The first of three explosive pulp thrillers arriving back-to-back from cult crime fiction sensation and Marvel Comics scribe Duane Swierczynski Charlie Hardie an ex-cop still reeling from the revenge killing of his former partners entire family fears one thing above all else that hell suffer the same fateLanguishing in self-imposed exile Hardie has become a glorified house sitter His latest gig comes replete with an illegally squatting B-movie actress who rants about hit men who specialize in making deaths look like accidents Unfortunately its the real deal Hardie finds himself squared off against a small army of the most lethal men in the world The Accident PeopleIts nothing personal-the girl just happens to be the next name on their list For Hardie though its intensely personal Hes not about to let more innocent people die Not on his watch.