Executioner's Lament

by Justin Rishel

Cover to cover action in the sequel to the electrifying debut novel Every Dying Hour.

A brutal firefight almost cost him his life. The man he killed may not have been the real villain he’s hunting.

Children are still being poisoned. His old partners are being attacked. He is being hunted by a lethal assassin.

A prison executioner has doubts about the brothers and sisters in his order. His new apprentice steers him down a path of no return.

Martin Aubrey will need help to uncover the truth. He’ll find it in unexpected places. More blood will have to be spilled before it’s all over.

2043: New Aberdeen, Maryland, USA. Martin Aubrey leaves the hospital after recovering from a deadly encounter with terrorists. Clues found at the scene of the battle lead him to believe the real killer is still out there.

The police have written him off. He needs help and finds it in Malina Maddox, a hacker with an exceptional skill for finding the things people want to keep hidden. Together, they reignite the investigation into the sleeping sickness infecting children and the bombings that once plagued the city.

Sarafina is an Apprentice in the Order of the Coppice learning the ways of the enigmatic group of state-sanctioned executioners. She and her Mentor explore a series of mysterious deaths in the Keep, a monolithic prison in the vast pine grove forests of western Maryland.

Aubrey and Malina’s investigation will lead them to confront killers of a different sort. It will also force them to work alongside the Order, whom Aubrey loathes.

Where will it all lead?

How many people have to die before the truth is exposed?

Will the real killers meet justice?

Continue the hunt! Join Martin Aubrey and the others as they descend down the rabbit hole.

450 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 13, 2020

Reviews

[Justin Rishel · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the author (me): this book was such a joy to write. As much fun as the first book in the series, Every Dying Hour, but I really loved exploring the themes in this novel. I hope you enjoy as much as I did writing it.

[Annette]

Great read

An ingenious story. a lot of fun. You can’t wait for the bad guys to get their just rewards. I hope there’s another Martin Aubrey book. I hope the guy gets a normal life in the end.

[Ronnie Hicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found myself staying up until 1& 2 am reading Executioners Lament. It is very suspenseful. Hated to see book end. Hurry Justin with your next book.