An explosive, race-against-time debut thriller for fans of Lee Child, Harlan Coben, Robert Crais, and James Patterson’s Alex Cross series.———————A DEADLY MISSIONIt may beChristmas Eve in New York, but for ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lockit’s business as usual.His to protect the CEO of the world’slargest bio-technology company from a group of radical, and highlydetermined, activists.A BLOODY SHOOTOUTBut when a failedassassination attempt leaves the streets of midtown littered withbodies, and hours later the son of the company’s chief researchscientist is abducted from his Upper West Side prep school, Lock’shunt for the boy turns into an explosive game of cat and mouse.ONLY ONE MAN CANSAVE NEW YORKThrough thecorporate corridors of power and dark alleys of Manhattan, Lock’ssearch leads him towards a deadly confrontation with one of theworld’s most dangerous women. As the clock ticks towards midnight onNew Year’s Eve, and the crowds gather in Times Square, Lock realizesthat not only is his own life in terrible danger but so are the livesof millions of others…