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Final Jeopardy: A Jake Sledge Mystery
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Expected 15 Feb 26A fedora-wearing PI. A twisted family legacy. A client who might be more dangerous than the killer.
Jake "The Hammer" Sledge traded his NFL career for a private investigator's license, but he never expected his past to come back with a vengeance. When Jeopardy Dupree walks into his River City office, Jake knows he's in for trouble. She's the woman whose dangerous alter ego once tried to kill him, and now she wants him to prove her schizophrenic brother Barker didn't murder Sandy Akins, the nurse's aide he planned to marry.
The case seems open and shut. Barker walked away from River Bluffs Treatment Center days before the murder. His bloody fingerprints are at the scene. But Jake's detective instincts tell him something is off, and his investigation uncovers secrets that put a target on his back.
Someone wants Jake dead. A mystery woman in a dark SUV tries to run him down. She attacks his girlfriend Allison with a brutal stay away from Jake Sledge. When Jake's contacts start dying and evidence begins disappearing, he realizes he's stumbled onto something far more sinister than a crime of passion. At the center of it the Dupree family and a twisted legacy that turns loyalty into a weapon.
Partnered with Bobo Johnson, a Hall of Fame defensive tackle with unshakeable faith and a devastating right hook, Jake races to untangle the truth before the killer strikes again. But as he digs deeper into the Dupree family's dark secrets, he's forced to confront his own demons. Haunted by violent flashbacks and questioning everything he once believed, Jake discovers that solving this case might require more than his trademark fedora and his beloved 1975 Delta 88.
The closer Jake gets to the truth, the more dangerous the game becomes. Bodies are piling up. Evidence points in every direction. And the line between victim and villain blurs when Jake realizes the most dangerous player might be the one he least suspects.
Perfect for fans of hard-boiled detective fiction with heart, Final Jeopardy delivers classic PI mystery elements with a fresh twist. Featuring a tough-talking hero with a vulnerable side, rapid-fire action, complex family dynamics, and a faith journey that adds depth without preaching, this thriller keeps readers guessing until the final page.
In River City, there's always trouble. And Jake Sledge is about to discover that the most dangerous game of all is one where the rules keep changing, the player you trust might be your worst enemy, and the only way to win is to risk losing everything that matters.
From tense stakeouts to explosive confrontations, from River City's gritty streets to desperate showdowns, Final Jeopardy is a riveting mystery that combines the classic elements of detective noir with contemporary suspense, proving that sometimes the hardest person to save is yourself.
If you love private detective mysteries, complex psychological thrillers, stories of redemption and faith, classic cars and fedoras, witty banter and heart-pounding action, then you'll love B.D. Lawrence's Jake Sledge series. The mystery deepens with every clue, the danger escalates with every chapter, and the truth is more twisted than Jake ever imagined.
Grab your copy today and join Jake on a case where nothing is what it seems, everyone has secrets worth killing for, and the final answer might be the deadliest jeopardy of all.
Jake "The Hammer" Sledge traded his NFL career for a private investigator's license, but he never expected his past to come back with a vengeance. When Jeopardy Dupree walks into his River City office, Jake knows he's in for trouble. She's the woman whose dangerous alter ego once tried to kill him, and now she wants him to prove her schizophrenic brother Barker didn't murder Sandy Akins, the nurse's aide he planned to marry.
The case seems open and shut. Barker walked away from River Bluffs Treatment Center days before the murder. His bloody fingerprints are at the scene. But Jake's detective instincts tell him something is off, and his investigation uncovers secrets that put a target on his back.
Someone wants Jake dead. A mystery woman in a dark SUV tries to run him down. She attacks his girlfriend Allison with a brutal stay away from Jake Sledge. When Jake's contacts start dying and evidence begins disappearing, he realizes he's stumbled onto something far more sinister than a crime of passion. At the center of it the Dupree family and a twisted legacy that turns loyalty into a weapon.
Partnered with Bobo Johnson, a Hall of Fame defensive tackle with unshakeable faith and a devastating right hook, Jake races to untangle the truth before the killer strikes again. But as he digs deeper into the Dupree family's dark secrets, he's forced to confront his own demons. Haunted by violent flashbacks and questioning everything he once believed, Jake discovers that solving this case might require more than his trademark fedora and his beloved 1975 Delta 88.
The closer Jake gets to the truth, the more dangerous the game becomes. Bodies are piling up. Evidence points in every direction. And the line between victim and villain blurs when Jake realizes the most dangerous player might be the one he least suspects.
Perfect for fans of hard-boiled detective fiction with heart, Final Jeopardy delivers classic PI mystery elements with a fresh twist. Featuring a tough-talking hero with a vulnerable side, rapid-fire action, complex family dynamics, and a faith journey that adds depth without preaching, this thriller keeps readers guessing until the final page.
In River City, there's always trouble. And Jake Sledge is about to discover that the most dangerous game of all is one where the rules keep changing, the player you trust might be your worst enemy, and the only way to win is to risk losing everything that matters.
From tense stakeouts to explosive confrontations, from River City's gritty streets to desperate showdowns, Final Jeopardy is a riveting mystery that combines the classic elements of detective noir with contemporary suspense, proving that sometimes the hardest person to save is yourself.
If you love private detective mysteries, complex psychological thrillers, stories of redemption and faith, classic cars and fedoras, witty banter and heart-pounding action, then you'll love B.D. Lawrence's Jake Sledge series. The mystery deepens with every clue, the danger escalates with every chapter, and the truth is more twisted than Jake ever imagined.
Grab your copy today and join Jake on a case where nothing is what it seems, everyone has secrets worth killing for, and the final answer might be the deadliest jeopardy of all.
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Expected publication February 15, 2026
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About the author
B.D. Lawrence
11 books116 followersB.D. Lawrence has always loved reading fiction. Ironically, though, his worst subject in high school was English. One night, sitting in a master's level computer programming class, daydreaming about vigilantes, he decided to give writing a try. Out of that came his first novel, which went nowhere. That was many years ago. During his writing journey he’s dabbled in several genres, including mystery, suspense, science fiction, fantasy, and literary fiction. He currently is focusing on crime stories of justice, vengeance, and redemption. He hopes his Lefty Bruder private detective series will not only entertain lovers of P.I. fiction but will also help fight the scourge of human trafficking, as B.D. Lawrence is going to donate half of all his profits from that series to organizations helping to fight human trafficking.
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