"Two days after Christmas, a nine-year-old boy vanishes without a trace.
A week into the investigation, the police hit dead ends and cold trails—until PI Justin Boyle and his team of International Investigators take on the case.
When Justin's childhood best friend, Kyle, calls from jail convinced someone wants him dead, Justin can't ignore him. Kyle's plea is simple: recover the money he buried years ago, track down his missing girlfriend, and post bail. The clues lead Justin to a sun-soaked paradise, but beneath the palm trees, nothing is what it seems.
At the same time, Justin and the International Investigators are working a cold case involving a missing child, Ethan Hoover. They build the case from scratch, catching the cracks in the police's investigation, but they are overwhelmed by the potential suspects—boyfriends of the divorced mother, a jealous older brother craving his father's attention, a neighborhood child predator, class bullies, and an over-involved Little League coach.
With every suspect under scrutiny and time slipping away, they must push investigative boundaries and bend moral lines.
Justin and the International Investigators face two ticking clocks: outmaneuvering forces that may kill Kyle in jail, and locating Ethan before it's too late. Betrayals, buried secrets, and dangerous alliances threaten every step of the way."
"Sara Summers is the standout teacher at West Lebanon Middle School—admired, envied, and quietly resented. The attention she receives is constant—often flattering, but sometimes unsettling. So when anonymous emails from a 'secret admirer' land in her inbox, she barely reacts. But everything changes when a package arrives on her doorstep containing an explicit object and a threatening note. Terrified, Sara contacts the police, but they offer little help.
Desperate for protection, Sara turns to Justin Boyle and the International Investigators. Their search uncovers a tangle of obsession and deceit, and every person in Sara's orbit becomes a potential threat. The principal has a history of crossing lines. The gym teacher can't keep his eyes—or hands—to himself. A jealous frenemy seems eager to watch Sara fall. An abusive ex refuses to let go. And a troubled student lingers long after the final bell. Any one of them could be the stalker closing in.
What begins as a simple secret admirer case spirals into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Someone is hunting Sara, and they won't stop until they get exactly what they want."
"A pulse-pounding crime thriller that proves you don't need a badge to fight evil—just the guts to face it.
A missing girl. A team of unlikely misfits. One terrifying descent into darkness.
When a teen girl vanishes without a trace, everyone assumes she ran from her strict father. But Justin Boyle knows something sinister is afoot.
He saw her at the mall. He saw the twisted intentions of the strangers with her. And he knows she's in danger.
The police dismiss his warning. So Justin turns to the only allies he has: Edwin Arroyo, a disgraced UFC fighter living in a homeless camp with his loyal dog, Grace Turner, a true crime fanatic stuck working the food court, and Rakesh Abbasi, a quiet tech whiz running his family's crumbling electronics store.
Together, they form an unlikely team of amateur sleuths, diving headfirst into a twisted mystery that exposes depravity, danger, and the limits of their own courage. Time is running out. If they fail, a young life will be lost—and the evil will spread.
From bestselling author Phil M. Williams comes a heart-pounding crime thriller perfect for fans of gritty thrillers, razor-sharp twists, and flawed heroes who refuse to quit."
"High school senior Brandi Hunt lives for the moment, without rules or immediate consequences. After her meth-addicted mother is arrested, she's sent to live with her father, Jack, who she hasn't seen since she was a child.
He's a veteran suffering from paranoia and PTSD. Despite his demons, he's determined to set his daughter on the straight and narrow, albeit with unconventional methods that include extreme training sessions on survivalism, self-defense, marksmanship, and even guerilla warfare.
But when Jack's boot camp has a serious casualty, Brandi is finished with her crazy father . . .
Several years later, Brandi is approached with a modeling opportunity.
Red flags wave when the handsome photographer drives her to a remote cabin for the modeling shoot. However, Brandi is blinded by her infatuation, even when he crosses the line of professionalism.
But they aren't alone. When the photographer vanishes, she's left naked and alone. The perfect prey to be snagged by the stranger watching from the woods.
Brandi cannot imagine the hell that is planned for her. It's a rigged game that only ends one way. Will she survive or die? And either way, can she take a few of them with her first?"
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