Remi Bone

Single father Remi Bone knows that his daughter's Ivy League education will cost an arm and a leg . . . or a few bodies

Remi Bone is a good guy. He's a hardworking mechanic, a single father raising his late wife's daughter, and now, he's dying of heart failure. But his daughter Kayla was just admitted to the college of her dreams. How will she afford college with two dead parents?

Before he dies, Remi decides to stockpile as much money as possible for Kayla's future. When a chance to participate in a lucrative gun-for-hire scheme arises, Remi, out of desperation, agrees to execute a hit on a shady Philadelphia drug dealer.

This becomes only the first of several murders Remi is hired for, and soon, Remi's the most sought-after hitman in town-both by his clients and by the police. He leaves investigators little to work with, but ear witnesses identify him by the phrase he recites before each killing: "Tick tock says the clock, time's up . . . "With the police catching on to the "Tick Tock Killer," Remi has to work quickly to earn enough money for Kayla's school-all while ensuring he dies with a clean record. Tick tock.

Perfect for fans of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen