Midnight Rambler: A Novel of Suspense

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Explosive. Pulse-pounding. Heart-racing. From the bestselling author The Wall Street Journal hails as one terrific writer, Midnight Rambler is the breakout thriller of the yeara brawny, brainy novel of suspense that pairs James Swains trademark smooth-as-silk prose with a plot bigger and bolder than anything hes done before.

In South Florida, Jack Carpenter is infamous. Hes the cop who busted the notorious serial killer Simon Skellaka the Midnight Ramblerand sacrificed his badge and marriage in the process. Haunted by the Skell case, Carpenter now works as an abduction specialist in Fort Lauderdale, reuniting families with their missing children.

But the body of one of the Midnight Ramblers victims has just been uncoveredand forensic evidence suggests Carpenter jailed the wrong man. With Skell just days away from release, the tarnished hero must reopen the case that shattered his life and the lives of eight murdered women.

As waves of heat and rain wash over the steamy streets, Carpenter races against the clock to reaffirm the case against Skell. Yet the deeper he digs, the more he starts to realize that Skell is just one piece in a terrifying puzzle of predation and murder, just one player in a shocking conspiracy that ranges across the state of Florida. And as the relentless Carpenter draws the net tighter, his enemies prepare to spring a devastating final surprise.

From the seaside bar that Jack Carpenter calls home to the glittering tourist kingdom in Orlando to the funky jungle of Coconut Grove, James Swain unleashes a wild ride into the heart of evilwith the Rolling Stones Midnight Rambler as the throbbing, terrifying soundtrack.

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Praise for James Swain and Midnight Rambler

Midnight Rambler is a heavy hitter, fast and spare. Travis McGee meets Philip Marlow.
Randy Wayne White, author of Hunters Moon

Moves like a bullet train on overdrive . . . I tore through this one without putting on the brakes. I guarantee you will, too!
Michael Connelly

Midnight Rambler kept me up all night long, and Jack Carpenter is as appealing a hero as Ive ever met. The only problem with Swains riveting thrillers is they end.
Tess Gerritsen, author of The Bone Garden

Swain is one terrific writer.
The Wall Street Journal

Author Bio

James Swain is the author of seven bestselling novels. In 2006, he was awarded the prestigious Prix Calibre 36 for Best American Crime Fiction. He lives in Florida with his wife Laura.