Hostile Takeover: Volume 1 (Unabridged‪)‬

"Derek Blount knows how to build tension with the best of contemporary thriller authors." (Anne Hillerman, New York Times best-selling novelist)

Pulled from the brink of suicide after suffering a tragic loss, John and Sarah Michaels enter an exclusive rehabilitation facility deep in the New Mexico desert where they hope to rediscover a reason to live.

His life as a corporate raider behind him, John attempts to embrace the program to save his marriage and himself. But as the days pass, John begins to suspect all is not as it seems with the unusual treatment methods.

When participants begin dying, John realizes the only chance for his and Sarah's survival is to do the impossible and launch a hostile takeover of the program...but can he do it before time runs out?

Brimming with unforgettable characters and riveting narration provided by the author, Hostile Takeover is a complex, exhilarating thriller and an electrifying debut novel.