Bøger af John Netti

In 1964, 12-year-old Maddy Reynolds kneeled at her father's grave and promised to follow in his footsteps to become a detective. James Reynolds was murdered while investigating a serial killer case. When Maddy fulfills her pledge in 1978 and becomes the first women detective in an Upstate New York town, what she doesn't realize is the man who is killing young girls in her community murdered her father and has returned for her too.

He refused to have his face covered and, from the gallows, swore he would rise on the flames of hell to have his vengeance.It's a scorching July afternoon, and police officer Mike Havlicek is called to an incident near the statue in Jacobi Park. He's expecting to find a couple of kids fighting, but the park's groundskeeper is insane for no apparent reason, and ambulance med techs are holding him down.Mike unravels the mystery and finds himself steeped in the paranormal.Major Harlen Jacobi, the man in the statue, is about to escape from his place on the granite pedestal to unleash hell on the city of Cedar Creek, and Mike is the only person who can stop him.

"The Ledger weaves a tale of nonstop action and danger, all at a lightning pace. You'll read it more than once just to re-experience the excitement." -Megan Davidson, author of The ThunderingNo matter how hard she tries, Maddy Reynolds can't seem to escape the darkest aspects of humanity. After leaving her New York detective career behind, she retires to the Adirondacks, but even the rolling mountains and wondrous beauty cannot keep evil at bay.It's been years since The Glades burned to the ground, and evidence of the horrendous sex trafficking ring seems to have vanished with the smoke. But then, a new congressional investigation reveals the existence of a document with the names of the predators.Believing Maddy knows where the document is, the predators dispatch hit men and mobster thugs, along with Maddy's long-time nemesis, Naomi White.After learning the stakes and extent of this menace, Maddy's law enforcement colleagues find themselves in a race against the clock to save her, all while the former detective must find greater fortitude than she's ever had before.

"The Glades is a spellbinding potboiler that keeps readers holding their breath up to the very end." -Megan Davidson, author of The ThunderingMaddy Reynolds can't escape the world of criminals and harm's way, no matter how hard she tries. After leaving her job in Upstate NY, the retired detective moves to the Adirondacks, but the humpback mountains and endless beauty can't keep evil out. A guy follows her at the airport, a car takes off after killing the man she's meeting with for lunch, a woman calls, begging for help, and Maddy knows something's amiss, but she doesn't know what. Powerful men who purchased sex slaves send Naomi White, Maddy's long-time nemesis, for a ledger that contains their names. Naomi believes Maddy has it; if she doesn't find it, she knows they'll kill her.Maddy must resurrect her detective skills and reach deep for the strength to endure a relentless onslaught by Naomi and others to survive the ordeal.