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Uncovering his hometown's dirty past might just get him killed...Wade Rivers returns to his rural hometown to bury his mother. The timing is grimly convenient—his private investigation business has just collapsed, and it feels fitting that life would spit him out right where it all began.To some locals, Wade is nothing more than a washed up PI whose failures confirmed what they always believed. To others, he’s the man behind one heroic act no one can quite forget. One of those few, a reclusive heir from the town’s wealthiest family, hires Wade during his brief return home to investigate a circle of powerful men hiding terrible crimes.Wade agrees, having always suspected the local police are anything but clean. And it doesn’t help that his father, a bitter, broken man, left scars on the town that still linger. But the closer Wade gets to the truth, the corruption becomes darker than he ever dared to imagine…and it might just be staining Wade, too.The Night Road is the first book in the Wade Rivers series, a gritty, relentless rural noir perfect for fans of Jack Reacher and Quinn Colson.

Every back road has a secret. Be mindful of the turns.After exposing a small town’s link to human trafficking in The Night Road, Wade Rivers realizes he’s only scratched the surface. The truth stretches far beyond state lines—and possibly into Wade’s own past.When a survivor’s father steps forward with a lead, the trail pulls Wade north into Maryland where the already twisted case grows even darker. Now, Wade is on the trail of a man more ruthless than anyone he’s faced before. The deeper he digs, the more brutal the truths become. And some truths cut too close to home.Slow Burn is the second book in the Wade Rivers trilogy. A fast, unforgiving rural noir, perfect for readers who love Jack Reacher and Quinn Colson.

When men are worse than monsters, stopping them means stepping into the dark yourself.After barely surviving his attempt to dismantle a major trafficking ring, Wade Rivers is left scarred but more obsessed than ever with the name that keeps slipping through his grasp. It’s a name whispered in fear and shrouded in mystery—a figure thought to be nothing more than a spooky tale.As he peels back the layers of the myth surrounding this person, Wade learns that some don’t see him as a man at all, but as a monster. Wade doesn’t believe in monsters. He’s seen enough to know that cruel men can often be far more terrifying than anything imagined.In one final attempt to end this nightmare, Wade heads into the dark woods not far from where he grew up. This time, he’ll have to face a man so feared, some say he’s not even human.These Dark Woods is the third book in the Wade Rivers trilogy. A hard-edged rural noir where fear has a name and the truth cuts deep.

Something along the shore is drawing children to watery graves.Cooper M. Reid has seen the impossible. As a former Special Agent for a covert government division, he spent years investigating time vortexes in Kansas, demons in Norway, and UFOs in Jerusalem. But when he went rogue, he vanished without a trace.Nearly a year later, Cooper reappears with no memory of where he’s been or what happened to him. All he knows is this: he is being led to help people who are being tormented by the supernatural… and he must remain hidden from the people he once worked for.This newfound instinct brings him to a beachside community in North Carolina, where children have been drowning under mysterious circumstances. The loss is devastating, but the real horror lies in what drew the children to the ocean in the first place.Dark Water is the gripping first novel in the Cooper M. Reid supernatural thriller series, perfect for fans of The X-Files, Dean Koontz, and haunting mysteries filled with danger, emotion, and spine-tingling suspense.___________________________________________________________________Praise for the Cooper M. Reid Series★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Atmospheric, spooky, and impossible to put down.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ If you were a fan of The X-Files or Supernatural, this is for you.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Intriguing, mysterious and full of things that go bump in the night.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A good spooky story with plenty to keep you interested.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of the few paranormal books I honestly couldn’t put down.

When the murders hint at a creature from folklore, Cooper M. Reid is pulled into his most dangerous case yet.Cooper M. Reid once worked as a Special Agent for a covert government division, investigating the kinds of phenomena most people refuse to believe exist. After vanishing for a year and returning with no memory of where he’d been, he now follows an unexplainable pull toward those threatened by the supernatural.That pull leads him to a terrifying new case where members of an inner-city gang are dying in gruesome, mysterious ways, and the pattern points to a mythological creature Cooper always believed was nothing more than fiction. As he follows the trail of violence through the city streets, he finds himself trapped between a brewing gang war and a relentless monster that refuses to stop hunting.Rival Blood is the second novel in the Cooper M. Reid supernatural thriller series, blending dark folklore, tense investigation, and high-stakes danger as Cooper faces a monster that may be far more real than legend.___________________________________________________________________Praise for the Cooper M. Reid Series★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A great read for fans of the X-Files, Grimm or Supernatural.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Horrifying and intriguing all at the same time.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ X-Files-esque elements and charismatic characters drive the plot.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Different, with a creative and fresh storyline. A worthy read.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Humour and a great monster… a strong second book in the series.

In rural Georgia, something no one can see is killing people.Cooper M. Reid once investigated impossible phenomena for a covert government division, but after vanishing for a year and returning with no memory of where he’d been, he now follows an instinct he can’t explain toward those threatened by the supernatural. That instinct leads him deep into a remote Georgia town where people are dying from strange, unexplained injuries. What first looks like a series of peculiar head traumas quickly unravels into something far more disturbing—cracks in space and time.But before he can piece the mystery together, Cooper is captured by locals who either know the truth or have lost their grip on reality. Badly beaten and held prisoner, he comes face-to-face with a familiar stranger in a Hawaiian shirt and finally begins to uncover clues about his own missing year… all while struggling to survive yet another impossible situationDust and Bones is the third book in the Cooper M. Reid supernatural thriller series, perfect for fans of The X-Files, Supernatural and folklore-driven mysteries.___________________________________________________________________Praise for the Cooper M. Reid Series★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very entertaining with great character development. I’m really enjoying Cooper’s spiritual journey.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ These stories are amazing. Can’t wait for the next ones.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A big fan of the Cooper M. Reid series. Highly recommend.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I loved all three books. I need another Cooper Reid book.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I would highly recommend the other books in the series.

Teenagers in California are sleepwalking toward a place that may not exist.Cooper M. Reid once investigated strange phenomena for a covert government division, but after disappearing for a year and returning with no memory, he now follows an instinct he can’t explain toward people touched by the supernatural. Every case brings him closer uncovering what happened to him.Now this instinct is pulling him to a small Minnesota town, where local teenagers are being drawn in their sleep toward a fabled location known only in the darkest shadows of paranormal lore. As Cooper searches for the source, he’s confronted by a mysterious man with links to his past and to the enigmatic CSAR. The deeper he digs, the more dangerous the situation becomes—especially as new clues emerge about his own missing year and the people still hunting him.Eden House is the fourth novel in the Cooper M. Reid supernatural thriller series, perfect for fans of The X-Files, Supernatural and suspenseful mysteries rooted in the unexplained.___________________________________________________________________Praise for the Cooper M. Reid Series★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A great read for fans of The X-Files, Grimm or Supernatural★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Spooky, suspenseful and spiritual all at the same time★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Engaging and relatable… a great story with great pacing★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The kind of book I couldn’t stop reading★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Creepy and riveting