The Shepherd ($3.19 US), by Ethan Cross, is now free on the Kindle for UK customers (but only in the US store), joining the giveaway on it that B&N has been doing for over two weeks (although B&N's sale is for US customers). This one is published by Fiction Studio, headed by Lou Aronica, which is one of the newer (8 years old), smaller publishers that works with lesser known authors (but makes sure that what they put out gets the same vetting and editing that they would get at one of the bigger publishers, if only the bigger publishers were willing to take chances on completely unknown authors). So far, it has very good reviews (4.7 out of 5 with 21 reviews and none below 3 stars) and it is likely worth watching for to see if the US Kindle price drops (in the meantime, you can always report the lower price at B&N, to see if that rushes things along).
Book Description
Marcus Williams and Francis Ackerman Jr. both have a talent for hurting people. Marcus, a former New York City homicide detective, uses his abilities to protect others, while Ackerman uses his gifts to inflict pain and suffering. When both men become unwilling pawns in a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of our government, Marcus finds himself in a deadly game of cat and mouse trapped between a twisted psychopath and a vigilante with seemingly unlimited resources. Aided by a rogue FBI agent and the vigilante's beautiful daughter -a woman with whom he's quickly falling in love- Marcus must expose the deadly political conspiracy and confront his past while hunting down one of the most cunning and ruthless killers in the world.