Devil's Hour: Axel Blaze Thriller Book 13

by Bill Runner

In the darkest hour, the devil whispers loudest.
Blaze comes to Georgia seeking closure. Instead, he walks straight into a nightmare. When he travels to Coastal Georgia to honor his mother’s last wishes, he witnesses her childhood friend, Helen McCaskill, being attacked—and learns her granddaughter has vanished.
Something festers in the marshland. Bodies surface in the reeds, carved with warped symbols. Locals whisper about “Devil’s Hour” —a ritual nightmare run by a Haitian priest and protected by a Savannah dynasty with wealth older than the city—masters of trafficking, terror, and midnight markets where human lives are bartered.
What begins as a simple visit spirals into a war. To find the girl, Blaze will walk into hell. To save the lost, he will burn every last shadow to ash. Because the devil picked the wrong hour to rise.
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Praise for the
“Blaze combines the force of Reacher, the unapologetic badassery of Dirty Harry, the savagery of Frank Castle, and the calculated precision of Bourne.”
"Blaze is a no-nonsense guy. Shoot second...after head butting the guy first. My kind
of hero!"
“Blaze is a badass in the real sense of the word. He doesn’t stop until every bad guy
is broken or dead.”
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Readers are
★★★★★ “…non-stop action…”
★★★★★ “…fast and violent…”
★★★★★ “Blaze is the new badass in town!!”
★★★★★ “Must read! This series rocks!!”

347 pages, Kindle Edition

Expected publication March 31, 2026

About the author

Bill Runner worked as an investigative journalist before turning to writing novels. He grew up on a regular diet of western novels and movies about lone rangers, which influenced the shaping of Blaze. Bill is an experienced mountain climber and has been a lifelong student of martial arts. Working the crime beat and studying the art of fighting helped make him the author of thriller novels, which are known for well-executed action sequences.