The Perfect Angel

To catch a terrorist bomber, you must become one. Or at least be crazy.

Preacher is back! Lance Priest is unique. In his 24 years, he simply accepted that he was different, detached and deadly. He was recruited by the CIA three years ago to use his unusual talents and do things others can not or will not.

Lance is a liar, a chameleon, a killer with the ironic nickname Preacher. He is THE PERFECT WEAPON to battle the nation’s deadliest enemies. Love was never on his radar. Then he met Marta, a rogue KGB agent with death in her DNA. He realized in the moments after meeting − and shooting her − that people can change. Another life is possible.

But a cruel world has other plans. Geoffrey Seibel, Lance's boss and mentor, gives him an impossible assignment – track, stop and kill a terrorist bomber with only one name and one goal – to destroy America. Lance will need all his skills and Marta's lethal help to succeed, and to survive. This will get messy.

THE PERFECT WEAPON is the second book in the Lance Priest series. It is the follow-up to THE PERFECT CANDIDATE.

Reviews of THE PERFECT CANDIDATE (the first book in the Lance Priest series):

The lead character in The Perfect Candidate - Lance Priest - is fascinating, compelling and often difficult to like. Priest's training, skills and assignments have revealed his unique combination of assets and liabilities and the story of his development and performance is utterly riveting. The Perfect Candidate is a thrilling read that never allows the reader to catch his breath. This is the first of hopefully many great "Preacher" adventures and I am highly anticipating the next book in the series! -Kelja10

Like a great rollercoaster ride, "The Perfect Candidate" thrills with unexpected twists and turns. Christopher Metcalf's Lance Priest is a complex, intriguing, yet enigmatic hero. I'm looking forward to learning more about him in the next book. -Cathy

Mr Metcalf has a new biggest fan in Louisiana. This book is the perfect blend of fast action, intrigue and detail. I average about 30 novels a year, not a prolific reader but enough to know great when I read it. I can't wait to read the next book and that is my litmus test. With this quality of work Chris Metcalf will soon be as well known as Lee Childs and Vince Flynn. -Scott Brown

Move over Jason Bourne....Lance Priest has become the next super spy. The Perfect Candidate is an original turnpager with twists and turns when you least expect them. -MarkM What a thriller! Can't wait to find out more about this Lance Priest - stealth, savvy, amazing, maybe a bit quirky - oh what a spy! A real privilege to be introduced and fully hooked at the beginning of what is sure to be an awesome series from a truly talented author. -Nancy L Graham

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Meet Lance Priest. He is 21, a college student and part-time used car salesman. He is also a talented liar, a gifted storyteller and a human chameleon with an ironic nickname – Preacher. He may just be the one person CIA legend Geoffrey Seibel has been seeking for decades.

Lance may be THE PERFECT CANDIDATE.

To prove he has what it takes, Lance must pull off impossible covert missions and defeat deadly operatives plotting to sell nuclear warheads to a murderous regime on the eve of Operation Desert Storm.

There is no guarantee Lance will succeed, let alone survive. If Seibel’s training doesn’t kill him, a deadly Saudi assassin and a pair of lethal former KGB agents just might. And then there is Marta Sidorova, a rogue KGB operative who kills almost everyone she meets. Things will get messy.

Life will never be the same for Lance. But in a perilous world where ruthless killers don’t play by the rules, it is good to have a natural born killer like Lance on your side.

From Tulsa, Oklahoma to Dallas to Washington, D.C. to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Baghdad, Lance travels a path he never imagined. He joins the Army as his cover, trains with elite espionage operatives and uses his innate skills to learn Russian and Arabic. His journey, always guided by Seibel, takes him far from home and deep into a world few will ever see.

Spies, assassins, terrorists, Delta Forces, and others populate this secret, clandestine and dangerous world where life and death are separated by the razor sharp edge of a blade or the sound of a silenced bullet.

Lance will need to master this world using his unique talents. Preacher's ability to see the environment around him like looking down on a map gives him a unique perspective. A lifetime of running gives him a fitness level above most, as well as a "cranial clock" always keeping time. The almost constant soundtrack playing in his head sometimes gets in the way, but that's just Lance.