Journey to the Better Place — Brian Barnes

Joshua and Jericho...

From the moment he read the two names in the newspaper, he knew that the demons from his past had found him.  In the steaming jungle of Guatemala, Raymond Coulter had killed a man, and it had destroyed him.  But now, those two names had returned, dragging his darkest memories into his present life - was it a coincidence or, perhaps, a message?  Whatever it was, the first step in a long journey of death and survival, of hatred and love, had been taken - and he was powerless to alter the course of his own destiny.  A moral dilemma on a global scale had to be confronted, the trail of murder had already begun.

Addicted and controlled...

Watching the man throw himself from the apartment window to a certain death on the concrete far below, she accepted that it was a necessary part of all this.  His death was not important to her, but the manner of it was crucial.  The wilful act of self-destruction had been the key factor, and it now meant their revenge could finally become a reality.

But the old man's visions had told him there was a problem - one man stood in the way of their pursuit of vengeance, and Lucia Cortez had to find him and then she would destroy him.  It didn't matter who the man was; nothing and no-one would be allowed to prevent their revenge.  Then, and only then, her dying grandfather could start out on his Journey to the Better Place.

Raymond and Lucia...

Each plagued by the horrors of the past, each searching for the key to the future, but they are being followed by people who will stop at nothing to get what they want.  These killers are professional, and they will wait patiently for the right time, the right place - and then the death toll will be increased by two, and there will be no witnesses, they will leave nothing behind.