BRETT BATTLES

Brett Battles As a professional ''cleaner'', Jonathan Quinn disposes of bodies and ties up loose ends. Doesn''t get his hands dirty, no wet work. But when he discovers he''s been hired to vanish all traces of Steven Markoff, one of his best friends who just happened to work for the CIA, his job suddenly hits too close to home. This time, it''s personal. Quinn is determined to get justice for Markoff. Plus, now, Markoff''s girlfriend Jenny, who had been an assistant to an ambitious Congressman, has also disappeared. Racing from the corridors of power in Washington to the bustling streets of Singapore - along with his smart, eager apprentice Nate and brilliant, beautiful Orlando, his closest friend who''s saved his life more than once - events quickly spiral dangerously out of control. With an addictive momentum and fascinating characters, "The Deceived" takes us on a thrilling, nerve-wracking journey.

Three jobs, no questions. Thats the deal Jonathan Quinnfreelance operative and professional cleanerhas struck with his client at the Office. But his first assignment in rural Ireland unexpectedly results in four dead bodies to dispose ofand leads him to an astounding mystery about to spin wildly out of control.Now Quinn, along with his colleague and girlfriend, the lethal Orlando, has a new mission: find and protect a U.N. aide worker who has suddenly disappeared from her assignment in war-torn Africa. If it were only that easy. Soon Quinn and Orlando will unearth a horrifying plot that is about to reach stage critical for a gathering of world leadersand an act of terror more cunning, and more insidious, than anyone can foresee.