THE PURSUIT OF MARLA ADAMS is the highly anticipated third novel in the Marla Adams series reaching an immediate top twenty status on Amazon. 5 star rating from Readers’ Favorite, 5 star rating from Bookfest, and Gold medal winner on Literary Titan.
The blistering summer heat of San Antonio, Texas, reveals a disturbing trend: a surge in fatal fentanyl overdoses among the homeless population. Someone is preying on the most vulnerable, leaving a trail of devastation in their wake.
DEA Special Agent Marla Adams dives into the investigation after learning the victims have mysterious holes drilled into their bodies—something she has encountered before.
A chilling realization grips Marla as she discovers a vengeful doctor is fueled by a twisted sense of retribution against her. The doctor ventures into the labyrinthine stormwater system where darkness reigns at every turn. With each passing moment, the line between right and wrong blurs as the doctor plunges into the murky world of experimental medicine, unleashing an unorthodox procedure upon unwitting victims’ minds to manufacture a formidable opponent against Marla.
As the city swelters under the oppressive heat, she is driven by a fierce determination to stop the relentless carnage and bring the perpetrator to justice. But as she races against time and temperature, she knows the path to redemption may come at a cost higher than she ever imagined.
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Patrick Hanford’s award winning, best-selling series continues in the highly anticipated sequel to THE CREATION OF MARLA ADAMS. THE DESPERATION OF MARLA ADAMS became an immediate top ten on Amazon and has won two national awards. Final score of 100 from RWA Kiss of Death competition.
DEA Agent Crosby Adams is brain dead and doctors have no hope for recovery. Special Agent Marla Adams is determined to bring her husband Crosby back to life, for her own sake, but also for Crosby’s testimony against the shooter, possibly a member of a Mexican drug cartel Marla is chasing.
Desperate for hope, she stumbles across a discredited British doctor who promises a full recovery using his new hyper-stimulated stem cell technology. But when Marla discovers the doctor has an ulterior motive, the fate of everyone hangs in the balance. Will the experiment be successful, or will they all be sacrificed for this daring gamble?
2022 Book Releases
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The Creation of Marla Adams, released in August 2022, is my second novel and the first in a San Antonio, Texas, series. It became an Amazon bestseller and won several national awards. It is available on Amazon as Kindle and paperback, along with Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and Books a Million websites. After finishing this novel, Marla would not let me go, so she will continue in her quest in and near San Antonio, Texas. Use the hyperlink to direct access.
Marla Adams is a police officer in a family of police officers in a small Texas town. Always the wallflower, she turns to a warrior when faced with a sinister puzzle as a series of murders with cryptic symbols carved into the victims’ bodies shatter the community. When someone close to her falls victim, she plunges into the heart of the mystery. A perilous quest to uncover the truth before the killer strikes again.
This is available on Amazon as Kindle and paperback, as well as B&N, Walmart, and Books a Million websites.
I am excited to announce my crime thriller novel, Fabricated Lies, was released on March 28, 2022, and is on Amazon Kindle and paperback, B&N, Walmart, and Books a Million websites. Check out Amazon, Goodreads, and Book Bub for 4.5 star reviews.
In the unforgiving streets of Chicago, a police team falls victim to a brutal ambush, leaving one dead and the survivor admonished for dereliction of duty. But this is the first in a series of police assassinations. Determined to clear his name and seek justice, the disgraced officer ventures undercover to hunt down the assassins. But when he’s deep in the underbelly of Chicago, he’s framed for murder with a fabricated video, he must now navigate a treacherous maze of deception, evading both law enforcement and the assassins, while racing against time to expose the truth and reclaim his honor.