Mark Hayes

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR BRENT TOWNS RETURNS WITH A PRIVATE DETECTIVE MYSTERY-FULL OF SMALL-TOWN SECRECY AND DEADLY INTRIGUE. In the middle of Australia's Outback lies the small town of Friar's Lake. It's quaint, quiet, and-more importantly-devoid of crime. So, when a body turns up with the hallmark signs of a manic serial killer from the past, Private Investigator Trent Jacobs is hired by a town local to find out if Ten Cent-the infamous killer-is back. But as this once-quiet town begins to unravel, tragedy strikes again, and Trent goes missing. Thankfully, newcomer Mark Hayes is eager to help out. Until-with every shocking secret that's uncovered, he begins to question whether he can find the killer before time runs out. After all…beneath small-town Friar Lake's dusty exterior, there are hidden truths of which even the locals are unaware.

PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR MARK HAYES IS BACK-AND HOPETOWN WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.New town. New criminals. Same danger.After Police Sergeant Nicole Berger's transfer, Mark Hayes lands in Hopetown, a place where "hope" is in short supply. Within days, he's neck-deep in trouble: illegal dogfights, an ICE epidemic, a missing woman, and the chilling echoes of a thirty-year-old murder.When the old case stirs up new enemies, Mark quickly learns that in Hopetown, the past doesn't stay buried-and neither might he.Every suspect has something to hide. Every lead could be a trap. And if Mark doesn't unravel the truth fast, the next body in the ground could be his own.Fans of gripping private investigator mysteries, gritty crime thrillers, and fast-paced hard-boiled detective stories won't want to miss Mark Hayes' most dangerous case yet.