“A rollercoaster ride of a story.”
Stephen Black, author of The Famine Witch and the Kirkwood Scott Chronicles
Not all assassins are elite.
Frank Perlmutter isn’t the assassin you hire for perfection—he’s the one you call when you’ve run out of better options.
When he crosses paths with a stunning, mysterious woman—who may or may not be a North Korean spy—Frank goes off-mission. Untethered from his agency, his handler, and his better instincts, he becomes a volatile threat just as Minneapolis prepares for the high-profile International Mayors Conference.
As Detective Cade Dawkins and his Five Below Task Force close in on Frank, a second predator strikes: an obsessive stalker abducts Grace—Cade’s partner—and livestreams her captivity on the dark web. With media and political pressure mounting, Cade races to save Grace and stop Frank before the body count rises faster than the Mississippi during spring thaw.
Set in the Twin Cities where author Allan Evans grew up, this thriller is the follow-up to Killer Blonde and Killer Smile.
“When a hitman kills at an international mayors convention, sparking a chain of killings, Cade and the team are brought into investigate. Great pace, engaging characters, this is becoming a really strong series, and I’m hoping for more soon please!”
About the author
Allan Evans writes the twisty thrillers your friends warn you not to start before bed. He’s the author of two other Cade Dawkins thrillers, Killer Blonde and Killer Smile, along with several young adult and middle-grade novels—including Abnormally Abbey, Class Clown, and Spook Squad, which have earned him a wonderfully surprising number of young readers who think he’s cooler than he probably is.
Allan’s diverse professional background—encompassing undercover investigator, bodyguard, advertising creative, and more—provides the raw material behind the realism and edge of his crime fiction. When he’s not plotting fictional crimes, Allan is a longtime soccer coach, where he teaches kids about teamwork, resilience—and, thankfully, nothing involving serial killers.
He lives in Minnesota, where winter is cold, crime is complicated, and stories are never in short supply.
How to get this Stillwater Story House edition
Order your copy here or ask for it at your local bookseller or get the Kindle version from Amazon. Purchase the special signed bundle of all three Cade Dawkins books in the Killer series.