EYE OF VENGEANCE Jonathon King's novels have been hailed as "extraordinary" (Publishers Weekly), "stunning" (Pittsburgh Tribune Review), and "just about as perfect as a crime novel can be" (The Independent, UK). Now, the award-winning author of The Blue Edge of Midnight returns with his most compelling thriller to date—a taut, electrifying story of a journalist caught in the crosshairs of a killer, torn between his desire for justice and his need for revenge. A veteran crime reporter, Nick Mullins was no stranger to scenes of violence and loss. He was well practiced at keeping tragedy at arm's length with a professional detachment—until he was forced to face his own tragedy when a drunk driver to the lives of Nick's wife and one of their two daughters, forever shattering his world. Now, with a nine-year-old to raise on his own, Nick struggles to balance single fatherhood with a career that daily puts him in to the dark corners of death and justice. When a convicted murderer is dramatically and publicly gunned down with a single bullet to the head in front of a county jailhouse, Nick is immediately dispatched by his newspaper to cover the story, pressing his old police contacts with his usual mix of subtle charm and brazen questioning. But when he realizes that the victim was the subject in one of his old stories. Nick is drawn in to the investigation himself. Before long he's one step ahead of the cops in the hunt for a cold-blooded killer . . . a sniper who has a talent for targeting criminals, an who makes it clear he has his eye on Nick. With his career, family, and life on the line, Nick plays a delicate and potentially deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the police, the Secret Service, and his editors—all of whom are watching Nick's every move as he fights to find the shooter before he strikes again. A stirring page-turner bristling with an intense, gritty realism and filled with vivid and unforgettable characters, Eye of Vengeance is Jonathon King at his very best. Read an excerpt. BUY THE BOOK Amazon Barnes & Noble Books-A-Million Book Sense   PRAISE “For a few years now the word has been that Jonathon King is the future of crime writing. Eye of Vengeance proves that the future is now. It's a tough, taut, and timely thriller from a writer who has assuredly come into his own.”    —Michael Connelly “This is terrific, edge-of-your-seat storytelling that will leave you gnawing your knuckles. Whether in the newsroom or the copshop, Eye of Vengeance rings with a gritty authenticity because Jonathon King has walked the walk. But King also chronicles, with compassion and grace, the toll of violent crime on all society as he charts one man's path to redemption.”    —Denise Hamilton, author of Savage Garden “Jonathon King writes with the eye of a reporter, the instincts of a cop, and the heart of a champion. I enjoyed every page of Eye of Vengeance. Poignant and thrilling at the same time.”    —T. Jefferson Parker, author of The Fallen "Veteran journalist King, the Edgar-winning author of the Max Freeman novels (The Blue Edge of Midnight, etc.), sets this edgy, brooding stand-alone in a milieu he knows well, the world of the professional crime reporter. . . . King's crisp writing and insights into grief and loss give this novel a depth and poignancy unusual for a thriller."    —Publishers Weekly "After three installments in his Max Freeman private-eye series, King here turns out a standalone that may not stand alone for long. . . . Strong characters, complex tensions and fascinating details about crime-reporting should have readers lining up."    —Kirkus Reviews