When the latest assignment for ex-Special Forces soldier turned bodyguard, Charlie Fox, ends in a bloody shootout in a frozen forest in New Hampshire, she's left fighting for her life.
Simone Kerse, Charlie's client, has just become a lottery millionairess but may not live long enough to enjoy her riches. Charlie was just supposed to keep Simone's troublesome ex-boyfriend at bay and accompany her on a trip to track down the father Simone had never really known - a relatively low-risk job.
But Simone's father has secrets in his past that are about to come back and haunt him, and the arrival of his long-lost daughter may be the catalyst that blows his whole world apart. And the closer Charlie gets to the truth, the bigger threat she becomes - only this time she's in no fit state to protect anyone, least of all herself ...
"James Bond watch your back ... crackles with suspense ... crisp prose, plenty of plot twists, and a heroine who adds new meaning to the term femme fatale." -- Booklist (starred review)
"Today's best action heroine is back with a bang. Scarily good." -- Lee Child
"Quite simply, Zoë Sharp kicks ass. The action scenes are ultra real, her descriptions are magic, and her pacing perfect. Second Shot is a direct hit, clean and center through." -- Crimespree
"Sharp expertly builds the suspense in a non-stop thrill ride." -- Publishers Weekly
Zoë Sharp is the author of Barry Award finalist First Drop, also out in mmpb in September. She opted out of mainstream education at the age of twelve and wrote her first novel at fifteen. Sharp started writing her crime thriller series featuring Charlie Fox after receiving death-threats through her work as a freelance photojournalist. She lives in the English Lake District, where she and her nonfiction author husband have recently self-built their own house.
