Review from Booklist

An old girlfriend's request to find her missing brother lands PI Nicholas Colt in a plot hatched by neo-Nazi cult Chain of Life, which engineered the plane crash that killed his wife and daughter and the rest of his award-winning band years earlier. As the investigation leads to the Harvest Angels, the enforcement arm of the cult, Colt puts his new family in deadly peril before he’s kidnapped by an old nemesis who brainwashes him and hooks him on heroin as part of a plan intended to kill millions. The high standard set for this series by Colt’s introduction in Pocket-47 (2011) is generally maintained here, along with plenty of backstory, although the plot loses some suspense when Colt manages to break free with surprising ease well before all loose ends are tied. Still, Colt is a physical, no-holds-barred protagonist in the Jack Reacher mold, and this time he’s left with work to do to mend body, mind, and marriage. Another good bet for fans of hard-boiled fiction. — Michele Leber

 Release date June 5. Available for pre-order now.
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Book #2 in the Nicholas Colt Series

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Latest Review for UNBORN

Here's the latest Amazon customer review for my horror novella UNBORN, published under the pseudonym Carson Wilder. Thanks to Upstate "C" for the kind words!


I'm an avid horror fan, and it's hard to congeal my reader's blood, but this little gem did it. The author's voice is sparse, almost flippant, and that kind of writing is immensely effective as he leads the reader through a day in the life of John Rock, reluctant medium and hero. The crimes committed, by innocent people taken over by pure evil, are ingeniously detailed and presented as if we're reading nothing scarier than a walk in the park on a sunny day. It's that simplicity and economy of phrase that elevates murder to almost an art form. Less is more, and Mr. Wilder proves it. He doesn't skimp on shock value but he also avoids the ten-page set-up, thankfully. His scenes grab you right away and suck you in. Before you know it, you're looking out through a murderer's eyes and waiting for your heart to stop pounding.

I read this book in one fevered sitting, and did so late at night, my preferred time for horror. I had a tough time falling asleep. That tells me if what I've just read is good horror.

This is good horror. Don't miss out. It's not for the faint of heart and it's going to squick you out in places, but don't let that stop you. And, really, if you needed something not for the faint of heart, you wouldn't be reading horror in the first place, right?

Another Major Announcement!

I am pleased to announce that I recently signed a multi-book deal with Thomas and Mercer, Amazon Publishing's imprint for mysteries and thrillers. The second book in the Nicholas Colt series will be released Summer 2012, and will be available on Amazon.com and in bookstores everywhere.

I have only been dealing with Amazon for a short time, but I am thoroughly convinced they are the future of major worldwide publishing. I'm really stoked to be part of their team!

Stay tuned for more exciting news, and for chances to win free copies of CROSSCUT, book #2 in the Nicholas Colt series!

Fire and Ice

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
--Robert Frost

Now available for pre-order.