Michael Bennett

The race is on to catch a deadly killer terrorising New York. Cold-hearted and cunning, no one knows who he is or where he came from - until now. The whole New York Police Department is tested to its limits, none more so than Detective Michael Bennett, as the investigation comes frighteningly close to home.  Book 2 of series.

The children of New York's wealthiest are being taken hostage. But the criminal doesn't crave money - he asks the elite if they know the price others pay for their luxurious lifestyles. And, if they don't, he corrects their ignorance by killing them. Detective Michael Bennett teams up with FBI agent Emily Parker to capture the killer before he begins his most public lesson yet..  Book 3 of series.

Detective Michael Bennett arrests an infamous South American crime lord in a deadly chase that leaves Bennett’s lifelong friend Hughie McDonough dead. From jail, the prisoner vows to rain epic violence down upon New York City - and to get revenge on Michael Bennett.  Book 5 of series.

New York is experiencing a rash of horrifying crimes which are obviously the work of a calculating mastermind, and Detective Michael Bennett is called in to solve the cases. He enlists the help of former colleague FBI Agent Emily Parker.  Book 5 of series.

When Detective Michael Bennett arrested Manuel Perrine, he thought he had brought an end to the drug cartel boss’s reign of terror and would get justice for the murder of his best friend. But then, during the trial, Perrine escaped. His family are moved to a safe-house in California. But as Perrine’s attacks on US soil become more vicious and more daring, it’s clear there is a war coming.  Book 6 of series.

Detective Michael Bennett is thrust into a horrifying case when a witness claims to have seen a group of well-dressed men holding a sickeningly depraved and murderous gathering in a condemned building. The report reads like the product of an overactive imagination. But when a charred body is found in that very same building, the unbelievable claim becomes all too real…  Book 7 of series.

New York has seen more than its fair share of horrific attacks, but after two devastating catastrophes in quick succession, everyone is on edge. Detective Michael Bennett is given the task of hunting down the shadowy terror group responsible. Fighting the chaos all around him, Bennett is racing against the clock to save his beloved city - before the most destructive force he has ever faced tears it apart.  Book 8 of series.

As the most powerful men on earth gather in New York for a meeting of the UN, Detective Michael Bennett receives intelligence warning that there will be an assassination attempt on the US president. The details are shadowy, and Bennett finds false leads and unreliable sources at every turn. But he can’t afford to get this wrong. If the plotters succeed, the shockwaves will be felt across the globe.

Detective Michael Bennett is ready for a vacation, so he takes his family to an idyllic small town in the Maine woods. But just when Bennett thinks he can relax, he gets pulled into a case that has shocked the tight-knit community. Kids are disappearing with no explanation – until several bodies turn up in the woods, and he finds himself fighting to protect a town, the law, and the family that he loves above all else.  Book 10 of series.

An anonymous tip about a crime in Upper Manhattan proves to be a set-up. An officer is taken down - but despite the attackers' efforts, it's not Detective Michael Bennett. But then one of Bennett's children is attacked. And a series of murders follows, each with a distinct signature, alerting Bennett to the presence of a professional killer. Bennett can't tell what's driving the assassin. But he can tell it's personal...  Book 11 of series.

The mayor of New York has a daughter who's missing. Detective Michael Bennett has a son who's in prison. Can one father help the other? Bennett and the mayor have always had a tense relationship, but now the mayor sees in Bennett an exceptional investigator who might be willing to take on a case that needs to be kept under the radar. The two men strike the deal. Sources lead Bennett to a homicide in the Bronx. The victim has ties to a sophisticated hacking operation - and also to the mayor's missing daughter. But this murder is part of a serial killing spree, one with national security implications. And suddenly Bennett is at the centre of a dangerous triangle anchored by NYPD, FBI and an international crime organization.

Book 12 in the Michael Bennett series.

Weeks before NYPD Detective Michael Bennett is to marry his long-time love, Mary Catherine, an assassin announces their presence in the city with a string of murders. All of the victims are young women, and each has been killed in a manner as precise as it was gruesome.

Tasked with working alongside the FBI, Bennett uncovers multiple cold-case homicides across the country that fit the same distinctive pattern. He promises Mary Catherine that the case won't affect their upcoming wedding, but, as he struggles to connect the killings, Bennett may be walking into a deadly trap.  Book 13 of series.

Detective Michael Bennett must discover who's murdering glamorous young women - before his eldest daughter is targeted.Detective Michael Bennett and the NYPD are aboard a police boat in the Hudson River searching for a murder victim - a young college student. They find her tossed in the dark waves, dressed for a night out. The gruesome sight fills Bennett with dread only a father could fathom. As the obsessive killer extends his spree, a pattern emerges. One that Bennett's eldest daughter fits to a harrowing degree. Now NYPD's top detective must lure the murderer into the light of day before the next deadly strike lands closer to home than Bennett could ever bear - as a parent and a protector.  Book 15 of series.

In New York City, a sniper dubbed 'The Longshot Killer' is taking out impossible targets.

Nothing links the victims - except the brutal circumstances of their deaths.

Detective Michael Bennett quickly develops a profile of the killer. Great with a gun. Probably ex-military.

A profile that his new partner, Rob Trilling, fits to a terrifying degree.

With Trilling taking ever more suspicious absences from duty, Bennett must find out the truth - before the Longshot Killer strikes again.

Book 16 in the Michael Bennett series.