Synopses & Reviews
New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey’s must-read follow-up to Sleeping with Strangers.
Gideon, the hit man introduced in Sleeping with Strangers, returns in this “high-octane”(Publishers Weekly) thriller to discover that a hit has been taken out on him. Is it the man he left alive in Tampa, the cold beauty who taught him how to kill, the scorned woman he still desires, or an unknown enemy? As the hunter becomes the hunted, Gideon will need his friends—and his enemies—to get out of this crisis alive.
Review
Will have readers burning through page after page.
Publishers Weekly
A wild
taut, fast, and bold (Publishers Weekly) new direction for the king of African American fiction (Entertainment Weekly).
A steamy noir-fest of sex, intrigue and danger.
Boston Herald
Filled with romance, violence, and mystery.
Chicago Sun-Times
[A] breakneck read.
Library Journal
Riveting...an action-packed classic noir thriller.
Ebony
A fast-paced cliff-hanger.
Essence And its also sure to create new fans.
Booklist (starred review)
Synopsis
Contract killer Gideon becomes the hunted in this "high-octane"* thriller from New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey. A heated encounter in a London hotel room leaves international hit man Gideon waking up to a world where no one can be trusted. Because this time, someone's taken out a hit on him--and finding out who did it has him rethinking a dangerous past.
Is it the man he left alive in Tampa, the cold beauty who taught him how to kill, the scorned woman he still desires, or an unknown enemy? One thing is for sure, Gideon will need his friends--and his enemies--to get out of this game alive.
About the Author
ERIC JEROME DICKEY is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty novels, as well as a six-issue miniseries of graphic novels featuring Storm (X-Men) and the Black Panther. Originally from Memphis, Dickey now lives on the road and rests in whatever hotel will have him.