Kidnapped 15 years ago at the age of six, then rescued from her abductors at the age of 11, Kit "Kick" Lannigan has spent the past 10 years of her life intensely training to be smarter and stronger, both defensively and offensively. Dealing with all the emotional repercussions of her captivity has shaped Kick into an inimitable and compelling woman, who's become obsessed with child abductions.

The recent disappearances of two children, Adam Rice and Mia Turner, are of particular interest, especially when the mysterious John Bishop shows up in Kick's apartment requesting her expertise in locating them. Bishop tells Kick he's a former arms dealer who's now in private security for a very wealthy client. Fearing the children are in the hands of a widespread ring of child pornographers, Kick finds it impossible to decline, no matter how much she dislikes Bishop and his tactics. What transpires in their quest to save the children will test Kick and Bishop to the very limits of their abilities.

A fascinating and feisty new heroine makes her debut in ONE KICK, an electrifying first book in a new thriller series by the incomparable Chelsea Cain, famous for her Archie Sheridan/Gretchen Lowell psychological thrillers. With nail-biting suspense, surprisingly original and tricky plot twists, and terrifying evil, readers will be hooked from the first page, unable to put ONE KICK down until the final page is turned. Kick Lannigan and John Bishop are flawed, tough, yet likable, characters who are destined for more remarkable cases in the future...and I can't wait!