Out October 15 – Control

Detective Morgan Blackburn runs the Homicide Division of the New Dresden Police Department with ruthless precision. Her perfect clearance rate is more than professional pride—it’s armor. By day, she commands her team with razor-sharp focus; by night, she chooses partners who understand her need for absolute control.

When Evan Hart stumbles into a gas station, covered in dirt and barely conscious, Blackburn discovers he was shot, buried alive, and left for dead. But before she can unravel the mystery, he dies in the hospital under suspicious circumstances. Meanwhile, the department partners with tech mogul Stan Raider, whose AI-powered “Autonomous Project” promises to predict crimes before they happen—potentially rendering detectives like Blackburn obsolete.

As Blackburn investigates Hart’s murder, reporter Brynn Cassidy circles too close, probing both the case and Blackburn’s private life. Then a pedestrian is killed by a driverless car in what appears to be a calculated hit—and the vehicle mysteriously destroys itself, erasing all evidence.

With each new development, the line between her professional and personal life blurs. Someone is watching, possibly manipulating events. For a woman who thrives on control, the idea of being controlled is unbearable.

In a city racing toward an automated future, can Blackburn solve these interconnected cases before everything she’s built unravels—or will the hunter become the hunted as technology, ambition, and secrets collide in the shadows of New Dresden?