"If Jack Reacher were a woman, he'd be Charlie Fox." So said Lee Child in praise of the fierce, quietly emotional heroine at the heart of Zoe Sharp's thriller series. All-too familiar with the dark underbelly of her northern city, Charlie Fox is no stranger to trouble. No good at being the nice girl her parents wanted, she found her calling in the military, only to be dishonoured and discharged. But Charlie refuses to be a victim again, using hard-won skills to teach self-defence to domestic abuse survivors. Recruited onto the security team of a hot new nightclub by its charismatic owner, Charlie is the only woman on the team. She faces brutal bar fights and constant danger. But as she becomes entangled in the seedy world of the club, she catches the attention of a vicious killer targeting local women. With razor-sharp instincts and unwavering determination, will Charlie’s skills be enough to save not only herself, but those she cares about most? A tightly written, character-driven blend of psychological tension and street-level grit. Charlie Fox is a fierce, quietly emotional heroine at the heart of a gripping narrative that explores violence through a distinctly female lens. REVIEWS ***** PRAISE FOR ZOE SHARP AND CHARLIE FOX *"The bloody bar fights are bloody brilliant and Charlie's skills are formidable and for real."—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times *"As action-packed and streamlined as the Suzuki the main character, a self-defense expert, rides. Zoe Sharp has an apt last name."—David Morrell, author of FIRST BLOOD *"I highly recommend this series!"—Ian Rankin *"Zoe Sharp is one of the sharpest, coolest, and most intriguing writers I know. She delivers dramatic, action-packed novels with characters we really care about."—Harlan Coben ***** READER REVIEWS *"A central character who is alive and believable, wrapped up in a plot that I found totally absorbing. I'll look for more from this author." *"When I finished it, I needed a lie down – I felt like I'd been there with Charlie every step of the way!" *"Now I know why people were talking about Zoe Sharp and I will be among them next time... I am dead chuffed that I can now add another female British crime writer to my list of must reads. Fantastic start to a series." *"I have read a few of Lee Child's Jack Reacher books and enjoyed them all so I was interested to see what this was going to be like. Dare I say that I liked it more?" *"The action kept me on the edge of my seat. I was lucky that I started reading in the morning of a day off-and finished it at tea time! I'm not sure what I would have done if I'd had to put it down to go to work!" *"This was my first read from Zoe, and definitely not going to be my last!" *"Loved this book. Charlie is awesome and I can see myself in her!! Attn Zoe: I must have the next one!!!" *"Original, incisively written, with outstanding descriptions that remain relatively terse, the book builds in suspense as it builds the complexity of Charlie Fox's character... She writes her own laws and lives with the consequences of her actions, as well as the consequences of crimes against her. This is a great read and I immediately bought the next five books in the series." About the Author Zoe Sharp lives in the Derbyshire Peak District and has been writing for a living since the 1980s. She was a photojournalist who received death-threats in the course of her work. She is known for writing strong, complex female characters in thought-provoking action thrillers. Lee Child is the #1 best-selling author of the Jack Reacher novels. ★★★★★ PRAISE FOR ZOE SHARP AND CHARLIE FOX *"The bloody bar fights are bloody brilliant and Charlie's skills are formidable and for real." Marilyn Stasio, New York Times *"As action-packed and streamlined as the Suzuki the main character, a self-defense expert, rides. Zoe Sharp has an apt last name." David Morrell, author of FIRST BLOOD *"Male and female crime fiction readers alike will find Sharp's writing style addictively readable-one of the very best crime fiction sagas out there." Paul Goat Allen, Chicago Tribune *"I highly recommend this series!" Ian Rankin *"Sharp's heroine Charlie Fox has to be one of the best characters in the crime thriller genre." Graham Smith, crimesquad *"Zoe Sharp is one of the sharpest, coolest, and most intriguing writers I know. She delivers dramatic, action-packed novels with characters we really care about." Harlan Coben *"You have to kiss an awful lot of frogs before you meet your prince-and the same goes for crime debuts. But sometimes there's a gold nugget in all those hills of wannabe Ruth Rendells, and this is it... One of the best crime debuts for years." Janice Young, Yorkshire Post ★★★★★ READER REVIEWS *"(Charlie) is cut from the same cloth as V. I. Warshawski and Kinsey Millhone, yet her history is more vivid and involving." *"A central character who is alive and believable, wrapped up in a plot that I found totally absorbing. I'll look f