Dale T Phillips Books in Order

Zack Taylor investigates a murder to clear a single mother whom her Maine neighbors believe guilty. Discovering numerous people with motives draws him into corrupt local politics and personal rivalries, while the increasingly dangerous case strains his own self-control.

Haunted ex-convict Zack Taylor goes to Maine after a friend’s apparent suicide and refuses to accept the explanation. His search for the truth pits him against dangerous opponents while anger and guilt threaten a promising new relationship.

Zack Taylor’s attempt at a stable life falters when an old enemy is released and a recluse hires him to advise on a film. Sabotage escalates into murder, leaving him threatened by both a returning killer and a new mystery.

Government agent Sean Laporte investigates gruesome crimes in the snowy Canadian wilderness, where a terrifying legend appears to have become real. Facing a determined adversary and hostile terrain, he struggles to distinguish myth, visions, and madness from the truth.

Bound by a promise to a dying woman, Zack Taylor searches for her missing grandson, a con man in the art world. The investigation exposes fraud, greed, and murder beneath the polished appearance of people trading in beauty.

Recovering from a near-fatal ordeal and consumed by guilt, Zack Taylor investigates a missing reporter. The search uncovers dangerous corruption among people pursuing political power, while his anger and recklessness threaten to make the case a final confrontation.

While looking for a missing man, Zack Taylor finds a suspicious death and alters the scene to keep police investigating. His interference makes him a suspect as revelations about the dead man place Zack and his client in increasing danger.

Los Angeles detective Jim Lloyd reluctantly returns to his New Jersey hometown for a funeral. The visit draws him into secrets and murder tied to his own troubled past, forcing him to face old ghosts as present dangers multiply.

This collection follows people caught in crimes and mysteries, from fugitives seeking escape to innocents facing unexpected danger. Desperate decisions and calculated risks expose the fragility of safety when fear, violence and hidden motives close in.