Connor Harding

An ex-mob fixer must solve the murder of a hitman's wife and daughter before becoming the next victim.A vigilante justice crime thriller with a twist ending. Connor Harding is the go-to man when it comes to solving problems for the underworld's most dangerous criminals. Freddie Blasko is a violent hitman with a reputation for results. Twelve years after Freddie's wife and daughter were brutally killed, he wants Connor to solve their murders. Freddie tracks Connor down at his secluded cabin in Maine, but Connor wants nothing to do with the job. He knows an unsolvable case when he sees one. Twelve years is a long time, and there's no evidence, no witnesses, and nothing to go on. But, Freddie isn't the type to take no for an answer. He gives Connor an ultimatum: solve the case, or Connor's brother dies. Fearing for his brother's life, Connor investigates the murders and slowly pieces the puzzle together. He uncovers a long-buried secret and quickly finds that no one, not even the victims, is who they seem. What he doesn't know is that while he's tracking the killer, someone else is tracking him. Can Connor find the murderer and save his brother before becoming the next victim? Catch and Release is the seventh novel by award-winning author Trace Conger.

WHEN IT COMES TO REVENGE, DON'T BACK THE WRONG MAN. Connor Harding is a Mirage Man for the New York mob. He's smart, relentless, and a master of a trade that few people know exists. When it comes to solving problems for the underworld's most dangerous criminals, he's the go-to man. If you've got a problem, you want him on your side, but if you ARE the problem, you never want to meet him. In Connor's line of work, mistakes get you killed. Until now, the only mistake he made was thinking his past would never come back to haunt him. Connor's professional skills are tested when, three years after leaving the criminal life and retiring into obscurity, an eager triggerman arrives at his home to kill him. What begins with a dead man on Connor's kitchen floor spirals into a high stakes chase that takes him back to his New York City stomping grounds. There, he becomes entangled in a criminal power struggle, mob turf war, and a federal investigation that put his former boss in prison. Connor is determined to find those responsible for the attempt on his life and cancel the contract before someone else cancels him.