About the Author

James Phelan is the bestselling and award-winning author of twenty-eight novels and one work of non-fiction. From his teens he wanted to be a novelist but first tried his hand at a real job, studying and working in architecture before turning to English literature, spending five years at a newspaper and obtaining an MA and PhD in literature. For Hachette Australia, James has written five titles in the Lachlan Fox thriller series, and the Alone trilogy of young adult post-apocalyptic novels. The ex-CIA character of Jed Walker was first introduced in THE SPY, which was followed by THE HUNTED, KILL SWITCH and DARK HEART. James has also written a fourteen-book adventure series for Scholastic, titled The Last Thirteen. He has been a full-time novelist since the age of twenty-five, and spends his time writing thrilling stories and travelling the world to talk about them. To find out more about James and his books, visit: www.jamesphelan.com Follow and interact with James: www.facebook.com/realjamesphelan www.twitter.com/realjamesphelan www.instagram.com/realjamesphelan www.whosay.com/jamesphelan

Reviews

Jed Walker is right there in Reacher's rear-view mirror. If you like espionage novels with plenty of grunt you can't go past it - SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Melbournian Phelan gives British thriller writer Lee Child a run for his money. - WEST AUSTRALIAN