Discarded: A Thriller Novel

Book 3 in Central Division Series (Thriller Series)The FBI estimates over 100,000 young women and children are victims of human sex trafficking in the United States alone. Globally, this number is in the millions.Little does Minneapolis PD Investigator KOLIN RAYNES know that finding a discarded cell phone would lead him into the murky world of human sex trafficking. And KASSI YOUNG, a homeless teenage prostitute, isn't the only one to fall into their clutches.DISCARDED is the third novel in the Central Division Series of suspenseful thriller novels. Be sure to check out the previous novels in the series BEHOLDER'S EYE and STRAIGHT RAZOR. Born in small-town northwestern Minnesota, Mark S. R. Peterson knew he had a love of writing as far back as 2nd grade.His genre interests are as expansive as his musical tastes–from classics like Mozart and Beethoven to heavy metal like Poison and Metallica. He writes thrillers, horror, science fiction, and fantasy, and even dabbles into nonfiction and inspirational.He is a graduate of Bemidji State University, majoring in criminal justice and psychology. He wrote his first book between homework and achieving his 2nd Dan black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He has over 15 years of law enforcement experience and currently lives, according to a Washington Post article, in the "ugliest county" in the United States.BEHOLDER'S EYE is his first published thriller novel, the first in his Central Division Series. KILLZONE is the first in his Shadowkill trilogy. The Minneapolis PD's Central Division Building houses the bulk of their specialized investigation units. Here in lies the tales of several, starting with the Violent Crime Unit, known as VCU.