
His Heart of Darkness
A Frankie Dawson, P.I. Mystery Thriller
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Melinda Woodhall

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As private investigator Frankie Dawson begins to build a new life for himself in Memphis, he takes on the disturbing cold case of an ambitious young reporter who vanished without a trace decades earlier.
When the woman’s disappearance is linked to a barrel of human remains found at a new construction site, and a potential witness to the crime goes missing, Frankie finds himself at the heart of a serial murder investigation.
In a desperate bid to stop the cold-blooded killer before another body is found, Frankie unearths the chilling truth about his father’s past, and uncovers a shocking revelation that threatens to destroy everything he holds dear.
Book #2 in the addictive new Frankie Dawson, P.I. Mystery Thriller series by Melinda Woodhall, author of the Mercy Harbor Thriller Series, the Veronica Lee Thriller Series, and the Bridget Bishop FBI Mystery Thriller series.
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