Atlas Hargrove

A kidnapped fifteen-year-old girl in a country this father barely understands. Atlas Hargrove is officially on the hunt. Former SWAT commander, Atlas Hargrove, just earned himself back-to-back life sentences in a California supermax prison. One wrong moment cost him his wife, his family, his life. All is not lost, though. On the fringes of polite society, financiers with leverage and influence are in constant search of a brute like Atlas, an unlikely asset with a perfect alibi and the need to raise hell in the middle of hell itself. Halfway across the globe, a stolen child is being moved from one country to the next. With time as his enemy and the rule of law behind him, Atlas will rely on a dodgy group of mercenaries to hunt down those who took the girl and stamp a single message into the minds of monsters: If Atlas Hargrove comes for you, you don't stand a chance. This edge-of-your-seat vigilante justice thriller from bestselling author Benjamin Medrano begs the question: what would you do to save the ones you love, and how far would you go to avenge them? More importantly, will you be able to live with who you have become once it's over?

A family is stolen in broad daylight…and trafficked over the border into Mexico. Can Atlas and the team survive Juárez long enough to save them? A midnight call has Leopold scrambling to gather and deploy his available assets. But there is a high-stakes game being played, one at the highest and most dangerous levels of government. The members of Leopold's original team-Cira, Estella, and Yergha-quickly find themselves in over their heads, prompting Leopold to summon Kiera, and then to fetch his wild card: Atlas Hargrove. This caged lion is itching for a new job, something to bring him closer to finding his daughter. With his enemies stacking up and the warden no longer offering his protection, Atlas will jump out of one nightmare into another. Juárez has never looked so good… Chock full of suspense, gritty-dirty action, a dash of humor, and characters you love and would want to know in real life, this edge-of-your-seat vigilante justice thriller will have you turning the pages long into the night!

An unforgivable act of violence in a historic city crawling with the predatory elite. Have Atlas and the team bitten off more than they can chew? As Leopold's private investigators zero in on Atlas's missing daughter, a network of hunters have dropped their roots in Prague. What starts as a mother's revenge becomes something more, something out of a nightmare. In the black market of hellish delights, the wicked always feast. But such loathsome pursuits cannot go on forever, for there are hunters of a different breed taking notice-men and women no longer willing to suffer the mischief of deviants. Atlas and the team are animals of this very sort. With the new warden making trouble for Atlas, and Monarch Industries refusing to hand Kiera over to Leopold, Cira will step in and risk everything to unite the team. But will it be enough to survive the betrayal of Prague? Will it be enough to save the life of one of their own? Chock full of suspense, gritty-dirty action, a dash of humor, and characters you'll want to know in real life, this vigilante justice thriller will have you on the edge of your seat. Listeners are advised that it contains the kind of violence one would expect from a R-rated movie.

A nefarious underground network in one of Germany's most beautiful cities. A den of heathens protected by the world's worst people... There is a plague of crime so dark it hides in plain sight. The corruption involves the highest levels of business and government, the nation's most prominent people, and monsters of every sort. These people want Atlas Hargrove dead. Now one of them has found him. Is this the end for Atlas, or a brand new beginning? When the 14-year-old son of a powerful member of the Bundesrat goes missing, a call is made, a deal is struck, and Leopold summons the team to Cologne, Germany where they will hunt for a kidnapped child and the people who took him. But if he hopes to get Atlas out of prison, he must face a very pissed-off warden: Kathleen Richardson. And then he will have to deal with a larger, more dangerous problem: the FBI. They have reason to believe that Atlas was in Prague... Full of suspense, gritty-dirty action, a dash of humor, and characters you love and would want to know in real life, this edge-of-your-seat vigilante justice thriller will have you turning pages long into the night!

Venezuela's most dangerous city is about to see the new face of crime. This part of the world is not ready for what's coming. A pair of teenagers are found dead with traces of cocaine, fentanyl, and adrenalized blood in their system. Two dead bodies become twenty, and twenty becomes two hundred. Soon the plague of drug-related death spreads across all of South America. A monster is operating in the shadows, preying on the weak, promising ecstasy but delivering death. This new drug dealer has deep pockets and tremendous reach, and he is selling a sexy, dangerous new product: VK5. When competing drug dealers hijack a shipment of human cargo coming from China, a major component in VK5, the dealer goes after the competition in ways the city of Caracas has never seen. Young lives are at stake, not just the victims of VK5, but those whose blood gives life to the drug. When word of the violence reaches Leopold and the gang in Columbia, they take note. Then Leopold gets a call with an offer he can't refuse. If he can put the gang back together for one more run, it will be their most dangerous operation yet. But after the mayhem in Cologne and the resulting devastation within their ranks, the team may not be up for a ferocious new war...until Alabama brings a new friend to the compound-a fun, flirty blonde girl who speaks with a hint of German in her accent and has a devilishly sweet boyfriend.

A shocking death. A horrified border town. Blood is in the water for Atlas and Kiera. Perpetually on edge and compelled to protect the innocent, Atlas is lured out of hiding and pitched into a familiar hellscape-one where his brand of justice is not only appropriate, it's required. Kiera, born into slavery but skilled in the art of violence and intrigue, secures her first contract, then charges with Atlas headlong into a murderous well of deceit, human suffering, and the shifting tides of power. What was to be a simple job of shuttering a local stash house becomes a breathless fight to save lives. With law enforcement out of their depth and the feds running a parallel operation, Atlas and Kiera are mired in conspiracy and left with no choice but to unleash a tsunami of bloody retribution on the cartels and traffickers. Can Atlas and Kiera cull the spasm of cartel violence now plaguing Nogales, or will they become the next victims in a never-ending cycle of savagery? One thing is for certain: those preying upon the innocent will suffer the weight of their sins-and Atlas Hargrove's wrath. The Martyr of Nogales is the explosive sixth installment of the bestselling Atlas Hargrove series. Intended for mature listeners.

A scared, stolen child… A murderous head of state... A cold vendetta against Atlas and the crew... Cape Town just became a powder keg with the fuse lit. In the enchanting city of Cape Town, South Africa, Atlas and the crew find solace amid family and the vibrant culture of the region. Little do they know that lurking beneath the city's façade lies an insidious black market, catering to desperate individuals of extreme wealth and those who profit from the misery and deaths of innocents. In the face of a daring, broad-daylight attack, Atlas and the team are thrust into a race against time to save a young boy. But as the crew charges into the dark waters of conspiracy, they find themselves stuck in the middle of a horrifying new criminal enterprise. The risks and stakes are unimaginable, countless lives are on the line, and the number of organ harvesters, human traffickers, and high-society filth are on a sudden meteoric rise. In a harrowing, heartbreaking twist, Cape Town transforms before their very eyes from a sanctuary into a savage killing field. Can Atlas and the crew find the boy and tie off this shockwave of insanity before the entire city erupts into chaos, or have they bitten off more than they can chew? Find out this and more in the final blistering installment of the bestselling international thriller series! From USA Today bestselling author and Amazon All-Star Award winner, this series contains the kind of unrelenting, violent action one would expect from an R-rated movie. It's perfect for fans of Lee Child, Brad Thor, Gregg Hurwitz, LT Ryan, Blake Banner, Jack Carr, and Jason Kasper.