A Promise to Kill
A Clyde Barr Thriller
by Erik Storey
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Pub Date Sep 01 2017 | Archive Date Jun 05 2017
Simon & Schuster (Australia) | Simon & Schuster UK
Description
Clyde Barr, the drifter with lethal skills, is alone again, wandering the highways of the American West in search of something to believe in. As summer turns to autumn, he heads for the mountains, planning to clear his head and regain his edge with some hunting. But when he runs across an elderly sick man—a Ute Indian from a nearby reservation—Clyde’s dream of solitude is quickly dashed.
On the reservation, Clyde finds the old man’s daughter, Lawana, and grandson, Taylor, as well as a group of menacing bikers called Reapers running wild in the struggling, half-abandoned village. Gripped by the desire to do good in a hard world, Clyde offers to stay on Lawana’s ranch to help out until her father is better. As tensions rise between the locals and the Reapers, Clyde’s efforts to protect the reservation become a fight for his, Lawana’s and Taylor’s lives…
A Promise to Kill is an edge-of-the-seat thriller, pushing its no-hold-barred hero to new levels of improvisation and bare-knuckled blunt force.
Praise for Clyde Barr and Erik Storey:
?‘Clyde Barr — remember the name, because he could just become as famous as Lee Child’s anti-hero Jack Reacher. Utterly compelling from the first page...for my money, it will become a worldwide sensation’ DAILY MAIL
‘Very, very good. Reacher is keeping an eye on this guy’ LEE CHILD
‘A singular new talent! Nothing short of brilliant. It grabs you from page one and simply doesn't let go. This man is a born storyteller!’ JEFFERY DEAVER
'Nothing Short of Dying features great action scenes, fast pacing, and well-drawn characters, with sharp and blunt dialogue that always rings true’ Nelson DeMille
'Erik Storey’s writing is exceptional. This is a splendid debut, harsh and gripping throughout' THE TIMES
‘…the best debut thriller of the year – and don’t be surprised if before long Erik Storey ranks among the giants of the genre’
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781471146909 |
| PRICE | A$29.99 (AUD) |
Featured Reviews
Todd s, Educator
Excellent Story, I loved it. I really enjoyed Erik Storey’s first book in this series ‘Nothing Short of Dying’, and this one is just as good. There’s a lot to like about the main character ‘Clyde Barr’. He’s smart, strong and incredibly versatile. The action and suspense are none stop throughout the book, and I certainly found it interesting and entertaining. I’m really hoping that the Author continues with this series, and that we see book 3 in the future.
There is no way Clyde Barr was going to let the old Indian man have a heart attack and die in front of him. Helping Bud was just in his nature, so taking a trip to the hospital was the least Clyde could do. It didn’t take long to see that Bud’s family of three could use some help around the horse ranch, while Bud was recovering. Especially since Clyde didn’t have anything else on his agenda. Besides, he had picked up enough skills around the world to be quite useful in many situations. Luckily for Clyde, fighting was one of those skills that he had plenty of practice with, as a large group of Bikers had descended on the town, and they were causing a lot of trouble. Of course, when the violence escalates into kidnapping, Clyde jumps into help, and he’s certainly not one from backing away from a fight. I highly recommend this story and the first one in the series. They are both fabulous books.
