Secrets. Lies. Explosions. The truth is about to turn deadly.

When a teenager is killed at a remote doomsday prepper compound outside Beaufort, South Carolina, attorney Dean Lincoln finds himself defending a young man the law is eager to condemn. The evidence looks overwhelming. The victim’s family is powerful. And someone is willing to use bombs, threats, and fear to keep the truth hidden.

As Lincoln digs into a secretive survivalist community and a justice system warped by influence and corruption, the danger creeps closer to home, putting his wife and infant daughter at risk.

Suddenly Lincoln is fighting on two fronts: one legal, one deeply personal. As the case barrels toward trial, he realizes the truth won’t just decide the verdict—it could decide who survives.

© 2026 by Peter O’Mahoney, all rights reserved.

Peter O’Mahoney is the author of the best-selling Joe Hennessy, Tex Hunter, and Jack Valentine thrillers. O’Mahoney was raised on a healthy dose of Perry Mason stories, and the pace and style of these books inspired him to write, and he hasn’t stopped since. O’Mahoney loves to write fast-paced stories filled with exciting characters, thrilling legal cases, and mind-bending plot twists. His thrillers have entertained hundreds of thousands of readers around the world.

O’Mahoney is a criminologist, with a keen interest in law, and is an active member of the American Society of Criminology. When not writing or spending time with his family, O’Mahoney can be found in the surf, on the hiking trials, in the boxing gym, at home reading, or staring at a beautiful sunset in wonder.