Joe Hunter, ex-military and ex-CIA, now lives in Florida and operates as a "problem-solver" for hire. While working a job for his friend, Rink, Hunter is approached by a man who wants him to rescue his daughter, Marianne, from her abusive boyfriend, millionaire Bradley Jorgenson. Hunter's protective nature takes control and he is determined to bring Marianne safely home. The problem is, Marianne is in love with Jorgenson, and Hunter sees no signs of the abuse suggested by her father.
The stakes are raised on Hunter's efforts to protect Marianne when a psychotic contract killer, Dantalion, shows up at Jorgenson's exclusive island residence to dispose of Jorgenson, Marianne, and anyone who gets in his way. Dantalion has never failed to complete a job and knows no one can stop him, especially not Joe Hunter.
Joe Hunter, first introduced in Dead Men's Dust, is a man who can fight his own battles and those of everyone around him... and win. I have no doubt the non-stop action will keep you reading and make your heart pound. I really enjoyed how Hilton told the story from the points of view of both Hunter and his nemesis, Dantalion. I think providing both perspectives increased the tension by giving the reader information unavailable to the other characters.
After barely escaping with his life while trying to save
his half brother from a deranged killer,
former-military-operative-turned-problem-solver Joe Hunter
has a new lifeβand hopefully a quieter oneβin Florida. But
he's soon approached by a man who wants Hunter to bring his
daughter, Marianne, home. He claims that her boyfriend,
millionaire Bradley Jorgenson, is a twisted, abusive man,
and he hints that Hunter should use whatever force is
necessary to rescue the girl. The problem is, when Hunter
finds the couple, Marianne appears happy, and Hunter can
find no signs that Jorgenson has hurt her.
Things get even more complicated when a crafty contract
killer by the name of Dantalion shows up at Jorgenson's
exclusive island residence with his sights set on Jorgenson
and Marianne. Dantalion has an agenda of his own, and nobody
is going to stand in his way. Not even Joe Hunter.
When Hunter steps in and saves the couple, what started as a
simple matter of snatch-and-grab turns into a deadly game of
cat-and-mouse that sets the hunter and the hunted on a
grueling chase deep within the Florida swamplands.
In this pulse-pounding follow-up to Dead Men's Dust, the
smashing debut that introduced Joe Hunter, Matt Hilton
delivers an explosive white-knuckled thrill ride that will
have readers gasping for breath all the way to the
electrifying conclusion.
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