Stefanie Pintoff's latest novel is Hostage Taker.From her Q & A with Taylor at NewInBooks:
Tell us a little bit about your new release, Hostage Taker.Learn more about her books at Stefanie Pintoff's website.
Hostage Taker represents a new direction for me – specifically a change of genre and time-period. The idea for the novel came to me shortly after Saint Patrick’s Cathedral began its massive renovation project—and I first saw the Cathedral buried in scaffolding. I looked at the chaos and upheaval, and began to think: what if … ?
Those what ifs built upon one another until I conceived a story where the fates of a beloved landmark and an unknown number of hostages were at stake. Where the only hope would be FBI agent Eve Rossi and her unconventional team of ex-convicts—a secret unit with extraordinary talents, oversized egos, and contempt for the rules. Where as a writer, I could blend my love of this city’s history with my desire to write a page-turning contemporary thriller.
Hostage Taker was great fun to write – and I hope readers will enjoy it!
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