released October 2025

In a city mired in ashes and avarice, Simeon "Sy" Grey languishes at the bottom of a bottle. When a pattern of arsons turns a promising payday into a life-and-death struggle, Sy is thrust into a crucible that will either forge his fortune or seal his fate. Amidst dubious allies and enigmatic foes, he must trust the untrustworthy, never keeping his back to the door. From the ashes of the case, a single clue lures him into a twisted conspiracy, where two-bit thugs and covert powerbrokers vie with the city's elite for more than just money. As Sy closes in on the truth, the flames draw ever nearer, threatening to consume all he has left to lose. In this searing ordeal, Sy builds his case while clinging to a final, unyielding principle-survival. He will have to fight tooth and nail to outlast the inferno of The Rocktown Chronicles: Up In Smoke!

The first entry in The Rocktown Chronicles series introduces readers to the smoky underbelly of mid-century Rocktown---a city of industry and ambition, where corruption clings to everything and everyone like so much soot and even the righteous walk a crooked line. Each installment follows a new case in Sy Grey's battered notebook, as he struggles to live up to his father's last wish for him.

The Rocktown Chronicles: 

Now Comes the Dawn

anticipated June 2026

Things never quite go to plan in the tangled webs of Rocktown society. Follow private detective Sy Grey through another thrilling adventure as he seeks to uncover the sinister truth behind the disappearance of hospital empire heiress Madeline Graves. 

The Boy and The Fox

anticipated February 2025

A farm boy in colonial South Carolina has no choice but to make his own way when war comes to his doorstep. Having lost his home, his family, and the future he always knew, he will have to find his own place in the war torn State he calls home.

And with the help of the most wily militia leader of all time, he just might find his very own place in history.