The Killing Season by Mason Cross. 
The first line of this book speaks volumes.
‘The first thing you should know about me is that my name is not Carter Blake.’
Here’s another thing you should know – the author’s name is not Mason Cross. I can’t tell you what his real name is as I’ve signed a confidentiality agreement but I can tell you he is an international man of mystery.
Carter Blake is pretty enigmatic, too. We’re drip-fed tiny droplets of info but not enough to really know who he is or where he comes from. What we do know is that he’s an efficient hunter of men – in this case an escaped con with an agenda which includes killing as many people as he can.
The action covers a goodly proportion of the ol’ US of A at a brisk pace. Cross’s characters are skilfully etched without getting in the way of the breakneck storytelling. The suspense builds sharpely until you’re turning the pages so fast you could get a paper cut.
The second book in the series, ‘The Samaritan’, will be released in July and I believe we’ll learn a bit more about the enigmatic Mr Blake.
You can see the mysterious Mason Cross in Aye Write this year when he hosts a panel of ex-police officers and probation officers who have turned to crime writing. Details here