The first thing you should know about me is that my name is not Carter Blake. That name no more belongs to me than the hotel room I was occupying when the call came in.

When Caleb Wardell, the infamous 'Chicago Sniper', escapes from death row two weeks before his execution, the FBI calls on the services of Carter Blake, a man with certain specialised talents whose skills lie in finding those who don't want to be found. A man to whom Wardell is no stranger.

Along with Elaine Banner, an ambitious special agent juggling life as a single mother with her increasingly high-flying career, Blake must track Wardell down as he cuts a swathe across America, apparently killing at random.

But Blake and Banner soon find themselves sidelined from the case. And as they try desperately to second guess a man who kills purely for the thrill of it, they uncover a hornets' nest of lies and corruption. Now Blake must break the rules and go head to head with the FBI if he is to stop Wardell and expose a deadly conspiracy that will rock the country.

Travelling to Icila in France as a wishlist tag :)

Thank you Keeta1 ! The book arrived this morning in a fog that lasted all day, a first here but perfect to read without shame.
I hope that you had a Merry Christmas and wish you all the best for the New Year, you and your husband who has so good taste in books. ;)

(Carter Blake #1)
I'm fond of Blake and Banner. I w'll look for others in the series.

En route in the "Coming to a Sticky End" bookring" enveloppe.

Taken from the "Coming to a Sticky End" bookring. As my TBR pile is massive it may take me a while to get to it.