Suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following a shootout that kills his best friend, Miles Kendrick, an ex-mob spy turned federal witness, runs for his life, with assassin and former FBI agent Dennis Groote in pursuit.

"Murderpalooza, the premier thriller writers conference, is meant to be an exciting celebration of the genre and its preeminent writers. But when bestselling author and industry favorite Kristin Bailey is found dead in her hotel room, four rival authors--a midlister, an egomaniac, a has-been, and a newbie--also get targeted by an anonymous social media account and wonder if they're next"--

A young English woman studying abroad in Italy is murdered under bizarre circumstances--

When a heart attack sends Penn's father, Tom Cage, to the ER, Tom begs that his son be brought to his side to hear a dying declaration. But when Penn arrives, Tom denies ever making the request--keeping his secrets for another day. The emergency hurls Penn back to a chilling case in Houston, where he worked in a DA's office known as the death factory, which sent more killers to death row than any other in America. While Penn cares for his ailing wife,...