Nicholas Colt…



World-class guitarist with a crushed hand, private investigator with a revoked license. He has a kid in college, a wife working two jobs, and a “security consultant” gig that has gone dry.



A friend of a friend…



Wanda Taylor wants to meet her biological father for the first time. Happy to have the work, Colt soon discovers that the man he’s looking for was shot dead two years ago in his Key West apartment. Now Wanda wants Colt to investigate the murder. Determined to see justice served, she offers to send him down there for as long as it takes.



A serial killer…



They call him The Zombie.



They call him that for a reason.



As the horrible truth unfolds, Nicholas Colt is forced to confront one of his greatest fears.



And try to make it off the island in one piece.



This edition includes the first four chapters of BLOOD TATTOO.





Suggested reading order for the series:

COLT

LADY 52

POCKET-47

CROSSCUT

SNUFF TAG 9

RATTLED (Short story)

KEY DEATH

BLOOD TATTOO

SYCAMORE BLUFF

THE JACK REACHER FILES: FUGITIVE

THE JACK REACHER FILES: VELOCITY (Short story)

THE BLOOD NOTEBOOKS



Note: Although published at a later date, the events in COLT and LADY 52 precede those in Jude Hardin's debut thriller POCKET-47. All of the books listed work as stand-alone thrillers, depending on reader preference. Nicholas Colt also appears in several short stories, including the one titled RACKED.





Praise for Jude Hardin’s Thrillers:

POCKET-47 sucked me in and held me enthralled. Author Jude Hardin keeps the pace frantic, the thrills non-stop, but best of all is his hero, the wonderfully ironic Nicholas Colt. This is a character I'm eager to follow through many adventures to come.

—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of DIE AGAIN: A RIZZOLI & ISLES NOVEL



The best PI debut I've read in years, fit to share shelf space with the best of Ross Macdonald, Sue Grafton, and Robert B. Parker. POCKET-47 is so hot you may burn your hands reading. Highly recommended.

—J.A. Konrath, author of the Jack Daniels mysteries



Hardin gets everything right in his powerhouse thriller debut, which introduces rock star–turned–PI Nicholas Colt.

—Publishers Weekly on POCKET-47



KEY DEATH is an exhilarating thriller that punches way above its weight. It hits you hard and fast with crackling suspense, hair-raising twists and stunning revelations. Word of advice: don't start on this one unless you're prepared to stay up all night.

—John Ling, author of THE BLASPHEMER



Colt is a physical, no-holds-barred PI, reminiscent of Robert B. Parker's Spenser and Lee Child's Jack Reacher, and his debut is action-packed. With a hefty toll of dead bodies, some described in cringe-inducing detail, this is crime fiction at its rawest. Hard-boiled connoisseurs should make Colt's acquaintance now.

—Booklist on POCKET-47



With CROSSCUT, Jude Hardin takes the PI novel and psychological suspense to a new, unrestrained level. Fast, fierce, and relentless.

—David Morrell, New York Times bestselling creator of Rambo