Now Available: THE LAWLESS KIND by Matt Hilton

TAMPA, Fla. - Nov. 16, 2015 - PRLog -- Down & Out Books is thrilled to announce the publication of THE LAWLESS KIND, the ninth pulse-pounding entry in the Joe Hunter thriller series by Matt Hilton, in which the ex-counterterrorist soldier is called to Mexico to end a cartel that specializes in smuggling people across the U.S. border. But as soon as he accomplishes that task, he's told there's another, more personal matter that needs his attention, and it is the real reason he was sent south of the border.

About THE LAWLESS KIND …

Answering the summons of his old Black Ops mentor to assist in bringing to an end a Mexican cartel preying on the people they smuggle over the border, Joe Hunter is happy to oblige. But he should have guessed there was more to Walter Hayes Conrad's agenda than first believed.

For decades, Walter has kept a secret, even from those closest to him: a family he has protected from his enemies through denial of their existence. But now the secret is about to explode. His great-grandson Benjamin has been abducted, snatched by Jorge Carrillo Molina, head of one of Mexico's most dangerous drug cartels, and Walter is as desperate to rescue the boy as his mother Kirstie is. There's only one man Walter trusts to bring the boy home, so how can Hunter refuse?

There is a huge complication — Molina happens to be Benjamin's father and he won't give him up without a fight.

Praise for THE LAWLESS KIND …

The pace rattles along with the intensity of a disgruntled rattlesnake … A fantastic tale of "derring do" … The prose is Lycra tight and there is more atmosphere than previous novels. The Arizona desert is so well drawn it almost becomes a character itself.
— www.crimesquad.com

Sharp and hard hitting … Matt doesn't allow himself to get complacent, but continually delves deeper into the psyche of Joe … Fast-paced, action-filled and completely addictive, Matt shows his continuing maturity as a writer with an exhilarating ride that still maintains humour and wit.
 — www.shotsmag.co.uk

A thrill-a-thon book that packs in more action than all three hit Bourne films rolled into one. This is Hilton's fifth Hunter adventure and he's motoring so fast he's coming up on the tail of Lee Child and stellar creation Jack Reacher … It's a wham, bam, bone-crunching treat
 — Alex Gordon, Peterborough Evening Telegraph

Meet the Author …

Matt Hilton quit his career as a police officer with Cumbria Constabulary to pursue his love of writing tight, cinematic American-style thrillers. He is the author of the high-octane Joe Hunter thriller series. His first book, Dead Men's Dust, was shortlisted for the International Thriller Writers' Debut Book of 2009 Award, and was a Sunday Times bestseller, also being named as a "thriller of the year 2009" by The Daily Telegraph.

As well as the Joe Hunter series, Matt has been published in a number of anthologies and collections, and has published four previous novels in the horror genre, namely Dominion, Darkest Hour, Preternatural and The Shadows Call, and a young adult novel called Mark Darrow and the Stealer of Souls. Matt also collected and edited both ACTION: Pulse Pounding Tales Volumes 1 and 2. He is also about to launch a brand new thriller series featuring investigator Tess Grey and ex-con Nicolas "Po'boy" Villere.

Matt is a high-ranking martial artist and has been a detective and private security specialist, all of which lend an authenticity to the action scenes in his books. He is also very interested in the paranormal and has accompanied Ghost-North-east and Near Dark Paranormal Investigations on a number of their investigations.

Matt is currently working on the next Joe Hunter novel, as well as a stand-alone novel.

Founded in 2011, Down & Out Books (DownAndOutBooks.com) is an independent publisher of crime fiction based in Tampa, Florida. For more information, contact Christy@DownAndOutBooks.com.