Every Deadly Kiss #3

Steven James is the national bestselling author of a dozen novels, including the critically acclaimed thrillers Every Crooked Path, Checkmate, The King, Opening Moves, and The Queen. He has won three Christy Awards for best suspense and was a finalist for an International Thriller Award. His thriller The Bishop was named Suspense Magazine’s book of the year. Publishers Weekly calls him “[a] master storyteller at the peak of his game.” He has a master’s degree in storytelling and has taught writing and creative communication around the world.

Praise for the novels of Steven James
 
“From the first chapter, it sets its hook deep and drags you through a darkly gripping story with relentless power.”—Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author of The Wrong Side of Goodbye
 
“Pushes the envelope to the edge and beyond.”—Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The 14th Colony
 
“Steven James has created a fast-moving thriller with psychological depth and gripping action. Opening Moves is a smart, taut, intense novel of suspense that reads like a cross between Michael Connelly and Thomas Harris…a blisteringly fast and riveting read.”—Mark Greaney, New York Times bestselling author of Gunmetal Gray
 
“James writes smart, taut, high-octane thrillers. But be warned—his books are not for the timid. The endings blow me away every time.”—Mitch Galin, producer of Stephen King’s The Stand and Frank Herbert’s Dune
 
“High tension all the way...  Fast, sharp, and believable. Put it at the top of your list.”—John Lutz, Edgar Award–winning author of Single White Female and Slaughter