapter 6, pg. 24

Revenge, a dish best served cold, thought the Wolf, squeezing his rubber ball again and again. Part 1, Chapter 25, pg. 82

Some of the more devil-may-care guys from the Hostage Rescue Team, which is just about all of them, call this kind of dangerous operation "five minutes of panic and...