TAMPA, Fla. - s4story -- Down & Out Books is pleased to announce that STRIKING DISTANCE, a technothriller by Thomas Locke, has been published on June 17, 2024 in trade paperback and ebook formats.

About STRIKING DISTANCE …

Reese Clawson's work is mind-bending—literally. Her company specializes in global data analysis for an elite group of industry executives, and now a lucrative government contract is moving her into the realm of cutting-edge intelligence gathering. She is determined to crack the limits of consciousness—and in doing so, the boundaries of secrets and lies. But her experiment crashes as test subjects slide into a coma-like state.

As the threads of perception and reality become tangled and even time itself twists in unexpected directions, one warning remains clear: What you don't know can kill you.

Advance praise for STRIKING DISTANCE …

"Locke's writing has never been stronger. The power of his style, especially in the presentation of situations, contexts, and geography is enough, more or less in and of itself, to make the book a gripping and intense experience." —Publishers Weekly

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"Readers will love this storyline…A true psychological thriller that cannot be put down…An awesome jaunt into a world that may be closer than we think." —Suspense Magazine (Winner, Best Book of the Year)

"Thomas Locke masterfully keeps the suspense level taut throughout the book. It is a rare author that can create such dramatic tension in a storyline that contains areas of technical discussion, like quantum computing, while still maintaining a character driven plot. A fast-paced, constantly unfolding mystery with well-developed characters." —Manhattan Book Review

Meet the author …

THOMAS LOCKE is the pen name of Davis Bunn, whose novels have sold in excess of eight million copies in twenty-six languages. He has appeared on numerous national bestseller lists, and his titles have been Main or Featured Selections with every major US book club. His recent titles have been named Best Book of the Year by both Library Journal and Suspense Magazine and have been awarded top pick and starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, RT Reviews, Library Journal, and Booklist. His most recent series, Miramar Bay, has been acquired for world-wide condensation by Readers Digest. Currently Davis serves as Writer-In-Residence at Regent's Park College, Oxford University. He speaks around the world on aspects of creative writing.

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In its fourteenth year as an independent publisher of award-winning literary and crime fiction, Down & Out Books (https://downandoutbooks.com) is based in Tampa, Florida. For more information about the book, to request a review copy of the book, or to inquire about an interview with the author, contact info@downandoutbooks.com.