Burn Barrel

The addictive new small town mystery thriller

Justice burns brightest in the darkest places...

It began with a charred body in a burn barrel--and ended with Texas in flames.

When burn barrels turn up across the state, each filled with human remains, each sparking a new blaze—Texas Rangers Ruth Baker and Aaron Tate uncover a pattern that turns their murder case into a state-wide nightmare. Someone is lighting Texas on fire—one corpse at a time.

Then the winds explode. The fires merge into a monster inferno, killing dozens, displacing hundreds of thousands, and turning entire counties into wasteland. The governor calls it the worst natural disaster in Texas history. Ruth knows better. The wildfires aren’t random—they’re planned. Someone is creating a 'natural' disaster to achieve their own end.

When the trail leads Declan Ryder, a drifter with a history of mental illness and a confession too clean to believe, the Governor promises the Rangers medals. But Ruth isn't satisfied. She knows the real villain is still out there, and that Ryder was only the patsy he used to ignite his plan.

As Texas burns and the wildfires close in on them, Ruth and Aaron race across an apocalyptic landscape to stop a killer who will stop at nothing to get what he wants--even if it means endangering countless innocent lives. Or killing two Texas Rangers.

BURN BARREL is an epic, high-stakes mystery thriller packed with stunning action, shocking twists, and the trademark emotional punch Baker & Tate fans have come to love.

Each book in the Baker & Tate series is a complete story that can be read on its own.