Jack Murphy Thriller
4 primary works
Book 1
After two murders--the second of which contained a message for the police--Detective Jack Murphy must play a deadly game with a twisted killer who is preparing to target the people he loves.
Book 2
After discovering a young woman's body in her hotel bathtub drained of blood and missing her left hand, which later turns up on the second victim's body hours later, homicide detective Jack Murphy risks everything to beat a twisted serial killer at his own game.
Book 8
Cop vs. Killer
Detective Jack Murphy never met a cold case he couldn’t crack. This one’s been on ice for 37 years. The prime suspect in a decades-old unsolved murder is about to be named Evansville’s next Chief of Police. The Mayor wants the top cop’s name cleared—and that’s why Murphy and his partner, Liddell Blanchard, are ordered tore-open the investigation. But when the victim’s sister and mother are targeted for violence, troubling new questions arise. Is this the work of the same killer, or is someone else playing a deadly game? The answers lie buried in the past. But no one digs through the dirt like Jack Murphy . . .
Praise for Rick Reed and his novels
“Reed gives the reader a story worth every minute and every penny spent.” —Book Reporter
“Rick Reed knows the dark side as only a real-life cop can, and his writing crackles with authenticity.”—Shane Gericke
“A jaw-dropping thriller.”—Gregg Olsen
“Reed thrusts his story forward to bring us along on a ride we won’t soon forget!” —Suspense Magazine
Detective Jack Murphy never met a cold case he couldn’t crack. This one’s been on ice for 37 years. The prime suspect in a decades-old unsolved murder is about to be named Evansville’s next Chief of Police. The Mayor wants the top cop’s name cleared—and that’s why Murphy and his partner, Liddell Blanchard, are ordered tore-open the investigation. But when the victim’s sister and mother are targeted for violence, troubling new questions arise. Is this the work of the same killer, or is someone else playing a deadly game? The answers lie buried in the past. But no one digs through the dirt like Jack Murphy . . .
Praise for Rick Reed and his novels
“Reed gives the reader a story worth every minute and every penny spent.” —Book Reporter
“Rick Reed knows the dark side as only a real-life cop can, and his writing crackles with authenticity.”—Shane Gericke
“A jaw-dropping thriller.”—Gregg Olsen
“Reed thrusts his story forward to bring us along on a ride we won’t soon forget!” —Suspense Magazine
Book 9
In rural Indiana, the underground mines that once held coal and iron ore have become killing grounds. In two counties, five corpses have been discovered. Their deaths appear accidental, from drowning or suffocating in flooded and abandoned mines. But local authorities, including Chief Shaunda Lynch, have uncovered evidence suggesting they’ve all been murdered.
Assigned to the case as Federal Agents, Detectives Jack Murphy and Liddell Blanchard take charge of the investig
Assigned to the case as Federal Agents, Detectives Jack Murphy and Liddell Blanchard take charge of the investig