Sycamore Bluff (A Nicholas Colt Thriller)

Sycamore Bluff (A Nicholas Colt Thriller)

<h2>Somewhere west of Kokomo, Indiana, in a contained and isolated area, NASA is conducting a secret study on human behavior...</h2><br /><br />Given a set of rules and the promise of a generous compensation package at the end, can several hundred people govern themselves and live in relative harmony for six years?<br /><br />The experiment, designed to mimic future colonization on a distant planet, appears to be a huge success.<br /><br />Until something goes terribly wrong…<br /><br />Two undercover operatives from an ultra-clandestine government agency called The Circle are sent to investigate. When Diana Dawkins and Nicholas Colt discover the shocking truth, it’s clear the experiment must be stopped.<br /><br />What isn’t clear is if they’ll make it out alive.<br /><br /><br /><h2>Suggested reading order for the series:</h2><br />COLT<br />LADY 52<br />POCKET-47<br />CROSSCUT<br />SNUFF TAG 9<br />RATTLED (Short story)<br />KEY DEATH<br />BLOOD TATTOO<br />SYCAMORE BLUFF<br />THE REACHER FILES: FUGITIVE<br />THE REACHER FILES: VELOCITY (Short story)<br />THE BLOOD NOTEBOOKS<br /><br />Note: Although published at a later date, the events in AMERICAN P.I. and LADY 52 precede those in Jude Hardin's debut thriller POCKET-47. All of the books listed work as stand-alone thrillers, depending on reader preference. Nicholas Colt also appears in several short stories, including the one titled RATTLED and the one titled RACKED.<br /><br /><br /><h2>Praise for Jude Hardin’s Thrillers:</h2><br />POCKET-47 sucked me in and held me enthralled. Author Jude Hardin keeps the pace frantic, the thrills non-stop, but best of all is his hero, the wonderfully ironic Nicholas Colt. This is a character I'm eager to follow through many adventures to come.<br />—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of ICE COLD.<br /><br />The best PI debut I've read in years, fit to share shelf space with the best of Ross Macdonald, Sue Grafton, and Robert B. Parker. POCKET-47 is so hot you may burn your hands reading. Highly recommended.<br />—J.A. Konrath, author of the Jack Daniels mysteries<br /><br />Hardin gets everything right in his powerhouse thriller debut, which introduces rock star–turned–PI Nicholas Colt.<br />—Publishers Weekly on POCKET-47<br /><br />KEY DEATH is an exhilarating thriller that punches way above its weight. It hits you hard and fast with crackling suspense, hair-raising twists and stunning revelations. Word of advice: don't start on this one unless you're prepared to stay up all night.<br />—John Ling, author of THE BLASPHEMER<br /><br />Colt is a physical, no-holds-barred PI, reminiscent of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and Lee Child's Jack Reacher, and his debut is action-packed. With a hefty toll of dead bodies, some described in cringe-inducing detail, this is crime fiction at its rawest. Hard-boiled connoisseurs should make Colt's acquaintance now.<br />—Booklist on POCKET-47<br /><br />With CROSSCUT, Jude Hardin takes the PI novel and psychological suspense to a new, unrestrained level. Fast, fierce, and relentless.<br />—David Morrell, New York Times bestselling creator of Rambo