Frank Miller

Stuck with nothing but a seedy gumshoe job, a tattered string of failed romances, and his demons, Dwight's thinking of all the ways he's screwed up. And what he'd give for one clear chance to wipe the slate clean, to dig his way out of the numb grey hell that is his life. He'd give anything to cut loose, to just feel the fire, one more time. But he can't let himself lose control again, can't ever let the monster out . . . And then Ava calls.

"Wallace was living a pretty simple life, a good guy, an artist, trying to make his way but not willing to sacrifice his principles to do it. Then, he meets Esther. He saves her from trying to take her own life, and falls in love. But before she can explain her reasons, she's taken, kidnapped by a shadowy cabal up to serious no good. Luckily there's more to Wallace than goodness. He isn't the kind to lose his head, he's really good at killing people....