This “highly recommended” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) collection edited by NY Times bestselling author Lee Child pairs the beloved characters of twenty-two internationally bestselling writers in “a must-read for fans from the thriller genre. Extremely rarely does this kind of superstar power assemble for one anthology, and each tale delivers the products” (THE TRUE Book Spy).

The incredible follow-up to FaceOff features twenty-two from the world’s bestselling and critically acclaimed thriller about MatchUp writers pairing their series characters within an eleven-story anthology curated from the International Thriller Writers (ITW). MatchUp will take the never-before-seen bestseller pairings of FaceOff and adds a delicious new twist: gender. “Think Dancing Using the Superstars, but with mysteries” (Booklist) as eleven from the world’s best female thriller writers from Diana Gabaldon to Kathy Reichs to Charlaine Harris are combined with eleven from the world’s greatest male thriller authors, including John Sandford, C.J. Container, and Nelson DeMille, among others. “This package holds a chocolates or two that’ll be to everyone’s liking” (Kirkus Reviews).

In these innovative stories, their beloved protagonists, Lee Coburn, Joe Pickett, and Jack Reacher-just to mention a few-team up to unnerve and satisfy thriller fans world-wide. All of the contributors are ITW users, and the task can be edited by ITW member and #1 New York Times bestselling writer Lee Child. The lineup includes:

Sandra Brown’s Lee Coburn vs. C. J. Box’s Joe Pickett

Val McDermid’s Tony Hill vs. Peter James’s Roy Elegance

Kathy Reichs’s Temperance Brennan vs. Lee Child’s Jack Reacher

Diana Gabaldon’s Jamie Fraser vs. Steve Berry’s Natural cotton Malone

Gayle Lynds’s Liz Sansborough vs. David Morrell’s Rambo

Karin Slaughter’s Jeffrey Tolliver vs. Michael Koryta’s Joe Pritchard

Charlaine Harris’s Harper Connelly vs. Andrew Gross’s Ty Hauck

Lisa Jackson’s Regan Pescoli vs. John Sandford’s Virgil Rose

Lara Adrian’s Lucan Thorne vs. Christopher Rice’s Lilliane

Lisa Scottoline’s Bennie Rosato vs. Nelson DeMille’s John Corey

J.A. Jance’s Ali Reynolds vs. Eric Vehicle Lustbader’s Bravo Shaw