66 Hours to Justice, A Tropical Noir Thriller, is available as an eBook everywhere: Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Everand, Apple Books, hoopla, tolino, Odilo, Smashwords, fable, and many more!
The print version will be available Spring, 2026!
Paul Phillips must prove his innocence and identify the real killer within 66 hours after being framed for the murder of Jack Morgan, his former police colleague turned private investigator, when overwhelming physical evidence—including Paul's own handgun and DNA—is found at the crime scene.
Released on bail thanks to Lt. Dumas's intervention (who vouches for him despite the evidence), Paul faces strict house arrest with an ankle monitor limiting him to his beachfront property, forcing him to rely on Zoe as his legs in the field while he coordinates the investigation from home. The evidence against him is damning: his registered .38 revolver was the murder weapon, his fingerprints are on the grip, his DNA (hair and skin cells) was found on Jack's body, and security footage shows someone of Paul's build near Jack's office the night of the murder.
Paul must unravel how Wayne Fields—recently released after serving ten years for fraud and corruption—orchestrated this elaborate frame-up, why he chose Jack Morgan as his victim, and what specific mistakes Wayne made in his 'perfect' plan before the 66-hour bail period expires and Paul is remanded into custody pending trial.
I’m holding you responsible for my sleep loss,and this time, it’s because you gave me a ticking clock I couldn’t escape.
66 Hours to Justice wastes no time pulling the reader into a high-stakes situation. A retired detective accused of murdering his own partner is already compelling, but placing that accusation on a French Caribbean island, with only 66 hours to prove his innocence, turns it into something urgent and relentless.
The island setting enhances everything. Beautiful, contained, and isolating, it creates the perfect backdrop for a manhunt where time is the real enemy. There’s nowhere to run, only the truth to uncover before it’s too late. Henry Penrith