Mission Impossible meets X-Men—with a twist: You only have 60 seconds to save the day.  Currently being considered for a major Hollywood production. U.S. Marine Daniel Hayes returns from the Middle East in a wheelchair. The only survivor of his team, he’s haunted by more than his physical scars. His survivor’s guilt keeps him trapped on the porch of his childhood home, watching the rust belt crumble around him. In Africa, Dr. Christian Chase’s once-fearless hands are now useless. Blinded in a rebel ambush, she replays the life she couldn’t save as if torturing herself with endless flashbacks could change the past. In Ukraine, kickboxer Zoya Zynchenko wakes in a cold hospital bed. Her family gone, her legs paralyzed, a missile strike leaving her a forgotten victim of war. And bounty hunter Max “Jaxx” Jaquez hides his crippling pain behind false bravado. Drowning in guilt for letting a dangerous predator escape, he hates himself more than the criminal he failed to apprehend. Enter Norman Blackwell, a brilliant but reclusive biotech engineer. His cutting-edge treatment transforms these broken heroes into something extraordinary. Hayes gains superhuman strength. Chase’s gaze becomes deadly. Zoya moves with lightning reflexes. Jaxx’s intellect explodes into genius. But there’s a cost: These powers last for only 60 seconds at a time, then pain and incapacitation hits. Together, they become the Minute-Men, a team of wounded warriors turned reluctant heroes. Their first mission: Stop a ruthless corporate warlord from weaponizing life-saving nanotechnology, turning hope into tools of control and destruction. To succeed, they must master their fleeting powers, trust each other, and find strength in their shared scars. Because in a world where everything can change in a heartbeat, 60 seconds is all they’ve got to save the day—and each other. "Clever. Entertaining. Compelling. If ever a story deserves a big-screen treatment, this spectacularly rendered thrill ride is it. MINUTE-MEN: EXECUTE & RUN... RUN is right! RUN to read it now! " -- Michael Libling, World Fantasy Award-nominated author of Hollywood North and The Serial Killer's Son Takes a Wife "Lawrence C. Connolly's novel, Minute Men: Execute and Run, based on a concept by Christopher Connolly, reads with the speed of a video game, vibrates with the tension of a movie thriller, and delivers on the pleasures of a superhero fantasy." -- Albert Wendland, author of In a Suspect Universe , Haunted Stars , and The Man Who Loved Alien Landscapes . "Minute Men: Execute & Run kept me stuck in my chair for several hours. The pages turn easily on this mixture of special-ops thriller, corporate malfeasance investigation, and a next-gen medical technology experiment gone way out of bounds. [It] reminds me of the best-known Michael Crichton novels, and that's good territory to be working in." -- Timons Esaias, author of the Nebula-nominated short story "Sadness" ( Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2015 edition ) and the award-winning poetry collection Why Elephants No Longer Communicate in Greek . " Minutemen: Execute & Run drops readers into the middle of the action with hardly an explanation, taking them along for the ride, and forcing them to use their own wits to figure out the who, what, where, when, and why. The action scenes sizzle off the pages, careening from cliffhanger to cliffhanger. With only 60 seconds at a time for the book's heroes to use their newfound powers, the ever-present countdown pulls readers along this fast-paced tale filled with action, camaraderie, and sacrifice. Connolly expertly weaves in background stories for each of the characters, enhancing their depth while drawing the reader into their world. So strap in, gather your wits, and dive into this page-turner! You won't be disappointed." —K. Ceres Wright, author of Cog , co-author of Too Old to Dance but Young Enough to Rock 'n' Roll , president of Diverse Writers and Artists of Speculative Fiction. "The 60-second limit [...] makes for dramatic pressure, and the constantly alternating POVs increase the narrative drive. Add a shady billionaire to the military mix [...], and we have some uncommonly intense struggles! I enjoyed hanging with the characters who have much to overcome. May we see them on the silver screen sometime!"—Danel Olson, two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award, editor of the critically acclaimed anthology Exotic Gothic . Lawrence C. Connolly 's books include the collection This Way to Egress , whose titular SF story was adapted for the movie Nightmare Cinema ; and the Bram-Stoker-nominated Voices , which features Connolly's best stories from Amazing Stories, Cemetery Dance, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Twilight Zone, Year's Best Horror, and other top magazines and anthologies of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. He is currently collaborating with Academy-Award-winning producer Jonathan Sanger and brother Christopher Connolly