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San Diego Writer's Festival Mystery Writer of the Year for 2021 Anthony, Shamus, and Lefty Award-winning Author Will Rick Cahill survive an insidious disease long enough to see his first-born child--or will sadistic killers murder him first? Rick Cahill is finally living a settled, happy life. His fiancée, Leah Landingham, is pregnant with their first child and he is doing PI work that pays well and keeps him out of danger. Then a doctor gives him the bad news about the headaches he's been suffering--CTE, the pro football disease that leads to senility and early death--a secret he keeps from Leah and his best friend Moira MacFarlane. When Moira asks him to monitor her son, Luke--who's broken a restraining order to stay away from his girl-friend--a simple surveillance explodes into greed, deceit, and murder. Luke goes missing, and Rick's dogged determination compels him to follow clues that lead to the exploration of high finance and DNA cancer research. Ultimately, Rick is forced to battle sadistic killers as he tries to find Luke and stay alive long enough to see the birth of his child. Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and John Sandford While all of the novels in the Rick Cahill PI Crime Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is: Yesterday's Echo Night Tremors Dark Fissures Blood Truth Wrong Light Lost Tomorrows Blind Vigil Last Redemption Doomed Legacy (coming November 2022)

Winner of the Shamus Award and Lefty Award Would you risk your own soul to avenge the death of a loved one? A phone call thrusts Rick Cahill's past and all its tragic consequences into his present. Krista Landingham, his former partner on the Santa Barbara Police Department, is dead. When Rick goes to the funeral in the city where his wife was murdered and where he is seen as guilty for her death in the eyes of the police, he discovers that Krista's death may not have been a tragic accident, but murder. Hired by Krista's sister, Leah, to investigate, Rick follows clues that lead him to the truth, not only about Krista's death, but about the tragedy that ruined his life. Along the way, Leah shows him that his life can be salvaged, and he can feel love again if he can just move beyond his past. But the past is Rick's present and will always be until he rights his one great wrong. In the end, Rick is left with a decision that forces him to confront the horrific actions he'll need to take to exact revenge and achieve redemption. A hard-boiled PI thriller perfect for fans of Robert Crais and T. Jefferson Parker While all of the novels in the Rick Cahill PI Crime Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is: Yesterday's Echo Night Tremors Dark Fissures Blood Truth Wrong Light Lost Tomorrows Blind Vigil Last Redemption (coming November 2021)

A sinister private detective agency, a shady shell corporation, and a dead friend-- Rick Cahill is on his most dangerous mission yet Private investigator Rick Cahill has been running from his past and chasing the truth his whole life. But his past is relentless-- and so is his CTE, a disease caused by repeated head traumas that has attacked his body and his mind. As his CTE progresses, he realizes that the disease not only threatens his life, but it also endangers his family' s wellbeing. As Rick struggles to keep his family together, he does a favor for Sara Bhandari, a business contact. Then, Sara is murdered, and the police believe her to be yet another victim of a serial rapist who has been terrorizing greater San Diego. But Rick has reason to question their theory. Determined to find the truth at any cost, and against his wife' s warnings, he investigates on his own. Along the way, he bumps up against a sinister private investigative agency and a shady shell corporation that may be hiding more than company secrets. As Rick digs for the truth about Sara' s death, he risks his own life and the lives of countless innocents caught in his relentless crusade.

San Diego Writer's Festival Mystery Writer of the Year for 2021 Anthony, Shamus, and Lefty Award-winning Author Will Rick Cahill survive an insidious disease long enough to see his first-born child--or will sadistic killers murder him first? Rick Cahill is finally living a settled, happy life. His fiancée, Leah Landingham, is pregnant with their first child and he is doing PI work that pays well and keeps him out of danger. Then a doctor gives him the bad news about the headaches he's been suffering--CTE, the pro football disease that leads to senility and early death--a secret he keeps from Leah and his best friend Moira MacFarlane. When Moira asks him to monitor her son, Luke--who's broken a restraining order to stay away from his girl-friend--a simple surveillance explodes into greed, deceit, and murder. Luke goes missing, and Rick's dogged determination compels him to follow clues that lead to the exploration of high finance and DNA cancer research. Ultimately, Rick is forced to battle sadistic killers as he tries to find Luke and stay alive long enough to see the birth of his child. Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and John Sandford While all of the novels in the Rick Cahill PI Crime Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is: Yesterday's Echo Night Tremors Dark Fissures Blood Truth Wrong Light Lost Tomorrows Blind Vigil Last Redemption Doomed Legacy (coming November 2022)

Anthony Award-winning and best-selling author: In the third novel of the Rick Cahill series, Rick has no place to go. The police want to put him behind bars for an unsolved murder. The bank wants to foreclose on his house. Shadowy forces attempt to kill him when he tries to help a woman prove her ex-Navy SEAL husband's hanging death was a homicide. Can Rick outrun his past?

