An explosive thriller from the acclaimed co-creator of "Chicago Fire" featuring his dynamic and compelling anti-hero, Columbus.The way I die is two taps to the head, stuffed in the trunk of a rental sedan, my body set on fire. The way I die is both arms broken, both legs broken, tossed off a cigarette boat in the middle of Lake Michigan, bricks in my pockets to weigh down the corpse. The way I die is acid in a bathtub, pushed out of an airplane, strung up and g...

When you need to get rid of a Presidential candidate, you need THE SILVER BEAR.Columbus, the most respected and feared hitman in the criminal underworld, has killed many times using many weapons, including his bare hands. An assassin at the top of his profession, immune to the pressure of his chosen life, gliding silently beneath the view of law enforcement, he is what the Russians call a Silver Bear.When Columbus takes the contract on a congressman running for President, he ...

The latest thriller featuring the sleek and sinister Silver Bear—from leading Hollywood scriptwriter Derek Haas.Columbus has retired. Or so he thinks. He and his lover, Risina, a mysterious rare-book dealer, have fled to a tiny Italian coastal village where no one knows their names. And yet Columbus has trouble letting go.His paranoia is justified when one day, he notices a suspicious man following him, and within days, he’s back in Chicago trying to figure...

In the shadowy world of hitmen, one man stands alone.His name is Columbus. They call him the Silver Bear. It means he will take on any assignment, complete it, and walk away clean.Columbus thinks he is immune to the pressures of his chosen career. But fate intends to prove him different.In these three novels, collected for the first time, Columbus finds himself in ever greater danger: a target, and on the run...

When he takes a contract, death follows. Notorious hitman Columbus is known in the trade as a silver bear: an expert assassin who earns top fees because he never defaults on a contract. Columbus believes himself immune to the pressures of his chosen life. But after a mission to take out a prominent mark on the streets of Paris, suddenly Columbus finds himself in a new position - as a target. Taut, intense, and action-packed, HUNT FOR THE BEAR is a cinematic thriller for fans of Robert Ludl...

Assassins cannot retire. All they can do is die. But expert hitman Columbus has never followed the rules. He and his lover Risina have turned their back on violence and fled. He wanted peace... yet he is having trouble letting go. His fears are justified when he notices a suspicious man following him. Within days he's back in Chicago - and back in his old world. Columbus must sever his last links with his past if he's to have any hope of a new life. But perhaps he doesn't really want to wa...