Mike Smitley: 6 books

A close-knit squad of midnight shift police officers faces a series of puzzling murders. A young officer is forced to learn the cold, hard truths about his profession while trying to capture the heart of the woman he loves and deal with sinister forces that few police officers have ever dealt with before.

Absolutely captivating from cover to cover, PREY is a compelling survival story/mystery thriller that takes place in the remote wilderness of northern Idaho.

A sequel to IMPLIED CONTRACT, GHOST HUNT continues to illustrate the complexity of homicide investigation with a deeper look inside a serial murder investigation.

Jon Lowe is one of those parents who is living the hell that we all dread. His son, Tommy, is taken from his mother in a crowded mall, thrusting both parents into a nightmare that never seems to end.

THE ENGLISH MAN is a frightening tale of dark spirits weaving themselves throughout a serial murder investigation in a Missouri Amish community while attempting to alter prophesied events already set in stone by God before the creation of either man or angels.

The rare instance of a sniper serial killer is perhaps the most challenging investigation of all. With little evidence and lots of danger, a high-powered rifle in the hands of an expert marksman represents an investigator's worst nightmare. That nightmare has come true for the characters in Implied Contract.