For the first time in print, from internationally-acclaimed thriller writer Grant McKenzie comes a novel that hits perilously close to home, and will keep you guessing until the last page.

What if everything you believed about the worst event in your life was a lie?

Ian Quinn’s day begins with an anonymous death threat, but that’s not entirely unusual in his line of work as a court-ordered child protection officer. The frustrated parents of his clients often need someone to lash out at — and Ian makes sure that he is the easiest target.

But the threat is nothing compared to the envelope stuffed into his hand by a foul-smelling vagrant who mutters the cryptic message, “He says he’s sorry” before scurrying away.

The envelope with his name scrawled across the front contains a lone visitor’s pass to the Oregon State Penitentiary, and the accompanying message fills Ian’s heart with both terror and revulsion.

The author of the note destroyed Ian’s life. In the blink of an eye, this drunk-driving scum took the most precious thing in Ian’s life.

Worst of all, Ian had watched it happen.

And now the man wants to see him.

The message is short. Only seven words.

I was paid to kill your daughter.

Born in Scotland, living in Canada and writing fast-paced fiction, Grant likes to wear a kilt and toque with his six-guns. Often compared to Harlan Coben and Linwood Barclay, Grant has three internationally published thrillers to his name - Switch, No Cry for Help, and K.A.R.M.A. - that have earned him an avalanche of positive reviews and loyal readership around the globe. He also has a secret identity as mystery writer M.C. Grant (Oops, there goes that secret) who pens the Dixie Flynn mysteries set in San Francisco. As a journalist, Grant has won numerous awards across Canada and the U.S., including one in 2012 from the Association of Alternative Newsmedia — the same organization that Dixie’s fictitious San Francisco NOW belongs to. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Monday Magazine in Victoria, B.C.

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Praise for the novels of Grant McKenzie:

SPEAK THE DEAD

"Speak The Dead is a powerful new addition to the thriller market. Grant McKenzie’s writing is sharp, insightful and drips with suspense, and Sally is the believable protagonist one finds in a Harlan Coben novel. Hang on. This one rockets from the start and the pages just keep turning to the thrilling end.”
—Robert Dugoni, #1New York Times bestselling author ofMy Sister’s Grave

"Part murder mystery, part supernatural thriller, SPEAK THE DEAD starts fast right out of the gate and keeps gaining momentum, the kind of book that grows in interest and what's truly at stake as the story unfolds.”
—Andrew Gross,New York Times bestselling author ofDon't Look Twice andOne Mile Under

SWITCH
"A terrific little-guy-in-big-trouble thriller moving at warp speed - with the emphasis on warp."
—Lee Child, #1New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series

"Grant McKenzie really knows how to make a story move."
—Linwood Barclay, bestselling author ofNo Time For Goodbye

"Think Harlan Coben on speed with a heart breaking compassion that will literally have you biting your nails."
—Ken Bruen, bestselling author of the Jack Taylor series

'Switch crackles with suspense and is as tense as a switchblade opening in a dark alley.'
—Rick Mofina, international bestselling author ofSix Seconds

"Switch is not merely good, it's damned good."
—David Hagberg, best-selling author ofJoshua's Hammer

K.A.R.M.A.
"Grant McKenzie is a terrific novelist."—Tess Gerritsen

“K.A.R.M.A. is one fine piece of work”
—Andrew Vachss,New York Times bestselling author

"I was gripped from page one."—Stephen Leather