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She's also a traumatized survivor of a horrific school shooting — and she's never stopped bleeding from it.
But her brokenness is also her weapon.
Armed with nothing but a chip on her shoulder and a stubborn refusal to stay down, Erin drags herself into the dark seams of her small Ohio town. What starts as a search for one simple truth puts her in the crosshairs of the most powerful people in the state.
She isn't brave. She's reckless.
No badge. No backup. No illusions. And nothing left to lose.
A bouquet arrives on her doorstep with a chilling five-word note: I killed them for you.
Suddenly, she's a suspect to the cops, and a prize to a killer who sees himself as her savior. To unmask the real monster, Erin must plunge into the dark past she fought to escape... and confront the truth of what she's capable of.
A year after the massacre, Erin Callahan is losing her grip. Haunted by nightmares and on the brink of losing her home, she's slipping back into the darkness she fought to escape.
A stranger's offer seems like a lifeline: a small fortune to prove the powerful Dominion of Light church conned a dying man. But the simple case of fraud unravels into a decades-old mystery.
Hunted by ruthless enforcers and a threat from her past, Erin must expose the truth before she's buried along with it.
Erin is now a licensed private investigator, which is technically true..
It's also technically true that she's coping beautifully without drugs or alcohol..
Both claims are about to be stress-tested..
Kidnapped Sofia's family has no immigration status — which means no police, no headlines, no safety net..
What starts as a missing-child case drags Erin into Ohio high society, a ruthless smuggling ring, and a desperate race against the clock..
Her toolkit: sarcasm, a stubborn refusal to stay down, and a claw hammer she doesn't entirely know how to use.
Russell Jones is the author of the Erin Callahan crime series — dark, fast-moving psychological thrillers with a razor edge of dry humour.
The series begins with Baby's Breath, where a young teacher's aide survives a school shooting — and uncovers secrets that refuse to stay buried. As the novels progress, Erin Callahan becomes an unlikely private investigator, drawn into cases involving corruption, power, and the quiet damage people carry for years.
Russell's fiction combines propulsive suspense with morally complex characters and twists that land hard. His stories explore what happens after the headlines fade — when survival comes at a cost.
Before turning to crime writing, he was the Sunday Times bestselling author of political nonfiction, including The Decade in Tory. He now applies the same clarity and precision to crime fiction driven by character, tension, and consequence.
He lives with his partner, a mischievous dog, and two quietly superior cats.
