Discover a new hero… Clyde Barr the drifter with lethal skills is alone again wandering the highways of the American West in search of something to believe in As summer turns to autumn he heads for the mountains planning to clear his head & regain his edge with some hunting But when he runs across an elderly sick man—a Ute Indian from a nearby reservation— Clyde’s dream of solitude is quickly dashed On the reservation Clyde finds the old man’s daughter Lawana & grandson Taylor as well as a group of menacing bikers called Reapers running wild in the struggling half-abandoned village Gripped by the desire to do good in a hard world Clyde offers to stay on Lawana’s ranch to help out until her father is better As tensions rise between the locals & the Reapers Clyde’s efforts to protect the reservation become a fight for his Lawana’s & Taylor’s lives… A Promise to Kill is an edge-of-the-seat thriller pushing its no-hold-barred hero to new levels of improvisation & bare-knuckled blunt force Praise for Clyde Barr & Erik Storey &8203;‘ Clyde Barr — remember the name because he could just become as famous as Lee Child’s anti-hero Jack Reacher Utterly compelling from the first pagefor my money it will become a worldwide sensation’ DAILY MAIL ‘ Very very good Reacher is keeping an eye on this guy’ LEE CHILD ‘A singular new talent! Nothing short of brilliant It grabs you from page one & simply doesn&t let go This man is a born storyteller!’ JEFFERY DEAVER & Nothing Short of Dying features great action scenes fast pacing & well-drawn characters with sharp & blunt dialogue that always rings true’ Nelson De Mille & Erik Storey’s writing is exceptional This is a splendid debut harsh & gripping throughout& THE TIMES ‘…the best debut thriller of the year – & don’t be surprised if before long Erik Storey ranks among the giants of the genre’ THE WASHINGTON TIMES