October 21: just an ordinary day, unless you're a former rock star... The sole survivor of a plane crash... A private investigator working out of a camper... For Nicholas Colt, October 21 is an unlucky day. A day for nightmares. It always has been, and this year is no exception. Someone is brutally murdering the offspring of an anonymous sperm donor, and Colt's missing client is next on the list. With less than four days to find the young man-and, with a pair of drug-addicted study partners, a violent motorcycle gang, a stalker ex-girlfriend, and a host of other obstacles standing in his way-Colt faces the most challenging and deadly case of his life. Also by Jude Hardin LADY 52 POCKET-47 CROSSCUT SNUFF TAG 9 KEY DEATH BLOOD TATTOO SYCAMORE BLUFF Praise for Jude Hardin's Thrillers: 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. -Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of DIE AGAIN: A RIZZOLI & ISLES NOVEL 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. -J.A. Konrath, author of the Jack Daniels mysteries Hardin gets everything right in his powerhouse thriller debut, which introduces rock star-turned-PI Nicholas Colt. -Publishers Weekly on POCKET 47 Jude Hardin takes the thriller genre into the darkest corners of the human heart and mind. Bold suspense and drama. -Scott Nicholson, author of LIQUID FEAR 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. -John Ling, author of THE BLASPHEMER 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. -Booklist on POCKET 47 Jude Hardin takes the PI novel and psychological suspense to a new, unrestrained level. Fast, fierce, and relentless. -David Morrell, New York Times bestselling creator of Rambo