Dan Padavona

He’s hunting a psychopath. And now the killer wants him dead.  After he’s shot in the line of duty, Detective Thomas Shepherd returns to Wolf Lake to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. Living beside the water, he finds peace…until the body of a missing woman washes up on his shore and the town blames a teenage boy with a history of violence. Is a killer stalking the sleepy resort village?  Thomas isn’t convinced the teenager committed murder. Challenging a village that wants justice at any cost, he pursues the real killer as evidence mounts against the teenager. If he fails, an innocent boy will go to prison.  Can Thomas clear the boy’s name before he becomes the killer’s next victim?

Three years ago, FBI agent Darcy Gellar almost died at the hands of a serial killer. Struggling with her demons, Darcy moves her family to Genoa Cove. With the sadistic killer she captured serving a life sentence, she hopes a peaceful life along the ocean will end her nightmares. Then a body surfaces along the coast. And the evidence points to one man: the killer Darcy put behind bars three years ago. Either Darcy caught the wrong man, or an apprentice serial killer stalks paradise. Then the murderer takes another life, and the nightmare of three years ago rushes forth to claim Darcy. Now Darcy isn’t simply unraveling a mystery. She’s facing a killer who knows what frightens her most. He won’t stop until he takes her life and destroys her family. But the killer should beware. Darcy stopped a serial killer once. And she’ll do it again.

A shocking murder awakens forgotten memories. Sheriff Thomas Shepherd knows what it takes to catch a murderer. But when he discovers a dead woman buried in the forest, he believes a new killer is stalking Nightshade County. Nightmares afflict Thomas's girlfriend, Private Investigator Chelsey Byrd, a woman who has battled depression since she was a teenager. Something about the recent murder awakens forgotten memories in Chelsey, and she needs to solve the case to gain closure. The problem is, Thomas doesn't want Chelsey near the investigation in her present condition. The sheriff soon discovers that this isn't the killer's first victim. Then a mother and child vanish from their home without a trace. As Thomas dives deeper into the investigation, he suspects Chelsey is hiding something from him. And she might not be the only one with a deadly secret.

Revenge is a dish best served cold. A few weeks have passed since Sheriff Thomas Shepherd rescued Deputy Aguilar from a deranged serial killer. He's burned out and exhausted, struggling to hold the Nightshade County Sheriff's Department together. Then a series of bizarre deaths shock the community. They appear accidental, but closer inspection reveals that a common thread connects the victims. Eleven years ago, they were high school friends, popular bullies who ruled over their classmates. Is a tormented classmate hungry for vengeance? After the killer murders a television news reporter, Thomas relies on his deputies and private investigator friends to track a bloodthirsty killer. Can he solve the case before the elusive killer claims another victim? Or is Thomas next on the killer's list?

Lost in the dark woods. Stalked and butchered. Head severed and tossed into the bushes. She is the first to die. The body count will grow. Slasher horror in the vein of Friday the 13th, Halloween, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. A group of young counselors set out to rebuild Camp Black Bear. But a bloodthirsty killer stalks the woods.  Now two counselors must survive the night in the forest. The killer is hunting them. He won't stop until they are dead. And the nearest town is ten miles away. Where is the sheriff who promised to keep them safe? Can the counselors evade the killer until help arrives? More victims are found murdered in the woods. The vehicles are destroyed and the radio disabled. No escape. Footsteps in the dark. The killer is coming. Classic slasher horror that will leave fans of Stephen King, Friday the 13th, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre breathless. Fans of true slasher horror should get to know Camp Slasher. Start reading now!