Choke hold, paperback/christa faust

Award Name Anthony Awards Award category Paperback Original INSIDE THE WORLD OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS - AND MURDER.

Angel Dare went into Witness Protection to escape her past -- not as a porn star, but as a killer who took down the sex slavery ring that destroyed her life.

But sometimes the past just wont stay buried.

When a former co-staris gunned down, its up to Angel to get his son, a hotheaded MMA fighter, safely through the unforgiving Arizona desert, shady Mexican bordertowns, and the seductive neon mirage of Las Vegas.

About the Author Christa Faust is a successful horror and crime writer.

Her most recent novel Money Shot for Hard Case Crime won the Crimespree Award and was nominated for several others, including the prestigious Edgar Award .

She has written tie-ins to Friday the 13th , A Nightmare on Elm Street and the Twilight Zone amongst others.

She lives in Los Angeles, California, and loves vintage shoes and noir cinema.