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No escape. No memories. And there’s a killer on the loose. When Jack and nine other game contestants awaken outside a mansion with no way to log out, the countdown begins. Solve a murder. Only one winner gets to leave. It’s a race against time, collecting clues scattered throughout the estate. Each riddle uncovered is a step closer to Jack understanding the truth of why he’s there, but with every passing hour, the game adapts with new threats. As alliances form, secrets unravel. Jack must use every ounce of his wits to decipher the case and learn who among the contestants he can trust...

When a wave of monsters attack the town of Bell Park, Eddie Rush has no idea the invasion is an introduction to a new interactive experience. Crimson Gauntlet Online wasn’t supposed to go live for weeks. But for Eddie and his group of gamer friends, the chilling realization dawns on them that the promised game is responsible for the spreading destruction and death.

Miles Kim, cyborg and relic of a war fading from memory, is on the last train ride of his life. When a gang of bandits attacks the train, Miles and 100 passengers find themselves trapped in in a standoff in the middle of the desert. But there’s more to the robbery than meets the eye. An unknown entity has set its sights on the Seraph Express and her passengers. As people start dying, Miles realizes that any rescue will be too late, and no one will make it out alive.

A murder with no witnesses. A ghost from Miles Kims’ past. Welcome to your first day as a Seraph marshal. We hope you survive the experience. While pursuing an escaped fugitive in the remote southern barrens, Miles Kim discovers a dead body next to a secluded spring. But solving the murder and keeping his fugitive alive becomes complicated when a communication blackout prevents him from calling for backup. Cut off, Miles finds himself in the sights of an enigmatic judge serving his own brand of outlaw justice. Run or fight, Miles will need every trick in his arsenal to avoid becoming the ...

His first case as a Seraph marshal may be his last. When Seraph’s head marshal calls in Miles Kim to help investigate a triple murder, Miles finds three bodies with no simple answers. Why were a water baron, a militia leader, and an information broker meeting in a remote junkyard away from their bodyguards? With no witnesses and no survivors, the case will thrust Miles into the center of a power struggle between the militia and Seraph’s underworld. And no one wants an ex-Meridian police officer prying into their business. Learning the truth will put Miles in the crosshairs of Seraph’s...

A shipwreck on an isolated island. No food. No comforts. And only one player wins. Jack’s back, and in the thrilling conclusion to the End-User Jack series, his nemesis Mr. Smiley has thrown him into the deadliest contest yet. He’s up against a new game set in an unforgiving wilderness against a dozen adversaries competing to be the last player standing. But Jack is here to bring it all down. If he doesn’t defeat the game’s mad host, the tower will fall. It’s a final collision between the virtual and real as Jack fights to uncover Starvation Island’s biggest secret—the ...

Just released from prison, Trip Walker’s hopes for a fresh start are shattered after finding his twin sister Rose has vanished without a trace. Determined to uncover the truth, Trip plunges into the dark past he left behind, only to find powerful forces are also hunting for Rose—with sinister intentions. Dodging hired killers and crooked cops, he races to find his sister, all while uncovering secrets of his own family’s past. With time running out and enemies closing in, Trip faces an impossible choice: abandon his search, or risk everything—including his newfound freedom—for the ...

“Another pulse-pounding read!” “The worldbuilding over this series has been incredible. Action, adventure, mystery, subterfuge, double (triple) dealing and more.” “A hard futuristic vision, realistic and vivid.” In the neon-drenched city of New Pacific, Dawn Moriti is hired by Damien Blackwell to find his missing wife, Elara. A routine investigation quickly spirals out of control as Elara's disappearance proves to be far more complex than Dawn could have ever imagined. Corporate executives within Damien's firm and his ties with the city’s underworld both appear interested in ...

The message from Carmen Vincent’s mother wasn’t possible. She died in the Mars base disaster two years ago. But when government agents show up at Carmen’s door, she realizes the message is no hoax. Someone is still trying to cover up the disaster and the reason why Earth abandoned its space program.

A remote outpost in the savage wastes goes dark. When the ruling corporations of Earth’s last free city cover up the incident, Dawn Moriti is hired to discover the fate of a lost researcher. Her client is her sister, a genetically engineered soldier who threatened to kill her if they ever ran into each other again. The missing researcher? Their kid brother Pascal. Together, they will have to set aside their differences and navigate the tangled web of a corrupt corporation with a private military. Dawn soon learns the research station has stumbled upon a secret someone in New Pacific is ...

When Beatrix Fish enlists Miles Kim’s help to find her missing daughter Agatha, he discovers the child is more than a simple runaway. Miles’ investigation thrusts him into a web of deceit, where the richest family in Seraph is more interested in protecting secrets than finding Agatha, and someone is willing to do anything to keep him from uncovering the truth. As the case grows more complex with each disquieting turn, Miles will need more than his burner and targeting software to survive. He’ll have to navigate the upper crust of Seraph high society and its darkest corners to bring ...

His worst enemy becomes his last hope… When Trip Walker’s nemesis, Eddie, survives a brutal attack, Trip is blindsided by Eddie’s bombshell revelation: the person behind the attempted murder is Rose—Trip’s sister. Driven to confront the shocking truth, he must delve into her hidden past, placing him in the crosshairs of a violent gang she once called friends. And with the police circling and old enemies holding grudges, Trip confronts a deadly dilemma. He’s forced to team up with Eddie and his ruthless crew, all while knowing they could betray him at any moment. Caught between ...

A good deed turns deadly… When Trip Walker, a PI-in-training with a troubled past, rescues a young man with special needs from kidnappers, he’s thrust into a dangerous game. What starts as a simple good deed quickly spirals into a maze of deceit, greed, and violence that threatens to consume them both. Trip soon discovers that Reggie, the young man he saved, stands at the center of a vicious family feud. To protect Reggie and uncover the truth, Trip must navigate a minefield of shifting alliances and hidden agendas. But in this high-stakes game, everyone seems determined to use Reggie ...

Twelve chefs. One killer contest. Who will make it out of the kitchen alive? After the murder mansion, Jack realizes there’s more than his life on the line. The invaders inside the tower are seizing level after level as the corruption virus spreads to every network. Only Mr. Smiley’s latest competition offers a shred of hope. The mysterious entity has lured the enemies of the tower into the simulation. Jack’s task? Beat a house full of top chefs in a competition while never having cooked a thing in his life. And after a contestant shows up dead, Jack realizes the contest isn’t what ...

Is Sylvia Vincent a hero, prisoner, or traitor? Carmen Vincent will need to learn the answer quickly as she journeys to the Framework to confront her mother. Can she save her from the Melded and bring her back home? But the Framework has its own rules, and she’ll have to discover who among the refugees she can trust and who should be feared. For lurking among the alien survivors on the patchwork space station are creatures who serve the enemy which has devastated a thousand worlds, and these shadowy entities are setting their sights on a new target: Earth. Grab your copy of the ...

“Lots of action and twists.” “Loved the mystery. Glued to the end.” “Entertaining. Wonderful characters.” In the harsh streets of New Pacific, spy-for-hire Dawn Moriti thinks she’s hit the jackpot with her latest data heist. But when she shows up to the handoff, she walks into an ambush that leaves her client dead and paints her as the killer. Now a target of the police and a shadowy group of mercenaries, Dawn must navigate the shadows of the city to clear her name. Her only allies? A city detective who might be interested in turning Dawn over for the bounty and her sister Eve...

When Earth intercepts a message from the outer reaches of the solar system, all eyes turn to Carmen Vincent and her companions on board the star runner to spearhead the investigation. For a mysterious object is hurtling towards Earth. Is it a spaceship, an asteroid, or the first wave of an attack? Hours into the mission, Carmen discovers within the message a hidden fragmented code not meant for her. Someone on her crew knows the secret about the code and is working to keep anyone from deciphering it. What began as a simple operation turns into a fight for survival against the saboteur, and ...

In the gritty, post-apocalyptic city of New Pacific, Miles Kim is on a mission to catch the man who murdered his wife. But as he digs deeper into the city’s underworld, he learns he is up against powerful forces who will stop at nothing to keep him from the truth. With the help of a con man with his own agenda and a gang of New Pacific thieves, Miles must navigate the treacherous landscape of corporate espionage and corrupt cops in order to bring his wife’s killer to justice. As old secrets come to light, Miles realizes that he may be in over his head. Can he survive long enough to ...

Betrayed. Abducted. Trapped in an escape-proof hellhole. A wartime mission erased from Miles Kim’s memory holds the key to his freedom. Trapped in a cell far away from Seraph, he must piece together who put the bounty on him and why. His captors seek to uncover a secret he knows nothing about. His fellow prisoners will want him dead once they learn who he is. To survive, he’ll need to solve a mystery buried in his past and survive long enough to escape. Book seven of the best-selling Old Chrome series, The Red Abyss will keep you turning the pages until the final reveal. Grab your copy!

A simple escort job becomes a deadly hunt. When an outspoken New Pacific judge is marked for assassination, only Miles Kim stands in the way of a family of high-tech killers-for-hire. Miles will have to use all his wits and survival skills to protect the judge, a man who has threatened to reveal Miles’ identity to the corporation searching for their missing cyborg. If the assassins win, they’re both dead. If the judge lives, Miles’ fragile new life in Seraph will be shattered. Grab your copy of the latest installment in the cyberpunk crime and mystery series!