Near Death Books in Order

The Near Death series is a two-book science-fiction thriller built around grief, dreams, and a piece of technology that may reach farther than anyone should go. Its main character is Jake Townsend, an inventor who has spent two years unable to move past the death of his wife in a horrific crash.

He wants one more chance to see her.

In Near Death, Jake is haunted by memories of the night she died and by messages that begin appearing in his dreams. He has also developed sophisticated technology linked to the brain's electrical signals, a creation that seems to show him a path toward the boundary between life and death. For Jake, it offers hope. For everyone around him, it may be far too dangerous to use.

The tension comes from two directions at once. Jake is grieving, so the chance to reconnect with his wife has a powerful hold on him. At the same time, other people want access to what he has created. His private obsession becomes a larger threat when using the technology could upset a balance that should not be disturbed.

The series blends a grounded idea, reading and interpreting signals from the mind, with paranormal possibilities. It does not insist on staying in just one genre. There are strange dreams and warnings, but there is also a thriller plot about control, secrecy, and what happens when a powerful invention falls into the wrong hands.

Jake is brilliant, but he is also exhausted and frightened by what he might do. That makes him a different kind of action lead. He is not simply trying to defeat an enemy. He is trying to decide whether his longing for the past is worth the risk to the present.

Near Sighted picks up after Jake has begun to find some peace. Then the dreams return, and he realizes that his secrets may no longer be his alone. Someone else has learned enough about his work to create a new danger, and Jake must confront both his fears and the consequences of what he built.

Expect a compact, high-stakes story with emotional loss at its center and escalating science-fiction suspense around it. Read Near Death first, then move directly to Near Sighted for the continuation of Jake's story.