He's an elite killer who prides himself on being cold, calm and calculating. If hes to survive the week hed better stay that way
Spitfire Creosote is being sent to New York to take out a defecting Russian gangster. Its a standard job and hes glad of the work. Even when hes told his organisations new recruit, Acid Vanilla is to accompany him on the job he doesnt worry. Shes strong-willed and a loose cannon. But shes been well-trained.
Its not until the boss explains what else he wants Spitfire to do that the mission becomes more complicated than hed ever imagined. With his volatile new colleague in tow, a shadowy figure blocking his every move and the mark growing more elusive by the hour he realises its also more deadly.
With time running out and the Russians and CIA further aggravating the situation it looks like Spitfire has been set up to fail. Can he get his mark whilst keeping Acid Vanilla from getting them both killed? Or will this be one mission he doesnt walk away from?
Full of edge-of-your-seat action, unexpected twists, and razor-sharp dialogue, WHITE HEAT is the first book in the new Annihilation Pest Control series a prequel series in the hugely popular Acid Vanilla universe.
Matthew Hattersley grew up in Yorkshire, UK, where he mastered the arts of loud music, dramatic exits, and impossible plot twists. Over the past two decades, he's toured Europe in a band, trained as a professional actor, and founded a theatre and media company all ideal prep for crafting thrilling page-turners. Now, he writes adrenaline-fuelled thrillers and crime novels. His bestselling Acid Vanilla series follows a wily yet flawed assassin teetering on the brink of an existential crisis who, between high-stakes escapades and calculated revenge, realises that redemption is also a killer's pursuit. Matthew lives in Derbyshire with his wife and daughter, who keep him on his toes and grounded in reality.
