Hayden Knight is not an ordinary detective. He sees things in slightly different ways; a little sharper, a little closer to the truth. He trusts his gut instincts implicitly, and he has never been wrong. His personal life is full of tragedy, yet he manages to get through it with integrity, grace, a bottle of bourbon and a few packs of cigarrettes a day. After a messy homicide case that nearly got him and his partner killed, Hayden resigned from the police force and opened up his own business. It's been three pretty quiet years, with the exception of his nightmares. But one stormy morning changes that. Forever.
Tick Tock Hayden wakes up in his office one morning to discover that his best friend has been murdered. He's convinced Taren Chase's death is related to a series of bizarre murders Taren was investigating. The offical ruling on Taren's death is that it was an accident. Hayden knows better. With the help of a thief and an investigative reporter, Hayden sets out to discover the truth and ends up with something much bigger.
Indian Summer Halloween It's not that Hayden doesn't like Halloween. He's just not having a good day. It could be worse. He could be Conrad. Conrad's really having a bad day. It might be just a harmless Halloween prank, but when a kid with green skin asks Hayden to help him find his sister, it turns into something a little more sinister.
You'll notice that there are five other stories listed on that web page and that not one of the five seems to exist. I have written bits and pieces of all five of them and had, at one time, every intention of going back to them them. I was still working on The Church when I started on The Way of the Samurai Star for NaNoWriMo in 2003. After November, I couldn't seem to get back into it. Since then, I do whatever I can to start November with nothing unfinished.
