Knife Edge
JT Sawyer
273 pages
Inkubator Books
published December 1, 2024
About the book
He thought he was done with killing. But this time it’s personal.
CIA black-ops veteran Kyle Payne is on leave after a brutal mission. But when he gets word that his mentor, John Heller, has been killed in a high-speed crash in Pineland, Arizona, Payne smells a setup.
This was no accident – Heller was taken out.
Unimpressed by local law enforcement, Payne launches his own investigation, crossing paths with beautiful DEA agent Lara Medina. Together, they uncover evidence of a ruthless cartel looking to turn Pineland into the center of their drug empire.
The criminals own the town’s major players and will eliminate anyone who gets in their way. Now Payne’s in their crosshairs – but they’ve got no idea who they’re up against.
Surviving attack after attack, Payne forms a fearless crew who will rain down justice on the bad guys. But to take them out for good, he’ll need to walk straight into the lion’s den.
Leaving his and Lara’s survival balancing… on a Knife Edge.
Knife Edge – book 1 in the superb new action thriller series featuring Kyle Pane. Perfect for fans of Lee Child, Jason Kasper and Paul Heatley.
My Review
I was gripped from the start. I liked Kyle. I liked his backstory and I especially liked there was something from it hanging on the edge that I didn’t know what it was. I was intrigued to know about Kyle and Heller’s past. There was what I didn’t know and that had my brain going trying to see if I could piece it together.
The plot moved quickly and was complex without seeming so. Who could Kyle trust and what was the ultimate reason for Heller’s death? There is a ton of action and in the end a trail of bodies.
This reminded me a little of books by Vince Flynn and Brad Thor. An Ex G Man doing what needs to be done to rid the world of the bad guys. I’m interested to see where this series goes.
About the author
JT Sawyer is the pen name for author Tony Nester who writes survival and vigilante-justice thrillers. Before becoming a fulltime writer, JT spent 30 years teaching survival courses in the American Southwest for the military special operations community, at the university level, and for a variety of federal agencies. He also served as a consultant for the film industry and provided training in mantracking and fieldcraft for actors Josh Brolin and Emile Hirsch. Nowadays, JT prefers having a roof over his head and placing his fictional characters in dire straits. He lives with his family and several rescue dogs in Colorado.
This is his first action thriller with Inkubator Books.
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