The Last Bodyguard

Sean Black

Mar 2021 · Ryan Lock Book 12 · Sean Black Digital

About this ebook

In the latest action-packed thriller from the award-winning novelist who writes with ‘the pace of Lee Child, and the heart of Harlan Coben,’ ex-military bodyguard Ryan Lock plunges into the nightmare world of sex trafficking.

When fourteen-year-old Kristin Miller goes missing from her quiet home in the San Fernando Valley, her desperate family turn to ex-military bodyguard, Ryan Lock. Along with his partner, Marine Corps veteran Ty Johnson, Lock sets out on a journey that takes him deep into a dark, disturbing and violent world, where young women are selected, groomed and then exploited by ruthless predators.

With law enforcement’s hands tied, Lock dispenses his own brand of street justice as he tracks down Kristin, taking revenge on anyone who stands in his way. Can he get to her before it’s too late?

Read what others are saying about award-winning author, Sean Black:

"Readers, meet Ryan Lock - a tough-guy hero for a new age" - Gregg Hurwitz, New York Times bestselling author of Orphan X"

Sean Black writes with the pace of Lee Child and the heart of Harlan Coben" - Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Paranoia

"Leaner and meaner with every book" - Meg Gardiner, New York Times bestselling author of The Nightmare Thief

Other readers of Sean Black's books enjoyed books by: Marc Cameron, Jack Mars, Jack Carr, Vince Flynn, Brad Thor, James Patterson, Mark Dawson, Lee Child, Nelson DeMille, Meg Gardiner, David Baldacci, John Sandford, Harlan Coben, Robert Crais, Mark Greaney, Gregg Hurwitz, Simon Kernick, Joseph Finder, David Antoci, Robert Swartwood, Bob Mayer, John Gilstrap, Tom Clancy, Leo J. Maloney, Wilbur Smith, Will Jordan, Stephen Leather, Chris Ryan, Ben Coes, Andrew Gross, Maxine Paetro, Chris Carter and anyone who enjoys an action-packed crime thriller.

Ratings and reviews

this was very well written, bar some misspelled words and other editing issues. otherwise a great story. it would have been cool if they touched on a little more about kristen being reunited with her family..... maybe that's a girl thing. haha. five stars. good read. adding to my authors to look for in the future list.

I absolutely loved this book. Ryan and Ty are back and together as they hunt for a missing girl, taking on an evil group of pimps and groomers at the same time. I read the whole book in one sitting as I just had to know what happened next. It was scarily close to the truth on how a vulnerable girl, still a child, can be groomed and sucked into an awful life.

Emotionally poignant and endlessly absorbing story of a naive mind in the act of betrayal—the suffering, grief, and pain. Finally escape due to the heroic, steadfastly selfless, and brilliant bravery!

About the author

To research his books, Sean Black has trained as a bodyguard in the UK and Eastern Europe, spent time inside America's most dangerous Supermax prison, Pelican Bay in California, undergone desert survival training in Arizona, and ventured into the tunnels under Las Vegas.

A graduate of Oxford University, England and Columbia University in New York, Sean lives in Dublin, Ireland.

When he’s not writing, Sean trains in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In 2019 he became the first amputee in Ireland to be awarded his blue belt. He competes regularly, including at the 2020 European Championships in Lisbon.

His Ryan Lock and Byron Tibor thrillers have been translated into Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portugese, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.