The Night Charter

Camaro, a winning blend of compassion and ruthlessness clearly conceived as a female Jack Reacher, deserves a long life as a similarly nomadic series heroine * The Sunday Times * One for fans of Lee Child, John D Macdonald and Miami Vice. * Shortlist * From the galloping urgency of its opening pages to its dramatic conclusion, THE NIGHT CHARTER is one hell of a ride. Hawken's prose is as taut as barbed wire and his storytelling sure and surprising. A hyper-charged knockout thriller. -- Stav Sherez, author of <i>A Dark Redemption</i> Sam Hawken has created a deep and dangerous female lead in THE NIGHT CHARTER. If you're ever in trouble and need a kickass heroine to get you out of it, look no further than army veteran Camaro Espinoza. -- Mari Hannah, author of the Kate Daniels series Camaro Espinoza, the intense and capable heroine of a series of novellas from Hawken, makes her full-length debut in this hard-boiled thriller. . . . Camaro has an ironclad sense of justice. . . . Hawken delivers a potent climax that winds its way through an unremitting firefight to a satisfying conclusion * Publishers Weekly * A fast-moving story with lots of action, some interesting twists, and the deadliest female protagonist since Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander * Booklist * The Night Charter is a brilliantly executed thriller. Pacy, punchy, gripping and twisty. If you're an Elmore Leonard fan, then Hawken is your man -- Steve Cavanaugh, author of <i>The Defense</i> A spicy and thrilling tale with a most refreshing heroine. Camaro Espinoza is fantastic. -- Jax Miller, author of <i>Freedom's Child</i>

Sam Hawken is a Crime Writers Association Dagger-nominated bestselling author. He lives outside Baltimore, Maryland with his wife and son. He is active in autism-related causes.