The Clock Strikes Dead: Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles

No ransom demand. No clues. And not much time to find her. One of Magnolia Bluff's most beloved citizens, Joyce Blackstone, has been abducted. And the kidnapper wants Brandon Turner dead. Leaving Turner looking at trading his life for hers. Since arriving in Magnolia Bluff, Texas three years ago, all Turner wanted was a quiet cabin on the lake where he could spend his retirement fishing. But that was not to be. It's been a roller-coaster ride of activity for him ever since he first set foot in the Texas Hill Country. As a former detective for the New York City Police Department, his particular skill set has been called upon more than once over the last three years to lend a hand working on several cases and solving crimes alongside Magnolia Bluff's finest. But this case hits him on a whole other level. This time it's personal. Someone wants payback, and they'll stop at nothing to get it. And Turner's family is caught in the crossfire. Tension is high, and time is not on his side, as Turner discovers how far deep-rooted hatred can push a man to make decisions that are hard to come back from. The kind of decisions that can destroy one family and save another. The Clock Strikes Dead is a high-stakes mystery filled with dangerous gambles, irreversible choices, and... where every second counts. Start reading now... before time runs out.