Nick McCarty

Nick McCarty decides after ten years of black ops assassinations it's time for a change. Against the wishes of his shadow government bosses he has inexplicably managed to become a best-selling author. The novels have made him world famous and provided a cover for his overseas sanctions. But Nick feels something's missing. An employer orders the death of a woman in the witness protection program. Nick sees something in the woman's picture reminding him of someone he knew long ago.

Nick's partner Gus Nason thinks Nick may be going slowly crazy trying to retire as a reclusive best-selling author. Gus assumes even with Nick's wife Rachel pregnant, and walking Jean and Deke the dog to school, Nick will become a danger if not pursuing what he does best: killing people. Gus quickly regrets his influence over his partner, when the first time out of the retirement chute, Nick's contract on Sheik Abdul Nazari begins a chain of events he never envisioned.

Nick McCarty's new boss opens the keys to the kingdom for the coldest-blooded killer he's ever met. When fighting psychopathic murderers and terrorist cells hell bent on America's destruction, there is one old football cliché that fits: Winning isn't everything...it's the only thing. Nick's book tour turns into a bloody rampage, leaving little doubt he embraces his boss's new management style. Returning to his Pacific Grove refuge with family and friends, Nick decides to bring his deadly business more into the open...and business is good.