No easy answers. No big international spy secret bank accounts. No superheroes or magic. Just her wits, guts… And a very large gun.
Training to be a killer was only the first half of the job. Now Kim has to put her life on the line – not just to get revenge on her crooked ex-boss, but to keep from being killed herself before she can take her first shot. Her only help is Cole, the crippled hitman who agrees to show her how to use a gun. And they’re up against not only a crew of murderous security guards – but Kim’s own fears and doubts as well. If she’s going to survive, she’ll have to do things she’s never done before – and become something beyond her wildest imagining.
Noted science fiction, fantasy, and noir author K. W. Jeter takes a new turn in the thriller genre, building on the dark, gritty moods of his previous science fiction and horror novels. Fans of mystery and suspense novels will find a lot to like in the Kim Oh series. It recalls Richard Stark's (Donald Westlake's) Parker novels but with a smart, tough female taking the lead. Kim is cousin to Sara Paretski's V.I. Warshawsky and Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). Sit back, buckle up, get ready for the ride . . .
No easy answers. No big international spy secret bank accounts. No superheroes or magic. Just her wits, guts… And a very large gun.
Training to be a killer was only the first half of the job. Now Kim has to put her life on the line – not just to get revenge on her crooked ex-boss, but to keep from being killed herself before she can take her first shot. Her only help is Cole, the crippled hitman who agrees to show her how to use a gun. And they’re up against not only a crew of murderous security guards – but Kim’s own fears and doubts as well. If she’s going to survive, she’ll have to do things she’s never done before – and become something beyond her wildest imagining.
Noted science fiction, fantasy, and noir author K. W. Jeter takes a new turn in the thriller genre, building on the dark, gritty moods of his previous science fiction and horror novels. Fans of mystery and suspense novels will find a lot to like in the Kim Oh series. It recalls Richard Stark's (Donald Westlake's) Parker novels but with a smart, tough female taking the lead. Kim is cousin to Sara Paretski's V.I. Warshawsky and Stieg Larsson's Lisbeth Salander (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo). Sit back, buckle up, get ready for the ride . . .
Transforming Publishing for Today's Authors
About
Lincoln Square Books
Transforming Publishing
for Today's Authors
Welcome to the Lincoln Square Books publishing experience. We focus on teamwork, and a mentoring collaboration with our authors designed to empower them. Our high-quality print and e-books use Amazon's global distribution services exclusively for the first year of publication, and then other vendors after that.
Like mainstream publishers large and small, we only publish books we believe in. But if we accept your book, we can get it to market in half the time of traditional publishers.
What We
Publish
Lincoln Square looks for fiction and nonfiction that editors in larger mainstream publishing houses would like to publish, but can't figure out how to -- and make money -- because of their overhead. We believe that the so-called "midlist" book, far from being defunct, has an audience, and a combination of 21st Century technology and old school hands-on publishing skills allows us to partner with authors to reach readers in a cost effective way.
We look for two kinds of authors -- those whose unpublished books are falling through the cracks, and those whose published books are now lost souls in a madding tide of newer titles.
We publish stories about people -- past, present, and future -- who face challenges that shape not only their lives, but also the lives of those around them. Stories need plots, but for us, plot is what characters do next.
We don't care about an author's sales record. Few authors in publishing make much money. We want to publish stories that read well. Our nonfiction is mainly focused on stories about our lives, and how we can understand and, hopefully, improve our world.
Submissions
How to Submit to Us
Lincoln Square curates its catalog of books, taking advantage of new technologies to revive old fashioned book publishing philosophies. We know what we want, and we are already in contact with many of the authors we want to publish.
Every literary agent has a project they love for which they can't find a publisher. Previously published authors have back lists and new works they love for which they can't find a publisher. These are the type of projects to submit to us. Queries can be made via our contact page.
