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After two murders--the second of which contained a message for the police--Detective Jack Murphy must play a deadly game with a twisted killer who is preparing to target the people he loves.



About the Author

Rick Reed

I was a Detective Sergeant with 30 years of experience and in charge of Internal Affairs for the Evansville Police Department in Indiana when I retired in 2006 to take an assistant professorship at Ivy Tech Community College. In 2000, while I was still a Homicide Unit detective, I caught confessed/convicted serial killer Joseph Weldon Brown who admitted to murdering 14 women in a killing spree across the United States. I co-authored the acclaimed true crime book, BLOOD TRAIL, describing the investigation, capture, trial and eventual sentencing of this criminal. Blood Trail was co-authored with Steven Walker who is still writing great true crime novels. If you are a fan of true crime check out the books by Steven Walker and M. William Phelps (the king of true crime) .

Alas, BLOOD TRAIL is my only true crime book. In 2010 I again was published by Kensington Books in Manhattan who released the first two of the Detective Jack Murphy serial killer fiction novels, THE CRUELEST CUT and THE COLDEST FEAR. These fiction novels draw on personal experience as I brings serial killer-fiction to life in the small town of Evansville, Indiana.

In 2011, just after the release of THE COLDEST FEAR, I was notified by the Prosecutor in Miami County, Indiana that Joe had killed his cellmate, Charles Miller, age 62, while serving a sentence of Life Without Possibility of Parole for the murder/dismemberment of Ginger Gasaway.

The Detective Jack Murphy series continues with the release in 2016 of THE DEEPEST WOUND. Two more books in the series will be released in 2017. More to come.

I am available for presentations or readings by contacting my publicist, Michelle Forde, at Kensington email MForde@kensingtonbooks.com. I am a member of Mystery Writers of America, California Writer's Club, International Thriller Writers, and a contributing editor for The Big Thrill webzine.

I presently live in the Nashville area with my wife, Jennifer, and two furry companions, Lexie and Belle. You are welcome to visit my website: www.rickreedbooks.com where I will host author chats, contests, and any suggestions you may have for future books.

Reading is the first step to education. Happy reading.



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