Black Vein

A Cole Mercer Thriller

A midnight explosion rips through a dying mining town—and the company says it’s under control.

Cole Mercer knows better.

Passing through on his way out, Mercer is pulled in when a desperate woman shows him a message from her brother, sent after the blast… from deep inside the mine. That message shouldn’t exist. And neither should the silence that follows.

No rescue crews.
No answers.
Just locked gates, armed guards, and a story that doesn’t hold up.

When Mercer starts asking questions, the company moves fast to shut him down. But by then, he’s already seen enough to know the truth is buried deeper than anyone’s willing to admit.

And someone is making sure it stays that way.

To find the survivors—and uncover what really happened—Mercer will have to go underground, into a place that was never meant to be opened.

Some things are worth more than a town.
Some secrets are worth killing for.

Mercer doesn’t care about either.

He’s going in.