Dead Ground: A Crime Thriller (Dylan Harper Book 1)

A quiet farmhouse. Four dead. One survivor. Dylan Harper thought all his problems died that night. He was wrong.

Ten years have passed and Detective Harper has moved far away. But the memories of that night still haunt him. They keep him awake, constantly checking the shadows as if the ghosts are still with him. He had vowed never to go back. Never to set foot on that dead ground ever again. But a case has come up that requires his expertise. A newspaper journalist, vanished without a trace from the same general area, the local authorities fresh out of leads. Detective Harper is told the case is his. Turning it down is not an option.

As Harper returns to the small town where everything went so horribly wrong all those years ago, he instantly knows something is wrong. Someone is watching him. Someone with a long memory and a sick grudge. One thing is crystal clear. Whoever is out there, is out for revenge, and they won’t rest until Harper is dead. The list of suspects is long and Harper has no idea where to start looking. With the help of his new partner he begins to unravel a twisted set of clues that will lead him down dark and dangerous avenues. As the tension escalates and the body count rises, Harper realizes he must finally confront his personal demons if he hopes to make it out alive.

In this pulse-pounding thriller, Justin Warren takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride through the deepest recesses of the human psyche, exploring the nature of vengeance, justice, and redemption. With twists and turns in almost every chapter, DEAD GROUND is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page!