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True Target By Austin S. Camacho
Genre: Thriller

Guest Post
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Who Is Skye Maddox… and what’s this book all about??

Skye Maddox is no ordinary assassin—she is meticulous, principled, and views her work as both a profession and a challenge. Hired by Milo Williams, a grieving father whose son was murdered after a botched kidnapping, Skye is tasked with eliminating everyone responsible. Milo provides her a starting point, but the real mission is to climb the ladder of crime, one target at a time, until she reaches the true mastermind.
As she works her way through the criminal underworld of Washington, D.C., Skye’s assignments pit her against violent gang members, corrupt judges, and ruthless mob bosses. Each step forces her deeper into a deadly web of organized crime, Yakuza involvement, and betrayal. Along the way, she gains reluctant allies—like Brandon, a terrified mouthpiece for a mobster who wants out, and her therapist Jayla, the only person who knows her true name and glimpses her conflicted psyche.
Her assignments are never just about pulling the trigger. Skye prides herself on precision, creativity, and leaving law enforcement baffled in her wake. But her professional detachment is tested as she confronts echoes of her traumatic past, the ghost of her first kill, and the dangerous possibility of trust and connection in a world where both are liabilities.
The tension escalates as Skye maneuvers between rival factions—Hetman’s criminal empire, Kobayashi’s Yakuza contingent, and law enforcement circling closer to the truth. Every move sharpens the line between hunter and hunted, and Skye must decide whether she’s fulfilling a contract, enacting justice, or simply proving herself the best at her deadly craft.
In the end, True Target is a high-stakes thriller that blends relentless action with psychological depth, following an assassin bound by her own rules, haunted by her past, and driven toward a final reckoning where survival means outsmarting everyone—including herself.

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Skye Maddox is a contract assassin driven by both personal demons and professional discipline. Hired by grieving father Milo Williams to hunt down the chain of men responsible for his son’s death, Skye takes on a mission that escalates into a war with Washington, D.C.’s most dangerous underworld figures led by a man known only as Hetman. As she climbs Milo’s ladder of revenge, Skye uncovers a web of corruption that links drug dealers, judges, mobsters, and even international crime syndicates.
The story escalates through brutal shootouts, betrayals, and psychological games, as Skye pushes deeper into Hetman’s empire. Each success makes her a bigger target. In the end, she must weigh the cost of finishing Milo’s revenge against the danger of becoming just another expendable weapon in someone else’s war.

Excerpt:

A lot can happen in one second.
Skye stamped down on her left escort’s right foot. The silver paper sheath on her heel fell away, allowing the steel spike of the shoe’s heel to slice through the man’s instep and into the floor. Her left hand was already pulling her star-shaped belt buckle free as she stamped out to her right, dislocating the other man’s knee. Her left arm arced out, flipping the buckle forward fast enough that Chen had no chance to move before it sliced deep into his throat. One spike of the star sliced his carotid sending arterial spray into the blonde’s face, The blonde’s horrified scream was louder than those of the two injured men.
Everyone in the room was frozen in shock for two seconds except Skye. She reached across the black boxer type. Her hand darted under his jacket to grasp his pistol. She spun back quickly, firing twice as she kicked off her shoes. The two men at the table fell before they even knew they were under attack. She ran forward but looking left. The bartender had produced a shotgun from beneath the bar so she put a bullet in his right arm.
Chen had fallen back into his chair, his eyes glassy, staring at nothing. Skye’s forward momentum put her left foot on the cushion at Chen’s crotch. Her right foot hit the top of the back of the chair and then she was behind him, yanking a window open and slipping through it.

About the Author

Austin S. Camacho is the author of eight novels about Washington DC-based private eye Hannibal Jones, five in the Stark and O’Brien international adventure-thriller series, and the detective novel Beyond Blue. His short stories have been featured in several anthologies and he is featured in the Edgar nominated African American Mystery Writers: A Historical and Thematic Study by Frankie Y. Bailey. He is a past president of the Maryland Writers Association, past Vice President of the Virginia Writers Club, and one of the creators of the Creatures, Crimes & Creativity literary conference.

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