Series: Book 1 in the John Milton series
Rating: Not rated
Tags: Fiction, Thriller
Summary
Meet John Milton He considers himself an artisan. A
craftsman. His trade is murder. Milton is the man the
government sends after you when everything else has failed.
Ruthless. Brilliant. Anonymous. Lethal. You wouldn't pick him
out of a crowd but you wouldn't want to be on his list. But
now, after ten years, he's had enough - there's blood on his
hands and he wants out. Trouble is, this job is not one you can
just walk away from. He goes on the run, seeking atonement for
his sins by helping the people he meets along the way. But his
past cannot be easily forgotten and before long it is Milton
who is hunted, and not the hunter. The Cleaner A career of
state-sanctioned murder has taken its toll. Milton is troubled
by nightmares, a long line of ghosts who torment his dreams. He
resolves to make his next job his last and, then, perhaps, he
can start to make amends for everything that he has done.
Sharon Warriner is a single mother in the East End of London,
suicidal with fear that she's lost her young son to a life in
the gangs. After Milton saves her life, he promises to help.
But the gang, and the charismatic rapper who leads it, is not
about to cooperate with him. As London burns through summer
riots, Milton finds himself in unfamiliar territory, dealing
with an unfamiliar foe. And when his employer sends another
agent after him, the odds against him are stacked even
higher.