From the publishers who brought you Lee Child - a high concept conspiracy thriller that delivers every step of the way. Jack Reacher meets 24!
NEW YORKIt may be Christmas in New York, but for ex-soldier turned Γ©lite bodyguard Ryan Lock it's business as usual: his mission is to protect one of America's most ruthless businessmen.A BLOODY SHOOT-OUTSuddenly gunshots ring out.
From the publishers who brought you Lee Child- a high concept conspiracy thriller that delivers every step of the way. Jack Reacher meets 24!NEW YORKIt may be Christmas in New York, but for ex-soldier turned elite bodyguard Ryan Lock it's business as usual- his mission is to protect one of America's most ruthless businessmen.A BLOODY SHOOT-OUTSuddenly gunshots ring out. People run for cover. Innocent people are mown down. Amid the chaos, Lock's hunt for the killers turns into an explosive game of cat and mouse.A DEADLY SECRETLock's search for the truth takes him from the rooftops of a New York skyscraper to a heavily fortified warehouse on the Hudson where he confronts one of the world's most dangerous women. As the clock ticks towards midnight on New Year's Eve, all routes into and out of Manhattan are sealed, and Lock realises that not only is his own life in terrible danger but so are the lives of millions of others...
“Black drives his hero into the tightest of spots with a force and energy that jump off the page... This is a writer, and a hero, to watch”
Daily Mail
A thrilling debut that locks you in and loads up the tension! -- SIMON KERNICK
Sean Black writes with the pace of Lee Child and the heart of Harlan Coben -- JOSEPH FINDER
Funny, tough, and furiously paced, Lockdown explodes off the page -- JESSE KELLERMAN
Hold on tight - this one burns like a lit fuse -- GREGG HURWITZ
An action movie on the printed page... a protagonist tough enough to take on the Jacks of this world (thats Bauer and Reacher)... an adrenaline-rush read that you're not going to forget any time soon -- RUSSEL MCLEAN
Murder, kidnapping, explosions... mix in Sean Black's no-nonsense all-action hero, Ryan Lock, and you have all the right ingredients for a top-notch thriller -- ZOE SHARP
Tipped to be the biggest selling thriller debut of 2010 Woman's Way
Sean Black grew up in Scotland, studied film in New York and has written the screenplays for many of Britain's best-known TV dramas. While writing Lockdown, he undertook a gruelling 24-day close protection course encompassing two weeks in an army camp in the UK, followed by firearms training in the Czech Republic. Lockdown, the first in a major series featuring Ryan Lock, is his first novel.
A DEADLY MISSION It may be Christmas Eve in New York, but for ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock it's business as usual. His task: to protect one of America's most ruthless businessmen. A BLOODY SHOOT-OUT Suddenly gunshots ring out. People run for cover. Innocent people are mown down. Amid the chaos, Lock's hunt for the killers turns into an explosive game of cat and mouse. ONLY ONE MAN CAN SAVE NEW YORK Lock's search for the truth takes him to a heavily fortified warehouse on the Hudson where he confronts one of the world's most dangerous women. As the clock ticks towards midnight on New Year's Eve, Lock realizes that not only is his own life in terrible danger but so are the lives of millions of others...
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