Second Shot: A Charlie Fox Thriller (Charlie Fox Thrillers)

"Take it from me, getting yourself shot hurts like hell." When the latest assignment for ex--Special Forces soldier turned bodyguard Charlie Fox, ends in a bloody shootout in a frozen forest of New Hampshire, she's left fighting for her life, with her client dead. Simone Kerse had just become a lottery millionaire but never lived long enough to enjoy her riches. Charlie was supposed to keep Simone's troublesome ex-boyfriend at bay and accompany her on a trip to track down the father Simone had never really known---a relatively low-risk job. But Simone's father has secrets in his past that are about to come back and haunt him, and the arrival of his long-lost daughter may be the catalyst that blows his whole world apart. But the closer Charlie gets to the truth, the bigger threat she becomes. Only this time she's in no fit state to protect anyone, least of all herself....

first Drop Raised Zoë Sharp To Electrifying New Heights. Now, The Award-winning Suspense Writer Is Back With A High-voltage Thriller That Will Blow You Away…

“breathlessly Compelling And Utterly Real.”—jeffery Deaver

when The Latest Assignment For Bodyguard Charlie Fox Ends In A Bloody Shootout In A Frozen New Hampshire Forest, She’s Left Fighting For Her Life…

“james Bond, Watch Your Back.”—booklist (starred Review)

charlie’s Client Simone Kerse Has Just Become A Lottery Millionaire—but He May Not Live Long Enough To Enjoy Her Riches. Charlie Was Supposed To Keep Simone’s Troublesome Ex-boyfriend At Bay, And Help Her Track Down The Father Simone Had Never Really Known—a Relatively Low-risk Job.

“addictive Reading.”—chicago Tribune

but Simone’s Father Has Secrets In His Past That Are About To Come Back And Haunt Him…and The Arrival Of His Long-lost Daughter May Be The Catalyst That Blows His Whole World Apart. Now, The Closer Charlie Gets To The Truth, The Bigger Threat She Becomes. Only This Time She’s In No Fit State To Protect Anyone—least Of All Herself….

kirkus Reviews

tough Cookie Charlie Fox Is Back, Acting As Bodyguard To A Woman Whose Sudden Wealth Has Put Her At Risk On Both Sides Of The Atlantic. Most People Would Be Glad To Win £13 Million. But Her Windfall Just Makes Simone Kerse More Vulnerable To Matt, The Lover (and Father To Her Daughter Ella, Four) She Dumped After Five Years. Simone Doesn't Think She Needs Protection-after All, Is Matt, Who's Repeatedly Left Her Notes And Bouquets And Begged To See His Daughter, A Stalker? Rupert Harrington, Her Banker, Disagrees, And Soon Charlie Is Signed On As Bodyguard. After Her Blood-soaked Debut (first Drop, 2005), This Assignment Should Be A Walk In The Park For A Girl Trained To Kill By Her Majesty's Armed Forces. But Charlie Soon Realizes That Matt Is The Least Of Simone's Problems. Her Determination To Track Down Her Long-vanished Father, Last Spotted In Boston, Leaves Her Wide Open To Kidnappers, Imposters And Killers. Six Will Die Before The Epilogue. Yet The Tale Has Less Action, Less Suspense, Less Amour And Less Mystery (despite One Especially Neat Twist) Than Charlie's First-and There's More Posturing, More Shouted Or Whispered Threats About Who's Going To Do What To Whom At The First Opportunity And More Iterations Of That Old Chestnut, If I Wanted You Dead . . . You'd Be Dead Already.sturdy Distaff Pulp, Though Charlie Won't Abate Your Dreams Of James Bond, Or Even Modesty Blaise. Agent: Jane Gregory/gregory & Co.

"When the latest assignment for ex-Special Forces soldier turned bodyguard Charlie Fox, ends in a bloody shootout in a frozen forest of New Hampshire, she s left fighting for her life, with her client dead." "Simone Kerse had just become a lottery millionaire but never lived long enough to enjoy her riches. Charlie was supposed to keep Simone's troublesome ex-boyfriend at bay and accompany her on a trip to track down the father Simone had never really known - a relatively low-risk job." "But Simone's father has secrets in his past that are about to come back and haunt him, and the arrival of his long-lost daughter may be the catalyst that blows his whole world apart. But the closer Charlie gets to the truth, the bigger threat she becomes. Only this time she's in no fit state to protect anyone, least of all herself."--Jacket Charlie Fox has a new client: a multi-millionaire mother who is looking for protection from a nuisance ex. When Simone decides to escape his unwanted attentions and the scrutiny of the press by going to America, it should make Charlie's job easier. But Charlie has some very bad memories from her last time in the US and from the moment they arrive, Simone seems to undermine all of Charlie's measures for her security. As the action culminates in a shoot-out in the snow, Charlie struggles to get to the bottom of what is jeopardising her assignment This novel opens with a harrowing scene of the hard-hitting British bodyguard slowly bleeding to death in the frigid New Hampshire woods. Flashback to London: under the watchful eye of her boss and sometimes lover, Sean Meyer, Charlie reluctantly takes a job protecting recent lottery winner Simone Kerse and her young daughter, Ella, from Simone's ex-boyfriend. Determined to find her long-estranged father, Simone travels to Boston with Charlie and Ella in tow.