"Action, gunplay, and well-crafted storytelling . . . for those whose hearts pump hot for shoot-'em-up adventures like Taken and John Wick."-Robert Liparulo, bestselling author of the Dreamhouse Kings series

Life has never been easy for former Army Ranger John Brenner. The wounded Iraqi war vet and ex-cop must rely on his wits, his fists, and a wry sense of gallows humor to make it through each challenging day. For at his core, this transplanted West Virginian is a throwback to an antebellum time: he is a southern man of honor.
But his latest mission may be his last.
The task seems straightforward-find industrialist Jacob Cahill's missing teenage daughter and bring her safely home. But for John, nothing ever goes quite as planned. What begins as a simple disappearance morphs into something far more insidious as he finds himself plunged into a horrifying world of organ harvesting, torture, mutilation, and madness. Every dark trick John learned in his former trade of dealing death to the deserving will be brought to bear as he tries to keep his promise of bringing the girl back alive. In doing so, not only will his skills be tested to the breaking point, but his very sanity as he battles a grasping evil that stretches across the globe . . .
"The star of this page-turner-former Army Ranger John Brenner-well, let's just say in terms of skill, wit, and ability to kick some serious butt, Jack Reacher better watch out!"-Robert Liparulo, bestselling author of the Dreamhouse Kings series

Cameron Bane is the pen-name for an author who has written several other thrillers but has chosen to now write under this nom de plume. We asked him, why the change? A few years ago I wrote a couple inspirational novels that sold well, but don t really reflect my style now. The split came when I wanted to explore darker, more mature themes than that market would allow, and rather than force the issue, I simply left it. With my newer works, including PITFALL, I was looking for a name that was memorable and a little dangerous-sounding; thus, Cameron Bane. A little bit about Cameron Bane: Presently I live in Cincinnati with my wife of thirty-plus years, the love of my life. We have two grown sons (our oldest one married) and two rambunctious grandsons. I ve been writing professionally for over a decade, with six novels commercially published. I m also a member of the Authors Guild, and for three years I was on faculty at a nationally ranked writers conference held near Santa Fe. There I taught tracks on plotting, theme, dialogue, and character development. With a background in broadcasting and journalism, I m very comfortable in dealing with all aspects of the media. I also have an active on-line presence, and I m a member of such diverse sites as AbsoluteWrite, deCompose, and James Lileks blog, who s a popular columnist for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Finally, I m close friends with my mentor, writer James Scott Bell, author of the popular Plot and Structure, published by Writers Digest Books.