[Nicholas Colt 05] • Rattled (A Nicholas Colt Story)

…Colt is a physical, no-holds-barred protagonist in the Jack Reacher mold...

—Booklist on the novel CROSSCUT

In RATTLED, Colt picks up a hitchhiker, a man with much more on his mind than getting from one place to another. As the horrible, venomous truth unfolds, Colt is forced to bet his own life on a roll of the dice.

Bonus: This edition includes an excerpt from the novel COLT.

RATTLED is 7500 words, approximately 35 pages.

Also by Jude Hardin:

COLT

LADY 52

POCKET-47

CROSSCUT

SNUFF TAG 9

KEY DEATH

BLOOD TATTOO

SYCAMORE BLUFF

THE JACK REACHER FILES: FUGITIVE (Previously Published as ANNEX 1)

FUSED (iSEAL Book 1 and Book 2)

Short stories and novellas:

iSEAL 1 (The iSEAL Thriller Series Book 1)

iSEAL 2 (The iSEAL Thriller Series Book 2)

BAD NURSE

GHOST

RACKED

THE JACK REACHER FILES: CHOKE

THE JACK REACHER FILES: HOSTAGE

THE JACK REACHER FILES: VELOCITY

Praise for Jude Hardin’s Thrillers:

POCKET-47 sucked me in and held me enthralled. Author Jude Hardin keeps the pace frantic, the thrills non-stop, but best of all is his hero, the wonderfully ironic Nicholas Colt. This is a character I'm eager to follow through many adventures to come.

—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of DIE AGAIN: A RIZZOLI ISLES NOVEL

The best PI debut I've read in years, fit to share shelf space with the best of Ross Macdonald, Sue Grafton, and Robert B. Parker. POCKET-47 is so hot you may burn your hands reading. Highly recommended.

—J.A. Konrath, author of the Jack Daniels mysteries

Hardin gets everything right in his powerhouse thriller debut, which introduces rock star–turned–PI Nicholas Colt.

—Publishers Weekly on POCKET-47

KEY DEATH is an exhilarating thriller that punches way above its weight. It hits you hard and fast with crackling suspense, hair-raising twists and stunning revelations. Word of advice: don't start on this one unless you're prepared to stay up all night.

—John Ling, author of THE BLASPHEMER

Colt is a physical, no-holds-barred PI, reminiscent of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and Lee Child's Jack Reacher, and his debut is action-packed. With a hefty toll of dead bodies, some described in cringe-inducing detail, this is crime fiction at its rawest. Hard-boiled connoisseurs should make Colt's acquaintance now.

—Booklist on POCKET-47

With CROSSCUT, Jude Hardin takes the PI novel and psychological suspense to a new, unrestrained level. Fast, fierce, and relentless.

—David Morrell, New York Times bestselling creator of Rambo