"Dead Men's Dust"

"Dead Men's Dust" by Matt Hilton is the first book in a series and it introduces Joe Hunter, an Englishman, former military operative, and ex-CIA agent.  Hunter's half brother left England for America after he and Joe quarrelled and he left behind a wife and 2 children to run off with a woman he worked with.  While in America, though, he gets himself in a spot of trouble and disappears so Joe goes looking for him.  It appears his brother is a thief but he's also been mistaken for a serial killer, Tubal Cain.  Cain has been very clever to date but when he and Hunter's brother cross paths, Cain decides to use him for his own purposes.

Joe knows he's going to need some local help looking for his brother in America as well as someone who can get him the weapons he'll need while he's there so he turns to Jared Rington.  Jared not only has access to everything Joe has requested but he also has some contacts that prove helpful in their search - a search that starts in Florida and ends in California.  Looking for his brother leads Hunter and Jared into some dangerous situations and Hunter begins to wonder just what his brother has gotten himself into.  Will he be able to reach him before the authorities and/or all the bad people looking for him?  Hunter and Jared are kept on the go trying to catch up with him then their own lives are in as much danger as his.  This book is full of action and suspense -- a good read.  pazt