Blackout

by Jean Hackensmith, Ingrid Jones (illustrator)

Brian Koski and his Belgian Malinois, Sinbad, return in “Blackout,” a riveting, edge-of-your-seat thriller that will keep readers turning pages until the very end. Book Three in The Brian Koski Stalker Series, “Blackout” follows two intensity-driven cases, one of which will end in tragedy. The second case involves a brutal beating and rape so fierce that the victim blacked out during the attack and remained incoherent for three days. She remembers nothing about her attacker—except that he left a note in permanent marker on her naked skin that said he would be back for “round two.” The police couldn’t help her. Neither could the five other P.I.’s to which she pleaded her cause. Brian and the B.K. Investigations team are her last hope and, as a result, he must now protect his entire female staff from a vendetta-fueled madman.

Katrina Cordova, the gifted psychic who has helped Brian to solve many cases, is also in danger. Her visions of the rapist make her especially vulnerable to his special kind of torture. Though she doesn’t see his face, she feels his sadistic joy each and every time he claims a new victim.

281 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 10, 2024

About the author

I am the published author of 12 books, all in the romance genre; everything from time travel, to historical, to contemporary. My newest release, "Checkmate" is the start of my break from the romance genre. It's still classified as a romantic thriller, but truthfully it's more thriller than romance. I'm not saying I won't ever write another romance, especially time travel. I'd have too many upset readers if I didn't. But, for now, I just needed try something new. In fact, my current manuscript, titled "We The People" takes me completely out of the romance genre. But more about that later.

As far as personal info goes, I'm married to my best friend and biggest supporter, Ron. I'm the proud mother of 3, the stepmother of 2, and the grandmother of 10. Next to writing, my passion is community theatre. In fact, I founded our local community theatre back in 1992 and still direct 2-3 shows a year. My other interests include camping, bowling and sitting in a restaurant with a good friend until the wee hours of the morning and talking about anything and everything.