Patrick J O Brian: 17 books

When Terry Levine is called to investigate a triple homicide five hours away from home, he knows the case won't be routine. A veteran investigator with the New York State Police, Levine quickly suspects he may be dealing with a blossoming serial killer. A task force comprised of state troopers,...

After the untimely death of his father, Mike Sheridan learns to live again. A city firefighter working near Chicago, Sheridan enters a particularly perilous summer where everything is not as it seems. His nephew is baptized into the fire department, unaware of the political dangers, coupled with a...

A serial killer remains free in Buffalo, New York after a task force comprised of state and local authorities fails to apprehend him and the wrong man is imprisoned. No one is more frustrated than Terry Levine, the state police investigator who headed up the team. Ordered to leave the case alone by...

Firefighter Paul Clouse is the prime suspect when his wife of six years is brutally murdered on Halloween night. Working to restore the West Baden Springs Hotel as a side job, Clouse soon learns that his friends and the historic hotel are targeted by a murderer disguised as the grim reaper. Investigated...

A serial killer chooses victims across the state of New York from all walks of life, prompting state police investigator Terry Levine to head up a task force devoted to finding the man responsible for stabbing or shooting seemingly innocent people. Acting more like a vigilante, the Sin Killer leaves police a clue with each victim, written in the victim’s own blood.

What began as a simple tour with an overnight stay, soon becomes a fight for survival. Two years after the horrific murders at the historic West Baden Springs Hotel, an investment group seeks to buy the property, not entirely aware of the danger.Trapped in a nearby mansion by a fierce blizzard,...

Paul Clouse believes his worries may finally be over. Though the past two years of his life have been horrific, he hopes things are going to change. His first wife was murdered, his son abducted, and his best friend killed by unknown assailants, but each time he has managed to survive.This...

Following a disastrous attempt to sell the West Baden Springs Hotel, Paul Clouse and his family move into the historic building. Clouse hopes to regain trust from local residents, after several gruesome incidents, by creating jobs with his newly-constructed a casino near the famed hotel. His family...

A year has passed since a series of gruesome murders took place at the West Baden Springs Hotel, but the past refuses to rest.Firefighter Paul Clouse continues to work on the hotel as a designer, though things have changed, and he struggles daily to forget the friends he's lost. The beautiful...

From the Bering Sea to the Kentucky Derby, Clouse and his group confront secretive enemies at every turn. Some thorough research leads him to the one cursed object that could forever change his present, his future, and even his past, but Clouse realizes the religious and moral dilemmas that stem from...

New York State Police Trooper Terry Levine must put aside his personal demons when several people are abducted by a serial killer.The killer typically spaces out the abductions, keeping his victims for months before murdering them, but this time the process is moving at an alarming rate. Levine,...

During his last day as a detective on the sheriff’s department, Jeff Lancaster works the gruesome homicide of a town elder in Southern Indiana. Despite opening his own business, thanks to a lottery win, Lancaster agrees to consult with his former department to see the case through. It doesn’t...

When the dead begin roaming the Earth, Dan Metzger heads to upstate New York to learn the fate of his parents. Encountering hazards from the undead and living alike, he travels alone until he is rescued by a small group. Knowing his brother is at sea with the Navy, returning to the East Coast, Metzger...

One year after his hometown of Muncie, Indiana is invaded by terrorists bent on revenge, Sergeant Tim Packard takes a personal day to chaperone his daughter at a theme park.When a park guest dies right before his eyes, everyone thinks a tragic accident has occurred, but Packard knows better.His...