Shamus Award, Lefty Award, and San Diego Book Award finalistPerfect for hard-boiled PI and Noir fans who like a tainted hero living by his own codeNaomi Hendrix’s sexy voice hovering over the radio waves isn’t the only thing haunting the Southern California nights. A demented soul is stalking Naomi, hiding in the shadows of the night, waiting for the right moment to snatch her and fulfill a twisted fantasy.When Naomi’s radio station hires PI Rick Cahill to protect Naomi and track down the stalker, he discovers that Naomi is hiding secrets about her past that could help unmask the man. However, before Rick can extract the truth from Naomi, he is thrust into a missing person’s case—an abduction he may have unwittingly caused. The investigating detective questions Rick’s motives for getting involved and pressures him to stop meddling.While Rick pursues Naomi’s stalker and battles the police, evil ricochets from his own past and embroils Rick in a race to find the truth about an old nemesis. Is settling the score worth losing everything?A must-read for fans of Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch and Robert Crais’ Elvis ColeWhile all of the novels in the Rick Cahill PI Crime Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence Yesterday’s EchoNight TremorsDark FissuresBlood TruthWrong LightLost TomorrowsBlind VigilLast Redemption (coming November 2021)

Anthony, Shamus, and Lefty Award-winning Author A friend arrested for murder. A vicious killer lurking in the shadows. A world of darkness. Blinded by a gunshot wound to the face while working as a private investigator nine months ago, Rick Cahill is now sure of only one thing: he has to start a new life and leave his old one behind. He's still trying to figure out what that life is when his onetime partner, Moira MacFarlane, asks for his help on a case she's taken for Rick's former best friend. The case is simple and Moira only needs Rick for one interview, but Rick is wary of waking sleeping demons. Ultimately, he goes against his gut and takes the case which quickly turns deadly. Rick's old compulsion of finding the truth no matter the cost--the same compulsion that cost him his eyesight and almost his life--battles against his desire to escape his past. The stakes are raised when Rick's friend is implicated in murder and needs his help. Can he help the friend he no longer trusts while questioning his own lessened capabilities? His life depends on the answer as a shadowy killer lurks in the darkness. Perfect for fans of Michael Connelly and John Sandford

Exploring the allure and pitfalls of Los Angeles, the narrative delves into the lives of characters entangled in its vibrant yet treacherous cultural landscape. Their misdeeds and personal downfalls reveal the darker side of ambition and desire in a city known for its glitz and glamour. As they navigate the complexities of fame, fortune, and moral dilemmas, the story offers a poignant commentary on the seductive power of the entertainment industry and the consequences of chasing dreams in a city that can both inspire and destroy.

Brain disease worsening, Rick Cahill risks everything-- even his life-- to provide for his fractured family' s future San Diego private investigator Rick Cahill' s past comes back to haunt him when he' s at his most vulnerable. His wife, Leah, has fled with their daughter, Krista, to her parents' home in Santa Barbara. She fears Rick' s violent outbursts brought on by his potentially fatal brain disorder, CTE-- and she doesn' t trust that he' ll ever be able to tame his manic desire to bring his own brand of justice to an unjust world. Rick desperately wants to reunite his family and help provide for Krista' s future-- one he fears he won' t be alive to see. A jumpstart toward that future appears in the form of Peter Stone, Rick' s longtime enemy. Stone offers Rick $50,000 to find a woman he claims can save his life with a bone marrow transplant. Rick can' t pass up the chance to buttress Krista' s future. When what seems like a simple missing person case spirals out of control into cryptocurrency machinations, dead bodies, and an outgunned faceoff, Rick is forced to battle evil from his past. Can he stay alive long enough to see his family one last time?