Introducing “Red Peppers,” the first in a series starring Inspector Daryl Stout, a charmingly clever bloke who’s got his own tricks for handling dangerous criminals. He’s the big cheese at Sydney’s Special Violent Crime Department, where they deal with the city’s nastiest offenders. Oh, and this is just the beginning – more books are on the horizon.
In the heart of Sydney, there’s a wave of terror as successful, charismatic men vanish into thin air. Their lives get torn apart before they’re snatched and subjected to unspeakable horrors, all broadcast live to a twisted audience who pays top dollar for every agonizing moment.
Inspector Stout, a seasoned detective, is up against the clock. Bodies are stacking up and panic’s spreading, and he starts to uncover a chilling pattern: these deaths are the work of three women with a score to settle. Behind their polished facades lies a relentless determination to settle old scores, using their victims as pawns in a deadly game of revenge.
As Stout navigates Sydney’s underbelly, he faces a grim truth: things aren’t always what they seem, and evil’s lurking where you least expect it. Getting closer to these killers means risking more than just his badge. Among Sydney’s elite, where power hides dark secrets, Stout must figure out what drives these killers and stop them before more lives are lost.
“Red Peppers,” as I believe, is a heart-pounding thriller set in a city where danger’s lurking around every corner, keeping readers on the edge of their seats. It challenges them to question what evil really looks like and just how far a detective will go to protect the innocent. Can Inspector Stout crack the case and stop the killers before it’s too late? It’s going to take more than just following the rule book.