Breathe by David Ince
Caffeine Nights
How do you run when you can't...BREATHE
The longer Sebastian survives and the closer he gets to the truth, the more he struggles to breathe--a thriller about a man for whom the only choice for survival--running--is not an option. Sebastian suffers from acute asthma. He's an ex-soldier, but the asthma meant he never saw combat. Working as a courier for a man he's never met, Sebastian arrives in town early with a bag to deliver. An hour before the hand-over he meets Isobel, a weary nurse in need of a ride. But Isobel is a honey trap, and before Sebastian is even aware of the danger, she's knocked him unconscious and escaped into the night. Sebastian is given 24 hours to recover the bag or a contract will go out on his life, his only lead the enigmatic Isobel. But Isobel is also a pawn, at the mercy of a man she calls Mr. Punch, the overlord of a criminal empire built entirely upon manipulation, blackmail, and fear. And Mr. Punch is not alone--his second in command is even worse.