From the publisher of Lee Child and Tess Gerritsen comes the bestselling debut novel from rising star of crime fiction, Sean Black."An excellent first novel." - The Daily Telegraph"This is a writer, and a hero, to watch." - The Daily Mail"Black writes with the pace of Lee Child, and the heart of Harlan Coben." - New York Times Bestseller, Joseph Finder""Hold on tight, this one burns like a lit fuse." - International Bestseller, Gregg Hurwitz"As cool and sharp as a knife." New York Times Bestseller, Meg Gardiner------------------------------------------------------------It may be Christmas Eve in New York, but for ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock it's business as usual. His task: to protect the CEO of the world's leading bio-technology company from a group of radical, and highly determined, political activists.But when a failed assassination attempt leaves the streets of midtown littered with bodies, and hours later the son of the company's chief research scientist is abducted from his Upper West Side prep school, Lock's hunt for the boy turns into an explosive game of cat and mouse.