Grendel — Tony Ross

ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK? YOU SHOULD BE. When Irina Ponikarova is kidnapped, her husband, an influential diplomat, turns to one man: Josef Hirigawa, a Granter of Sunlight City and an old friend. Josef has power. Connections. Russian intelligence suggests that he may have had a hand in a number of assassinations. Surely Josef can help, in ways that law enforcement agencies can't.Josef agrees to put his resources to work and dispatches Grendel, a terrifying assassin who hunts by night, hides behind a mask and cutting-edge armor and kills in chilling fashion. Grendel's mission is simple. Infiltrate a long-forgotten facility with ties to a disturbing past. Extract the woman. Eliminate all witnesses.But the man holding Irina is no common criminal, nor an adversary to be taken lightly. He has spent years preparing for this moment, and he will not surrender his prize easily. For all of Grendel's fighting prowess and frightening weaponry, he has never encountered an opponent like this: a man whose battleground is the mind, a man who will bring Grendel face to face with his deepest fears.Grendel: Fear of the Dark, the third book in The Black Cat Chronicles, is a thriller packed with terror, tension and spiritual insight, reflecting on our own struggles with fear. Grendel: Fear of the Dark builds to an explosive climax with every turn of the page, and the shocking conclusion will leave you waiting anxiously for the next book in the series.