Nobody's Hero: Ben Koenig

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A man who can't feel fear is in a race against time to find a woman who knows a secret that could take down the United States

When a shocking murder and abduction on the streets of London leads investigators to open a safe in Langley for the first time in ten years, they find a note directing them to a few key individuals. Three of the people on the list are dead. The fourth is Ben Koenig.

Koenig has no idea why his name is on the list. Then he realizes that he knows the woman who carried out the killings. Ten years earlier, without being told why, he was tasked with helping her disappear. Far from being a deranged killer, she is the gatekeeper of a secret that could take down America, and for the safety of the country, she has been in hiding for yearsuntil now. And if she has resurfaced, the danger may be closer and more terrifying than anyone can imagine.

Ben Koenig has to find her before its too late. But Ben suffers from a syndrome that means he cant feel fear. He doesnt always know when he should walk away . . . or when hes leading others into danger. Fast, brutal, smart, and violent, Nobodys Hero is an engrossing story of contract killers, international terrorism, hard choices, and the future of the countryand the world as we know it.

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This high-body-count romp is told with such verve and relish that even readers who shy from mayhem might find themselves on Koenigs side as he hurtles from one impossible near-death experience to the next."

The New York Times Book Review

Exhilarating and darkly comic. . . Craven effectively mixes the unvarnished brutality and high body count of Lee Child with the black humor of Mick Herron. With style, wit, and plot twists to spare, Craven cements this series as a must-read.

Publishers Weekly (starred)

A razor-sharp, adrenalized effort with complicated but satisfying twists and turns. . . A new kind of espionage thriller with plenty of old-school action and violence.

Kirkus (starred)

An adrenaline-fuelled second outing for former special agent; Koenig makes Reacher look like a weak-kneed softie.

The Telegraph

Author Bio

M. W. Craven is an English crime writer. He is the author of the Washington Poe series and the DI Avison Fluke series. In 2019 his novel The Puppet Show won the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger award, and in 2022 his novel Dead Ground won the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award.