Rollins Rolls out his Series for Dog-Lovers: "Kill Switch"

Kill Switch - James Rollins (and Grant Blackwood)

Tucker Wayne left Afghanistan and the Army Rangers with mad skillz, a best friend and a wee touch of PTSD. Once the pair mustered out together, Tucker and his Belgian Malinois, Kane, became freelancers; although they were apparently on speed dial for Sigma Force. That’s how Tucker and Kane ended up with a “simple” job, helping a paranoid Russian scientist sneak out of his homeland. 

Of course, “simple jobs” never are… Tucker soon learned that the big-dome was being pursued by the most fearsome group in the Russian military, assisted by an elite mercenary team who somehow managed to immediately zero in on the ex-soldier and his trusty companion. And once he actually made contact with the eccentric gentlemen, his demands further complicated matters – “I cannot leave without my daughter!”


That’s how Tucker, Kane, and three Russian scientists found themselves sneaking across the country in planes, trains and submarines – all the while barely a step ahead of a ruthless enemy. But why? For LUCA – plant life that held the capability of being the scariest weapon or the greatest boon to mankind. And which it would be depended on who found it first; and whether or not there was a Kill Switch.

Laukkanen Dances with the One What Brung Him: Reviewing "Kill Fee"

Kill Fee - Owen Laukkanen

Kirk Stevens of Minnesota's BCA and Carla Windermere of the FBI had figured they’d just share a cuppa and catch up on each other’s cases, but their coffee break went out the window when the two watched in horror as a sniper murdered a white-haired old man before their very eyes. Bad luck for the killer, though – Windermere got a good look at the blank-eyed young man and his getaway ride. The trail seemed to die there, though – the man who suposedly rented the little blue car in Minneapolis looked nothing like the killer and he swore he’d been driving a red SUV. So much for police work…

When the dead man’s cousin turned up dead a few days later in Duluth, Stevens caught the case – and that’s where he first ran across the cryptic word “Killswitch.” Stevens being a pretty bright guy figured out he was on the trail of a contract killer. That brought the Feds – and therefore Windermere – into the game. Yay.