Available through Baker & Taylor, Partners West

Simultaneous Hardcover and Trade Paper Release

Cover and Book Design by
Howard Petlack, A Good Thing, Inc.



SHAKEDOWN couldn't be more topical given current headlines of financial industry scandal and corruption. At the heart of a massive insider trading operation, PR executive Tom Hollister discovers a murder conspiracy. Estranged from his family, he falls for an aging call girl, unaware of her connection to the company’s crimes.

Against the backdrop of a corporate meltdown, Hollister struggles to expose the fraud and bring the killers to justice, even though the truth could cost him his life and everything he has come to love.

While exploring the common ambitions that sustain honor, deception, and vengeance, SHAKEDOWN weaves the best elements of suspense with an unforgettable story of transformation.



Visit the author's website

www.andieryan.com

andie@andieryan.com


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Praise for SHAKEDOWN

"Highly recommended." 

--Midwest Book Review 

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"...gripping...a great read..." 

--Boston Area Small Press
and Poetry Scene

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"What a great first novel!...pick up a copy and hunker down for a good read!...This is a real discovery book."

--The Poisoned Pen
Scottsdale, Arizona
June Surprise Me! Book Club Pick

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"Fast-moving and relevant, SHAKEDOWN introduces a new voice and perhaps a new sub-genre."

 --The Reader's Loft Bookstore
Green Bay, Wisconsin

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"The jacket copy doesn't begin to tell you how vividly drawn the characters are...Ryan's descriptions of the violence (and the passion) revolving around the meltdown-from-within of a respected securities firm is filled with surprises on every page..."

--Randy Smith
 Destinations Booksellers, Indiana
www.destinationsbooksellers.com


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"...be sure to put "Shakedown"...on your "must buy" list...a winner...heart stopping action...Don't miss this one!" 

--Joyce Laabs, The Lakeland Times 

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"Andie Ryan has written that rare thing - a smart, sensitive gorgeously-written thriller - the kind that, while snatching your breath away, also teaches you something about life. SHAKEDOWN does everything a novel should do, and very, very well."

--Peter Selgin
Author, Life Goes to the Movies 

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"...a novel that is at once timely and a page-turner. What happens at Sledd Payne feels both real and like a parable. With complex characters and heart-breaking plot twists, SHAKEDOWN is a book you won't be able to put down."

--Masha Hamilton
Author, The Camel Bookmobile
www.mashahamilton.com  

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"...[a] classic villain-hero tug-of-war...
fast-paced action and surprises..."

--Kirkus Discoveries

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