The first thrilling Ben Koenig book from The Sunday Times bestselling author of Dead Ground and The Botanist, featuring a brand-new American hero.

There are five million reasons why Ben Koenig had to disappear. It takes only one to bring him back.

Six years ago it was Koenig who headed up the US Marshal's elite Special Ops group. They were the elite unit who hunted the really bad guys. They did this so no one else had to.

Until the day when Koenig disappeared. He was untraceable. It was as if he had never been.

But now someone from his past is trying to find him and they don't care how they do it because in the burning heat of the Chihuahuan Desert lies a town called Gauntlet, and there are people in there who have a secret they'll do anything to protect. They've killed before and they will kill again.

Only this time they've made a mistake. They've dismissed Koenig as just another drifter - but they're wrong. Because Koenig has a unique disorder that makes it impossible for him to feel fear. And now they're about to find out what a truly fearless man is capable of. Because Koenig's coming for them. And hell's coming with him . . .


'If you haven't read any Craven yet, fix that immediately' S. A. Cosby
'A knockout thriller' Steve Cavanagh
'Tough, explosive, badass and brilliant' Chris Whitaker