More about my second novel – First Dig Two Graves

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So, not all second books are sequels, but in this case, it is.

Not to the first book that was written last year, but for one that I wrote some years ago.

The Devel You Don’t.

This one is called First Dig Two Graves.

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At the end of the first book in the series, Alistair, Zoe, the assassin’s handler, was killed.

As far as he was concerned, Zoe had reneged on the contract to kill a target, and for that, she had to be punished, just to let the rest of the team know they could not decide arbitrarily who or whom they would not kill.

For her sins, Zoe had been captured and was about to be executed when John, the man who wanted to become her boyfriend, turned up on a reckless and unplanned rescue mission.

But as ad-hoc operations go, it was one that was very successful.  Zoe, though badly injured, aided John in a do-or-die escape.

Alistair learned to his chagrin that a badly injured Zoe and an untrained, well-meaning friend trumped overconfidence.

Of course, Alistair’s death does not go unnoticed, and his mother, a renowned and very capable ex-KGB agent with connections, wants to avenge his death.  Her influence reaches as far as the upper echelons of the State’s intelligence services, and requests from her would never be ignored.

Such a request for assistance is made; resources are allocated, and so starts the next book in the series.

It’s all about revenge.

Of course, nothing to do with Zoe or John, or their relationship, runs smoothly, and once again in pursuit of the impossible, he makes it his mission in life to win over the assassin-on-sabbatical.

But first, he must find her and sort through the lies and treachery of his best friend, who is also looking for Zoe, but for entirely different reasons.