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Fiction · Thriller
Cold CommandNow Available
Every masterpiece hides a secret.
Jared Oaks is a sculptor and part-time father doing his best to outrun a past he'd rather forget. When a software programmer is murdered in his quiet California valley, Jared notices something that stops him cold: a thread connecting the crime to his own family's buried history.
Against his better judgment, he offers to help the dead man's fiancée, Layla Duval. What begins as a local mystery pulls them both across the world — from a private art collector's mountain retreat, to a tank enthusiast's villa on Lake Como, to a sprawling server complex on the Puerto Rican coast — where Jared discovers that the past isn't just catching up with him. It's been waiting for him all along.
Cold Command is a globe-spanning thriller for readers who like their mysteries layered — with art, legacy, and the long reach of family secrets woven through every twist.
About the Author
D.C. Booth writes thrillers and speculative fiction that explore the intersections of art, technology, and the weight of the past. His stories blend mystery and adventure, often following ordinary people as they confront secrets with far-reaching consequences.
Inspired by the landscapes people inhabit and the forces that drive the rise and fall of civilizations, Booth's work spans genres while remaining grounded in human characters facing extraordinary circumstances.
He is the author of Cold Command and numerous short stories.
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