Death lurks below. Will Kane finds a body underneath Hell Gate Bridge. Where this gruesome discovery leads him is a world even he, a New York native, never dreamed existed. Not even in his worst nightmares. No one knows the full extent of the labyrinth that lies below New York City. It's a world unto itself. People, mostly homeless, have made inroads to the more accessible parts for shelter. But there are others who prowl the darkness for their own evil reasons.

2. Kane is a West Point graduate, class of 1966.
The class most blooded in the Vietnam War.
Kane is a veteran of two tours in Vietnam, his first with
the 173rd Airborne, where he loses his West Point
classmate and best friend. Near the end of his tour, he’s
wounded.

3. Kane’s second tour is with Special Forces, including
running highly classified cross-border missions.

4. Kane is serving under the real life Colonel who became
the template for Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now.
But he is implicated as the gun man in the Green Beret
Affair, where a suspected double-agent is executed.

5. Hell of a Town
Will Kane finds a body underneath Hell Gate Bridge.
Where this gruesome discovery leads him is a world
even he, a New York native, never dreamed existed. Not
even in his worst nightmares.

6. Hell of a Town
No one knows the full extent of the labyrinth that lies
below New York City. It's a world unto itself. People,
mostly homeless, have made inroads to the more
accessible parts for shelter. But there are others who
prowl the darkness for their own evil reasons.

7. Hell of a Town
He learns this isn't an isolated incident and that murders
are being committed in horrendous ways; and they seem
to be just the tip of the iceberg that can be seen. The
police, not able to control the streets above, care little
about what’s below and the missing. It's up to Kane to
find out who is behind this. And as he literally digs
deeper, he realizes it reaches to the highest levels of
New York City.
Ex-Green Beret Will Kane has undiagnosed Asperger.
He is a high functioning autistic, like a number of
exceptional people, especially in the arts. Except his art
is death and he is very, very good at it. Now he faces his
greatest challenge yet.

8. Hell of a Town
He learns this isn't an isolated incident and that murders
are being committed in horrendous ways; and they seem
to be just the tip of the iceberg that can be seen.
He travels to Potters Field on Hard Island, where over a
million lost souls are buried in trenches to investigate
further.

9. What Is Hart Island?
Adults bodies are buried in trenches, the wooden
coffins stacked three deep in two rows, totaling
150 per section.

10. What Is Hart Island?
Children and infants are stacked five deep and in
rows of twenty with one thousand per section.

11. What Is Hart Island?
Bodies have been buried by prisoners from
Riker’s Island.
Currently, Hart Island is the largest potter’s field in
the United States.
It’s estimated over one million people are buried
there.
Its use has dwindled in the past two decades.
Sadly, indigent mothers who lose their baby have
signed a paper for a “city burial” not
understanding it means Hart Island.

12. Hell of a Town
He finds that an elaborate labyrinth has been designed in
the abandoned tunnels.
“Tributes” are being hunted there and killed in various,
horrible ways.

13. Hell of a Town
The police, not able to control the streets above, care
little about what’s below and the missing. It's up to Kane
to find out who is behind this. And as he literally digs
deeper, he realizes it reaches to the highest levels of
New York City.

14. Hell of a Town
About the author: Bob Mayer up in the Bronx, New York
City; graduated West Point, served in the Infantry
including leading a recon platoon in the First Cav
Division, and then Special Forces (Green Berets),
commanding an A-Team and other assignments. After
leaving active duty he studied martial arts in the Orient
and was brought back for numerous ADSW (Active Duty
Special Work) tours in Special Operations. He is the New
York Times bestselling author of over 80 books.

15. New York City. 1970s.
Former Green Beret Will Kane is the lone wolf
who must take down the bad wolves preying
on the innocent.
http://bobmayer.com/fiction/

16. The last time former Green Beret Will Kane was involved in killing
someone it made the cover of LIFE Magazine.
New York City, summer 1977.
It begins when he takes a compromising picture as part of the job. As
the long hot summer boils, so does Kane as the mob, the CIA, the
IRA and other forces are brought to bear on him. What they all seem
to have forgotten, and Kane wishes he could, is that he is a highly
trained and experienced warrior.
A skilled killer.
What should a good man do when faced with evil that the law can't
touch?
On 13 July 1977, the Blackout occurs and Kane explodes.

17. Who protects the sheep from the wolves?
Another wolf.
Ex-Green Beret William Kane has crossed the line he vowed
never to: killing. But for every action there is a reaction and
now there are forces after him for revenge, chief among
them the IRA. The CIA hasn’t forgotten about him either.
As the long hot summer of 1977 drags on and the Bronx
burns, Kane does some burning of his own, unraveling
secrets from his past and helping those who need his
particular brand of justice.
His problem: where is his new line? Who can he really trust?

18. A BLOOD DEBT MUST BE PAID WITH BLOOD
This is the message pinned to Will Kane’s door with a Bowie knife. It doesn’t
take long before the first of the Hard Flint Brothers arrives to make good on
the threat.
Kane barely escapes with his life, but things go downhill from there, with five
more Brothers swearing to take his life in vengeance for his killing of one of
their own.
But lurking behind it all, Kane is beginning to feel the presence of something
bigger, an organization more secret than the CIA or FBI. One that has ties
stretching back to World War II and involves the highest levels of power and

19. Death lurks below.
Will Kane finds a body underneath Hell Gate Bridge. Where this gruesome discovery
leads him is a world even he, a New York native, never dreamed existed. No one
knows the full extent of the labyrinth that lies below New York City. It's a world unto
itself. There are those who prowl the darkness for their own evil reasons.
He learns this isn't an isolated incident and that murders are being committed in
horrendous ways; and that seem so to be just the tip of the iceberg than can be seen.
The police, not able to control the streets above, care little about what’s below and the
missing. It's up to Kane to find out who is behind this. And as he literally digs deeper,
he realizes it reaches to the highest levels of New York City.

20. Will Kane has faced down the NVA, the IRA, the CIA and the Mafia. But now he
faces the most intense challenge of his life. Someone is trafficking children in New
York City. Someone who has connections to very powerful people who want this
kept very secret. Kane’s investigation is getting too close.
But he can’t back off; not when children are involved. It’s war.
And there will be no quarter taken or given.
“Fans of Jack Reacher, look no further. By the author with Jack Reacher’s
background, Will Kane rings with authenticity.”
Walking side-by-side with death
The devil mocks their every step

21. New York Times bestselling author, graduate of West Point, former
Green Beret, and feeder of Cool Gus. He’s had over 75 books
published, including the #1 bestselling series Green Berets, Time
Patrol, Area 51, and Atlantis. He’s sold over 5 million books. Born in
the Bronx and having traveled the world. He’s lived on an island off
the east coast, an island off the west coast, in the Rocky Mountains
and other places, including time in the Orient studying martial arts.
He now lives peacefully with his wife and dogs.
www.bobmayer.com