Noctis Investigations

He thought the shadows belonged to him. He was wrong.Four months after his last case nearly killed him, Lloyd Gibson is finally getting his business off the ground. Licensed, partnered, and settling into a new groove with clients who actually pay on time, he almost feels like he's got things under control. Then his mother calls. Her boyfriend, an animal control officer, has vanished in the Ontario wilderness.What should have been a simple missing persons job turns into something far stranger. The woods hide more than teeth and claws-a doctor who can trade life for death, a child who speaks to the wild, and a powerful organization determined to wipe them out.To save them, Lloyd will have to push his power to its limits, even if it means facing Death Itself. Matt Armstrong is an elder millennial experiencing his mid-life crisis through writing. He's Canadian born, living abroad in Australia.

Rock, Meet Hard Place.Lloyd Gibson thought he had left his past behind-until a chilling ultimatum forces him back into the shadows. Powerful people are watching, and they have their sights set on him. Threatened with the safety of his loved ones, Lloyd is dragged into a dangerous mission: track down a mysterious group of thieves in Toronto.But the deeper Lloyd digs, the less sense it all makes. The thieves are more than they seem, and their secrets suggest they aren't the real threat, leaving Lloyd to navigate a web of half-truths, unseen forces, and dangers lurking closer than he realizes. And in the darkness, something far more sinister stirs-a force that devastates everything it touches.With the clock ticking down to Christmas, Lloyd must navigate treacherous alliances, uncover buried truths, and decide how far he's willing to go to protect those he loves. But in a game where every step pulls him deeper into danger, survival may come at the ultimate cost. Matt Armstrong is an elder millennial experiencing his mid-life crisis through writing. He's Canadian born, living abroad in Australia.

Some battles you survive. Others change you forever.Months of digging into Vardot Industries has left Lloyd Gibson with nothing but dead ends and more questions than answers. When a police officer strong-arms him into a case about a missing woman and her son, he figures it's just another distraction.He's wrong.The search leads to Christopher Monroe-a desperate father with power for hire-and a boy whose touch can wipe out a city. Their tragedy sparks a chain of cover-ups and killings that spread across Calgary, dragging Noctis Investigations straight into the crossfire.And in the shadows lurks an enemy he should have ended when he had the chance-sharper, stronger, and far more dangerous than before, hellbent on drowning his world in blood and tears. Matt Armstrong is an elder millennial experiencing his mid-life crisis through writing. He's Canadian born, living abroad in Australia.