The Hillsborough Trilogy #1
Trilogy #1 - What kind of serial killer methodically slays members of one family over three generations?
They try to keep the family secret from the children, but at age ten Jack watches them take his mother... the next night they give back her heart! Determined to one day avenge his mother's death, Jack becomes the Chief Medical Examiner for Hillsborough County and hunts their monster. The day finally comes when he is certain he has stopped their serial killer; he believes the family nightmare is over and falls in love; Kayda Webster comes into his life as the only light in his very dark world. Kayda mysteriously vanishes on the night of the big celebration, a night when many more die terrible deaths on the Burcher estate grounds. Jack naturally fears Kayda's heart will be returned to their gates. The FBI sees it differently. They are now certain Kayda Webster is no victim. She is a member of a secret sinister cabal behind a decades-old mission to scare wealthy families into turning over their massive wealth. When Kayda vanishes from estate grounds, Jack's heart is broken. He breaks all ties with the FBI and sets out alone to rescue his love, and to solve the family nightmare once and for all. Is there a hideous serial killer hunting the Burcher family? Or is there a stealth cabal targeting wealthy families with some elaborate plan to scare people out of their fortunes? Will Jack rescue Kayda and live happily ever after? Or is Kayda Webster a part of the Burcher family nightmare, and that makes her the road to Jack's dead end?
Trilogy #2 - KAYDA release targeted Summer 2025
Six years after Kayda Webster vanishes from Hillsborough County a national security crisis unfolds in Washington DC. Family members of the President's Cabinet are mysteriously abducted. The POTUS turns to the world-renowned forensic sleuth, Dr. Elliott Sumner, who soon discovers the diabolical roots of the bizarre assault run deep in Hillsborough County; they may even be connected to the Burcher family nightmare. Elliott meets with an unlikely whistleblower and travels to Los Cabos for a meeting with Dr. Jack Burcher who has something vital to share, something that will shed light on the DC Assault. Both meet in a cave north of the famous Mexican resort only to be surprised by someone they never expected to see alive. While the POTUS holds off on taking military action to neutralize a national threat, two world renowned forensic sleuths assemble a complex puzzle as they are hunted by a powerful force that lives in a world of perfected illusions. Can Jack Burcher join forces with Elliott Sumner and solve the puzzle in time? Will FBI man Tony Wilcox locate a portal into the belly of the beast before a national disaster? Is Kayda Webster alive and in love, or has she always been the chosen to derail the forensic sleuths so the national nightmare can begin?
The Bell Trilogy - Elliott Sumner hunts a Monster
A monster steps from the fog of urban legend and haunts a midsouth community. The chilling pursuit of an unstoppable serial killer by world-renowned forensic sleuth Elliott Sumner soon reveals a family secret with profound world implications. Can the Butcher be stopped?
The hunt for a monster plunges Elliott Sumner into unfathomable realms where the great wealth and power of a secret sinister society nears the completion of their century-old mission. Will they take control of the greatest evolutionary leap of mankind?
An utterly plausible genetic solution for life extension is upon us. Who will have access to immortality? What kind of world can support a growing population of people who never die? This genetic breakthrough is woven into an epic battle between good and evil. Who will win?