American Blood

Description

After a botched undercover operation, ex-NYPD officer Marshall Grade is living in witness protection in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Marshall's instructions are to keep a low profile: the mob wants him dead, and a contract killer known as the Dallas Man has been hired to track him down. Racked with guilt over wrongs committed during his undercover work, and seeking atonement, Marshall investigates the disappearance of a local woman named Alyce Ray. Members of a drug ring seem to hold clues to Ray's whereabouts, but hunting traffickers is no quiet task. Word of Marshall's efforts spreads, and soon the worst elements of his former life, including the Dallas Man, are coming for him. Written by a rising New Zealand star who has been described as 'first rate', this American debut drops a Jack Reacher-like hero into the landscape of No Country for Old Men. 'a first-rate, first-class, top-tier thriller . . . that flat-out demands to be read. Just sit back and enjoy the ride. If you love a good thriller, then look no further than American Blood.'- Lorenzo Carcaterra, New York Times-bestselling author of Sleepers and The Wolf.

Ben Sanders is the author of three previous novels: The Fallen (2010), By Any Means (2011), and Only The Dead (2013), all of which were New Zealand Fiction Bestsellers. Sanders' first three novels were written while he was studing at university; he graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Engineering, but now writes full-time. American Blood is his first U.S.-based novel. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand.