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Novella Prequel to the Sarah Black Series

 

Two murders. One framed suspect. And a conspiracy that's been silencing witnesses for generations.

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Forensic psychologist Dr. Sarah Black sees what others miss. And what she sees doesn't add up.  The evidence against a volatile bartender is perfect. Too perfect.  Sarah knows what the crime scenes reveal. Methodical planning. Calculated staging. A century-old pattern.

Then she speaks the name in open court: The Order of the Circle.

Her mentor turns against her with chilling precision. Her career dismantles overnight. Evidence appears in her apartment. Then the medical examiner dies before they meet.  Suicide, they say. Where her dad died, eight years earlier.  The Circle doesn't just eliminate witnesses. They are the witnesses. The judges. The system itself.

Every institution she trusted is compromised. But Sarah's still alive. Someone powerful is protecting her. She just doesn't know why. Or for how long.

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The case isn't closed. It's just beginning. And she might be next.

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The Black Circle is the Prequel in the Sarah Black Series.

The Black Circle

 

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Book #3 of the Sarah Black Series

 

The Black Mask

 

The Black Mask is the third book in the Sarah Black Series.

When a killing rocks Harper’s Crossing, forensic psychologist Dr. Sarah Black knows it isn’t random. It’s bait. And it worked.  Marked once and inexplicably spared, Sarah is forced into a relentless cat-and-mouse chase through a city that watches silently, guarding its history like a secret it would kill to keep. With FBI agent Tanner racing beside her, she peels back a conspiracy web woven through city hall, law enforcement, and families whose names never fade.  But time is running out.  Evidence disappears. Allies betray.  And someone trusted is quietly steering the investigation toward disaster.  As bodies fall and long-buried family truths surface, Sarah realizes the Order of the Circle was never just hunting her.  It was preparing her.  Because the most dangerous predator isn’t hiding.  He’s respected.  He’s visible.  And he’s been pulling the strings all along.  The Circle never wanted her dead.  It wanted her ready.​

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The Black Game

 

The Black Game is the second book in the Sarah Black Series.

The night of The Black Gala ended in blood, but for forensic psychologist Dr. Sarah Black, the game is far from over. ​Bound by a promise to her dying friend, she vows to expose the Order of the Circle—a network of corruption that infects the town’s elite, from city hall to the police force itself.​

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Book #2 of the Sarah Black Series

 

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The Black Gala

 

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The Black Gala is the first book in the Sarah Black Series.

Forensic psychologist Dr Sarah Black swore she’d never hunt monsters again. The case that destroyed her career still stalks her in the dark.

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Now panic grips Hawthorne Manor. No one can leave. And someone inside is a killer.

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Beside her stands Chief Tom Thorne—a grizzled cop, skeptical yet desperate for answers. Their uneasy alliance fractures as suspicion rips through gilded halls.​​

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Book #1 of the Sarah Black Series

 

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Catch The Lie

Detective Ethan Calloway swore he’d left the past behind—the night his best friend vanished, the guilt he can’t escape.

 

But when a photograph arrives with the message You left something behind, he’s pulled back to the Louisiana town that still whispers his name.

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