19 Miles from Kingston — Patrick G. McLean

Lex Payne is a gritty special agent from Equinox Anti-Crime Agency, (EACA). He is on his first assignment to keep a close watch on Sam Jones, a tourist visiting the island. EACA intelligence suspects Sam Jones is a name assumed by John Maxon, an expert assassin who disguises himself to appear as a different person on each job. Lex has to find out if Sam is a harmless tourist or if he is the man that EACA suspects is on the island on illegal business. The assignment, classified as lukewarm, heats up when all hell breaks loose 19 miles from Kingston. The story in this PREMIERE ISSUE is a reflection of the first Lex Payne thriller in a comic-book series by Patrick G. McLean. AN ACTION-PACKED NOVEL