Dark, propulsive, and deliciously sinister…
A calculating detective hunts a killer who knows exactly how to get his attention in Hernandez’s fast-paced noir mystery. When a string of brutal murders rocks New York City, Detective Jerry Crowder is drawn back into action. The killings are carefully staged, with bodies deliberately left in the rain to destroy evidence. When the case leads to someone from Crowder’s past, the investigation becomes personal. Working alongside Detective Victoria Hayes, Crowder must look beyond the obvious suspects and unravel the killer’s deadly game before another victim falls.
Hernandez keeps the story moving at a brisk pace, packing suspicion, grisly discoveries, and sharp confrontations into a compact mystery. Crowder makes for a compelling hard-boiled hero: brash, observant, and relentlessly analytical. His uneasy dynamic with Hayes adds tension, while their competing investigative instincts keep suspicion shifting. The rain-soaked New York setting gives the story a suitably grim, cinematic atmosphere, with rain serving as both a striking visual motif and an integral part of the killer’s method. The short format lends the mystery urgency, delivering a lean, propulsive tale of murder, manipulation, and psychological gamesmanship.
A dark, atmospheric bite of noir suspense.
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Pub date September 15, 2025
Soaring High Publishing
ASIN B0FPVQ2Z1C
Print length 40 page
Price $2.99 Kindle edition, $0.00 Kindle unlimited
