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In Ben Sanders's American Blood, a former undercover cop now in witness protection finds himself pulled into the search for a missing woman; film rights sold to Warner Bros with Bradley Cooper attached to star and produce.After a botched undercover operation, ex-NYPD officer Marshall Grade is living in witness protection in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Marshall's instructions are to keep a low profile: the mob wants him dead, and a contract killer known as the Dallas Man has been hired to track him down. Racked with guilt over wrongs committed during his undercover work, and seeking atonement, Marshall investigates the disappearance of a local woman named Alyce Ray.Members of a drug ring seem to hold clues to Ray's whereabouts, but hunting traffickers is no quiet task.
About the Author
BEN SANDERS was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1989. His first three novels, THE FALLEN (2010) , BY ANY MEANS (2011) , and ONLY THE DEAD (2013) , were written while he was studying at university, and became New Zealand Fiction Bestsellers.Sanders' U.S. debut, AMERICAN BLOOD, about a former police officer living in witness protection, has been optioned by Warner Bros. for a major motion picture, with Bradley Cooper attached to star.AMERICAN BLOOD will be published by Minotaur in the U.S. in November 2015, and by Allen & Unwin in Australia and New Zealand in early 2016.
