Drowning are the Dead: A Private Investigator Mystery (Mark Hayes Book #1)

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR BRENT TOWNS RETURNS WITH A PRIVATE DETECTIVE MYSTERY—FULL OF SMALL-TOWN SECRECY AND DEADLY INTRIGUE.

In the middle of Australia’s Outback lies the small town of Friar’s Lake. It’s quaint, quiet, and—more importantly—devoid of crime.

So, when a body turns up with the hallmark signs of a manic serial killer from the past, Private Investigator Trent Jacobs is hired by a town local to find out if Ten Cent—the infamous killer—is back.

But as this once-quiet town begins to unravel, tragedy strikes again, and Trent goes missing.

Thankfully, newcomer Mark Hayes is eager to help out. Until—with every shocking secret that’s uncovered, he begins to question whether he can find the killer before time runs out.

After all…beneath small-town Friar Lake’s dusty exterior, there are hidden truths of which even the locals are unaware.