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Adam Plantinga, currently a sergeant with the San\nFrancisco Police Department, has written two acclaimed nonfiction books revered by mystery and thriller writers\u2014400 Things Cops Know, an Agatha Award\nnominee, and Police Craft. Plantinga's debut novel is called THE ASCENT. A high-security prison fails, forcing a down-on-his-luck cop and the governor\u2019s daughter to team up if they want to escape with their lives.

Kurt Argento is a former Detroit street cop who can\u2019t let injustice go\u2014and who has the fighting skills to back up his idealism. Reeling from the loss of his wife, Argento is headed to California to see the Pacific Ocean for the first time when he witnesses a young girl being dragged into an alley in a small Missouri town. While protecting the innocent girl from assault, Argento unknowingly\nbeats the corrupt sheriff\u2019s brother and ends up in a maximum-security prison. Julie Wakefield is a grad student taking a tour of said prison\u2014and she also happens\nto be the governor\u2019s daughter\u2014when a malfunction in the electronic security system releases a horde of prisoners. Argento must lead a small band of civilians, including Julie and her state trooper handlers, as they make their\nway from the bottom floor to the roof where they have a chance at safety. All that stands in their way are six floors of the most dangerous convicts in Missouri, making THE ASCENT one of the most exhilarating thrillers in recent\nmemory.

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