The Last Bodyguard. Ryan Lock, #12

In the latest action-packed thriller from the award-winning novelist who writes with 'the pace of Lee Child, and the heart of Harlan Coben, ' ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock plunges into the nightmare world of sex trafficking. When fourteen-year-old Kristin Miller goes missing from her quiet home in the San Fernando Valley, her desperate family turn to ex-military bodyguard, Ryan Lock. Along with his partner, Marine Corps veteran Ty Johnson, Lock sets out on a journey that takes him deep into a dark, disturbing and violent world, where young women are selected, groomed and then exploited by ruthless predators.
With law enforcement's hands tied, Lock dispenses his own brand of street justice as he tracks down Kristin, taking revenge on anyone who stands in his way. Can he get to her before it's too late?Winner of the 2018 International Thriller Writers Award in New York for Second ChanceNominated for the 2020 International Thriller Writers award for The Deep Abiding"This series is ace. There are deservedly strong Lee Child comparisons as the author is a Brit (Scottish), his novels US-based, his character appealing, and his publisher the same.
"Sarah Broadhurst, The Bookseller"Black drives his hero into the tightest spots with a force and energy that jump off the page. This is a writer, and a hero, to watch."Geoffrey Wansell, The Daily Mail"Sean Black writes with the pace of Lee Child, and the heart of Harlan Coben. "Joseph Finder, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Oligarch's Daughter