"The best mystery-thriller-adventure book I've read this year!" ONE MURDER THAT WAS NEVER SOLVED. Two lovers on the run. And three kidnappings, cover-ups, and betrayals. Cooper Chain can't sleep. He doesn't want to believe it. And he can't stop singing the lyrics from the old Hall & Oates song, "She's gone." Stuck in Miami after dropping off his daughter, Cooper's world goes from bad to worse. But is there a clue on a dead body that could lead him to Willow? On the run from the cops and aided by a woman with skills akin to the Black Widow, Cooper's quest to find Willow is met with one death threat after another. Who can he really trust? Ten years ago a little boy was murdered in a hilly Alabama forest. Is it possible that a re-connection of Ball & Chain is tied to uncovering the killer? There's a dark shadow looming over one county in the deep south. And a black hole might just devour Ball & Chain...unless they're to trust a clan of misfits. With the clock about to run out, can Cooper, Willow, and their new friends solve a cold case and out-run, out-think a legion of ruthless mercenaries before they're buried for good? You'll bust a gut at the wild cast of characters that ride shotgun in this heart-pounding Ball & Chain adventure. If you're a fan of Michael Connelly's Ballard and Bosch, David Baldacci's King and Maxwell, Tess Gerritsen's Rizzoli and Isles, Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar, or the TV show "Castle," you'll be enthralled by this riveting Ball & Chain thriller. *Warning: The Ball & Chain Thrillers are full of white-knuckle suspense and sarcastic sass. Proceed with caution. The Ball & Chain Thrillers: MERCY (Book 1) FEAR (Book 2) BURY (Book 3) LURE (Book 4) PREY (Book 5) VANISH (Book 6) ESCAPE (Book 7) TRAP (Book 8)