Carter Blake
4 primary works • 6 total works
Book 1
Book 2
* A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK SPRING 2016 *
When the mutilated body of a young woman is discovered, LAPD Detective Jessica Allen knows she's seen this MO before.
A sadistic serial killer has been operating undetected for a decade, preying on lone female drivers who have broken down. The press dub the killer 'the Samaritan', but with no leads, the police investigation quickly grinds to a halt.
That's when Carter Blake shows up to volunteer his services. He's a skilled manhunter who shares some uncomfortable similarities to the man Allen and her team are tracking. As the slaughter intensifies, Blake must find a way to stop it . . . even if it means bringing his own past crashing down on top of him.
From the author of THE KILLING SEASON comes the thrilling new Carter Blake novel.
Book 3
Book 4
Don't look for me.
It was a simple instruction. And for six years Carter Blake has kept his word. He hasn't looked for the woman he once loved and lost. But now her life is in danger and Blake is forced to break that promise.
Trenton Gage is a hitman with a talent for finding people - dead or alive. His latest job is to track down a woman who's on the run, harbouring a secret many would kill for.
It turns out Blake and Gage are after the same person - but who will get to her first?
The nail-biting new thriller from the bestselling author of Richard and Judy Book Club pick, The Samaritan.
Read by Eric Meyers
(p) 2017 Orion Publishing Group
'I absolutely LOVED it, move over Reacher, I have a new favourite hero.' Jenny Blackhurst
'A driving thriller about loyalty and lies in small town America.' Eva Dolan
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'What do you know about the Devil Mountain Killer?'
THEN
Adeline Connor was the Devil Mountain Killer's final victim. After she was gunned down, the murderer disappeared and the killing spree ended.
NOW
Carter Blake has been hired to do what he does best: to find someone. But this time he's hunting a dead girl - Adeline Connor's brother is convinced she's still alive.
But this town doesn't want an outsider digging up old business. And as Blake gets deeper into the case, it starts to become clear that the murders didn't ju st stop fifteen years ago.
The killer is on the hunt again.
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Praise for race against time thriller writer Mason Cross:
'Mason Cross is a thriller writer for the future who produces the kind of fast-paced, high octane thrillers that I love to read.' Simon Kernick
'Terrific stuff!' Ian Rankin
'So pacy I'm exhausted! Definitely one to read if you like your thrillers thrilling' Emma Kavanagh
But news that one of Blake's old allies, a man who agreed the same deal, is dead means only one thing - something has changed and Winterlong is coming for him.
Emma Faraday, newly appointed head of the secret unit, is determined to tie up loose ends. And Blake is a very loose end. He's been evading them for years, but finally they've picked up his trace. Blake may be the best there is at tracking down people who don't want to be found, but Winterlong taught him everything he knows. If there's anyone who can find him - and kill him - it's them.
It's time for Carter Blake to up his game.
High-stakes action, blistering tension and a deadly game of cat and mouse, The Time to Kill is the must-read new thriller from Mason Cross.
(p) 2016 Orion Publishing Group