She was beautiful, alluring and deadly, credited with dozens of brutal contract killings. He was a celebrated writer and a social neanderthal who generally found his fellow man to be an annoyance and distraction. Their worlds collide when she recruits him to write her biography. He is captivated, intoxicated and slowly finds himself relating with her scarred humanity and it scares the daylights out of him.She was a black widow -- and he knew it -- but still he couldn't resist a strange, self-destructive attraction. She'd been hunted by international law enforcement agencies and particularly by one obsessed FBI agent for over two decades to no avail. Now, to find her, they realize they can follow the writer to their secret meetings and once she'd been eliminated, he would be next to keep her secrets from being published and the implications that would follow.All the while the puppetmasters, the shadowy Lámdearg, watch and bide their time."While plumbing the depths of the world's most proliferate and most wanted contract killer, probing deep into her soul and her psyche to seek out any shards of humanity to help tell her story, I found myself relating and inadvertently discovered my own. A frightening and, at times, crippling process -- the most introspective and life-changing experience of my life."- Jack Walsh"One Kill: Hunting Lilith" is a relentless, fast-paced adventure filled with intricately woven plots, multi-level mysteries, disturbing images and hidden agendas. A psychological thriller that challenges the reader to relate and realize their own humanity. Spies, law enforcement agents, people and things that aren't what they appear to be and the wrenching process of self-discovery. Like being frozen with fear as one stares into the cold, black eyes of a snake that at any moment could strike without warning -- or reason. All of which sprinkled with Jack Walsh's signature sarcasm, David Wharton's snarky comments and author Bob Pierce's vivid images, attention to realism and depth of each unique character. A tale of love and hate, life and death, triumph and tragedy, sacrifice and life-altering terror.Bob PierceBob grew up in Connecticut and moved to Vermont with his wife, Stephanie, in the late eighties. As a boy, he and his family spent summers in the Northeast Kingdom and he'd grown to love the genuineness and determination of the people of the rural north country. He now lives in Chittenden County in the northwestern corner of the state and became enamoured with the small towns and cities there, particularly that of St. Albans where he has set the characters of several of his books.He's a student of humanity, continually observing and studying the people around him and the way they do the things they do, many of whom will become part of future novels in one capacity or other -- both good guys and bad guys. A co-worker, a waitress, a passer-by on the sidewalk or even the recollections of a high school classmate are potential fodder for the myriad of characters who populate his novels. These authentic characters keep it real and believable."One Kill: Hunting Lilith" is his tenth published novel and the fifth of his Lamdearg stories featuring the shadowy Northern Irish organization helmed by the royal family manipulating global economics, politics, business and technology. In this latest novel, the group engages in an international effort to capture the elusive assassin who has thwarted their efforts in the past and taken the lives of trusted and beloved friends and colleagues.Through exhaustive research and personal experiences, Bob crafts his novels with attention to authentic detail. His characters are human and deeply faceted, the writing is accessible and fast-paced. Bob lives with his wife in northwestern Vermont, they have three grown sons and five granddaughters. Connect with him through the website BobsAwesomeBooks.com and the Bob's Awesome Books Facebook page.