Steel Breeze

Her body was found lying on the misty grass in her own back yard at dawn. Her head was found nearby.

One year after the brutal murder of his wife, Desmond Carmichael believes someone is stalking him and his four-year-old son following a hair-raising encounter with a hooded stranger at a local playground.

Across the country, in the California desert, another severed head is found atop a watchtower at a Japanese internment camp memorial. FBI Special Agent Erin Drelick is called in to investigate a crime scene that will put her on the trail of a killer with motives as deep and twisted as the roots of a Joshua tree.

As cryptic and threatening clues accumulate, Desmond fears that the wrong man was imprisoned for his wife's murder. Meanwhile, his in-laws and a local police detective who once competed for her affections have a different fear: that Desmond, despondent over the loss, has become too unstable to raise his own son.

When the boy goes missing in their placid New England town, Desmond faces fresh scrutiny from the police. Racing the clock, he must work outside the law to decipher the mystery of why his family has been targeted.

Can he untangle the clues from the bloody roots of history? And can he do it in time to save his son from a monster born in the dust of an American wasteland and hell-bent on reaping a whirlwind of vengeance?

Readers who love Harlan Coben, Gillian Flynn, John Sanford, and Rachel Caine will be up all night racing to the stunning conclusion of this pulse-pounding thriller.

Praise for Steel Breeze on Goodreads:

"Tension from the first till the last page; well written; fast pace; what a great summer book!"

"Killer thriller! Read and be WOWED."

"Wow! what a thriller. This book was a fast read and an excellent crime thriller."

"I'm astonished by this author's versatility ... The characters, the descriptions, the fast-paced action keeps the reader flipping the pages as fast as possible."

"This book is full of suspense and action."

"Steel Breeze by Douglas Wynne is an amazing find! I needed to strike a yoga pose and take a xanax by the time I finished to be able to unwind! The tension started at the beginning of the story and, by the time the climax arrived the tension was palpable, thick. If you crave suspense, pick this up and start the ride..."

"Douglas Wynne's second novel ranks right up there with one of the best thrillers I have read ... The story will keep you wondering right up until the end."

"This thrilling read raised my blood pressure for sure."

"It's an excellent thriller-taut and tightly-paced ... The action moves very quickly in this book and the tension is maintained throughout."

"Wow what a story. This one has you in it's grip from the very beginning and just when you feel you are coming up for air, it twists and turns and you're off on the ride again."

"Amazing suspense that kept me hanging on."

"A tale that gets under your skin, gets your adrenaline flowing, and just barely lets you come up for air before repeating the process again and again. And just when you think the worst is over...it's NOT!"