Julian Mercer

His business card reads security specialist, but Julian Mercer can do just about anything. Trained by the SAS but forced into an early retirement after his wife was viciously slain, Mercer puts his unique set of skills to use in the world of K&R and crisis negotiation. One night, Mercer hears a woman screaming. He rushes to the scene, arriving moments too late to stop the shooter. A man is bleeding out in his fiancée's arms. While paramedics tend to the victim, Mercer searches for the assassin, but he has disappeared.

Another day, another kidnapping...or so it appears. A programmer's wife is abducted from her home under suspicious circumstances. The only clues are a missing kitchen knife and some blurry security cam footage. It is up to Julian Mercer and his team to identify the kidnapper and negotiate the woman's release. However, things don't go as planned. The kidnapper is methodical and careful. He only wants one thing in exchange for the woman, but obtaining it will be nearly impossible.

A tropical getaway turns deadly when a senator and his family are taken hostage by a group of highly trained mercenaries. The United States government wants this handled quietly, so they hire Mercer and his team to resolve the crisis situation.

Michelle Mercer was brutally and violently murdered. Her husband, Julian, arrived home just moments too late. He held her as she bled out on their kitchen floor. And then his life fell apart. He was forced to resign from the Special Air Service, leaving him with nothing except his rage and his team.