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Unmasking a Killer: New Book Entangles Detectives, the Mafia and a Psychopath in the Wake of a Grisly Crime

A Dallas family is brutally murdered, and the evidence does not point to the killer. The investigators have their hands full as they begin to unravel the events. Author Will Pettijohn invites mystery lovers to experience the thrill of the chase among a collection of intriguing characters in “Switchback: A Story Of A Killer’s Fears” (published by AuthorHouse).

“Switchback” opens as a mountainous Irish hit man named Colt scrubs blood off his face after doing a job. His 5-year-old chirps a cheery hello, oblivious to her father’s work. His inner struggle over the monster he has become returns to the surface. Meanwhile, Detective Rick Wise and his partner, T-bone, arrive on a crime scene so brutal it sends hardened forensics team members running from the house. A killer descended on a young family and no one was spared in the massacre.

These two events frame the frayed worlds of Wise, the diligent detective, and Colt, the hit man with a conscience. A suspenseful game of cat and mouse ensues in a city ravaged by organized crime. Many unsavory citizens of Dallas have met their demise under Colt’s cold gaze. But the family massacre under Wise’s investigation had to have been committed by someone with no heart, and readers realize that Colt follows a code of ethics, however twisted it may be. The plot thickens.

When FBI agents Young and Archer arrive to beef up the investigation, Wise grudgingly accepts their help. One by one, local informants step up to offer scant information. For their trouble, they come up missing. As Wise becomes consumed by the mystery, Colt is consumed by his own sins. Unknown to both men, their worlds are about to collide.

Pettijohn lures readers to an unexpected conclusion with a spine-tingling trail of chilling details designed to entice mystery lovers and readers who seek a fast-paced page-turner.

About the Author: Born and raised in the small west Texas town of Snyder, Will Pettijohn began working at age 12 while still in school. He is divorced and lives with his two teenage sons. “My family is the most important thing in my life,” says Pettijohn, who began writing after his marriage ended. Captivated by mystery-suspense stories, he soon penned “Switchback,” his first book. Pettijohn plans to continue the adventures of Detective Wise with two more books.