Dean Murphy: July 2010 Archives

In JJ Cooper's Deadly Trust, a riveting thriller set along Australia's eastern coast, former army interrogator Jay Ryan enjoys the quiet life after leaving the military behind--or so he thinks. Old habits die hard, and when he realizes someone is trying to kill him and make it look like an accident, he's interested to find out who...and why.

An anthrax attack on the Gold Coast complicates the issue, and it soon becomes apparent that this hybrid strain of anthrax is being used to create nationwide panic. Only one batch of anthrax inoculations can resist the deadly new strain, and it was given to five military interrogators, one of whom was Jay Ryan.

When it's discovered the other four interrogators have disappeared, and are presumed dead, Ryan is in hot demand. Racing against time and hunted by rogue soldiers, crazed scientists and an organization that operates beyond the law, Ryan digs deep into his past for a chance at a future! Protagonist Jay Ryan wages a one-man war against enemies both known and unseen. But winning this war may have devastating consequences for the last interrogator.