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A Dark Reflection: A Serial Killer Thriller
Serial Killer Thrillers don’t get darker than this…
Twenty-eight years ago, Detective Roger Colby put Morgan Laird—a sadistic killer with a trail of mutilated victims—behind bars for life. Case closed, justice was served. Or so Colby thought.
Now, the unthinkable has Laird is free. Paroled, wheelchair-bound, and Harmless...or so they say.
But as a chilling string of new murders begin, each echoing Laird’s original signature, Colby is pulled back into a nightmare he thought he’d buried. DNA evidence screams Laird’s involvement, yet the system insists he’s reformed, and the federal task force dismisses Colby’s suspicions. Alone and out of favor, he’s forced to chase a new kind of killer—one who hides behind masks, misdirection, and the belief that justice is blind.
Is Morgan Laird back to finish what he started, or has someone else picked up the knife?
With each brutal death, the line between past and present blurs. And for Colby, redemption may lie in stopping a killer who’s always one step ahead.
A gripping standalone for fans of Silence of the Lambs and True Detective. If you love dark, twist-filled crime thrillers with a pulse-pounding pace, pick up your copy now—before the next body drops.
Twenty-eight years ago, Detective Roger Colby put Morgan Laird—a sadistic killer with a trail of mutilated victims—behind bars for life. Case closed, justice was served. Or so Colby thought.
Now, the unthinkable has Laird is free. Paroled, wheelchair-bound, and Harmless...or so they say.
But as a chilling string of new murders begin, each echoing Laird’s original signature, Colby is pulled back into a nightmare he thought he’d buried. DNA evidence screams Laird’s involvement, yet the system insists he’s reformed, and the federal task force dismisses Colby’s suspicions. Alone and out of favor, he’s forced to chase a new kind of killer—one who hides behind masks, misdirection, and the belief that justice is blind.
Is Morgan Laird back to finish what he started, or has someone else picked up the knife?
With each brutal death, the line between past and present blurs. And for Colby, redemption may lie in stopping a killer who’s always one step ahead.
A gripping standalone for fans of Silence of the Lambs and True Detective. If you love dark, twist-filled crime thrillers with a pulse-pounding pace, pick up your copy now—before the next body drops.
348 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 22, 2025
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July 26, 2025
He put a monster away—now the killings have started again.
Twenty-eight years ago, Detective Roger Colby caged a sadistic killer named Morgan Laird—a man whose brutal crimes still haunt the Chicago streets. But now Laird is free: paroled, wheelchair-bound, and allegedly harmless. That is, until a new string of murders erupts, echoing Laird's twisted signature with chilling precision. Colby's instincts scream that the monster is hunting again—but the system says otherwise.
With the feds dismissing his suspicions and mounting pressure to back off, Colby goes rogue, risking his career and possibly his life, to stop a killer who seems to be rewriting the past in blood. "A Dark Reflection" is a razor-sharp thriller for fans of psychological suspense and gritty justice. Get your copy now before the next body drops.
• ASIN: B0FDH6HG2C
• Publisher: Rough Edges Press
• Publication Date: 7/22/2025
• File Size: 3.1 MB
• Print Length: 348 pages
• Genre: Crime Action Fiction - Suspense Action Fiction - Crime Action & Adventure
Twenty-eight years ago, Detective Roger Colby caged a sadistic killer named Morgan Laird—a man whose brutal crimes still haunt the Chicago streets. But now Laird is free: paroled, wheelchair-bound, and allegedly harmless. That is, until a new string of murders erupts, echoing Laird's twisted signature with chilling precision. Colby's instincts scream that the monster is hunting again—but the system says otherwise.
With the feds dismissing his suspicions and mounting pressure to back off, Colby goes rogue, risking his career and possibly his life, to stop a killer who seems to be rewriting the past in blood. "A Dark Reflection" is a razor-sharp thriller for fans of psychological suspense and gritty justice. Get your copy now before the next body drops.
• ASIN: B0FDH6HG2C
• Publisher: Rough Edges Press
• Publication Date: 7/22/2025
• File Size: 3.1 MB
• Print Length: 348 pages
• Genre: Crime Action Fiction - Suspense Action Fiction - Crime Action & Adventure
August 20, 2025
Intense and gripping from the start. Michael Black writes another exciting police thriller with a touch of Michael Crichton added. Fascinating characters embroiled with more than one killer on the loose. Wonderful read.
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