The Program

Advance Praise for The Program:"The Program should come with a one-sitting warning label and a couple of Valium. A dynamic woman in jeopardy is forced to team up with the most appealing, self-conflicted mobster since Tony Soprano to try to outwit and survive an insidious, secretive organization. Stephen White's latest puts him alongside Jonathan Kellerman as a master of the psychological thriller. Proceed at your own risk. You'll be thinking about this one for a long time."—Stanley Pottinger, bestselling author of The Fourth Procedure and A Slow Burning "A page-turner and a sharp, compelling portrait of a woman and daughter in crisis."—Iris Johansen, bestselling author of The Search, The Killing Game, and And Then You Die"The Program is a prime-time thriller, packed thick with sharp psychological twists and sinister plot turns. White's previous novels have always delivered precision pacing and colorful settings, but he has turned it up several notches with this one, clicking the writing gears into overdrive and delving into areas that are at once gut-check fascinating and keep-the-lights-on frightening. His characters are multi-dimensional and flow off the pages as real as a death threat and as human as a kind neighbor; his dialogue is insightful and Gillette-sharp; and the story he has chosen to tell is a daily-double combo of hard-to-put-down and even harder to forget."—Lorenzo Carcaterra, bestselling author of Gangster, Apaches, and Sleepers"Stephen White has a nice touch—he can make spelling bees scary and turn elementary school teachers into believable hit-women. The Program is an exciting ride through a dark region of law enforcement, and there are big surprises at the end."—Peter Abrahams, Edgar-nominated author of Crying Wolf and A Perfect Crime"All of the Alan Gregory novels have been spellbinding, but with The Program, Stephen White rises to the top ranks of modern crime fiction. Breakneck plotting combined with penetrating psychological insight make this book an unforgettable experience. This is one of the best thrillers you will ever read." —William Bernhardt, bestselling author of Silent Justice and the forthcoming Murder OnePraise for the Alan Gregory novels:"White constructs his labyrinthine plot with the dexterity of a surgeon and the sensitivity of a psychologist."—Jonathan Kellerman, bestselling author of Dr. Death and Monster "Stephen White writes thrillers of the first order."—Nelson DeMille, bestselling author of The Lion's Game and The General's Daughter