by Chris Holm
First published 2016
Michael Hendricks operates by a simple code: he eliminates professional killers before they can complete their assignments. He tracks down organized crime's intended victims and presents them with brutal honesty about their situation. His proposition never varies. Pay him ten times what the original assassin would receive, and he will eliminate the threat permanently. Hendricks has executed this business model with lethal accuracy forty times without failure. He identifies targets through his network of criminal contacts, approaches the marked victims directly, and offers his deadly services as protection. The arrangement has proven profitable and effective until the tables turn unexpectedly. When Hendricks discovers his own name on a hit list, his carefully controlled world shifts into chaos. The hunter becomes the hunted, forcing him to confront the same terror his clients have experienced. Now he must use every skill he has developed to survive against someone who operates with the same ruthless efficiency he has perfected.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, hunter-becomes-hunted
320 pages · Paperback · Droemer Knaur
Content warnings: graphic-violence, murder