False Ransom

A struggling PI in debt to a ruthless moneylender. A vicious drug lord’s mistress seeking escape. A fake kidnapping that might cost them their lives…

When struggling private detective Frank Lassiter rescues stunning blonde Lauren Braeder from her pursuers he is plunged into the murky, violent world of her abusive lover Gary Stocker, a nightclub owner whose vast drug smuggling operation funds a celebrity lifestyle. Together, they plot to relieve Stocker of a cool two million by faking her abduction - but is Lauren all that she seems? And can they pull off their audacious plot before time runs out for them both?

False Ransom is the first standalone novel in a series of gritty, hard-boiled crime thrillers from R. J. Cross who draws on such diverse influences as modern genre masters Lee Child and Mark Billingham and classic practitioners John D. MacDonald, James M. Cain and Jim Thompson. Cross’s dark, fast-paced plots and vivid, intriguing characters deliver a scintillating reading experience which is sure to leave you wanting more.

Buy False Ransom today and discover a brutal but alluring world of deadly crime and murderous passion!