Cole Fire

Some wounds heal. Some yearn to burn.

What Burns Hotter, Love or Hate?

Cole Sage is caught in a firestorm of chaos when two deadly threats erupt in the San Francisco Bay Area. On one side, a mentally unstable, PTSD-stricken Vietnam veteran launches a series of violent arson attacks targeting the Asian community, leaving destruction and terror in his wake. On the other side, Jesse Monday, a self-proclaimed Messiah, amasses a dangerous cult following after his sudden death—as rumors swirl of his miraculous resurrection.

As Cole once again works alongside FBI agent Carter Washington to uncover the arsonist’s motives and stop the escalating violence. While finding himself drawn into Jesse’s eerie world of fanatics, where the line between truth, religion, and madness blurs. With the city on edge and two crises spiraling out of control, Cole is running out of time to stop both situations.

Cole Fire is a fierce, human thriller about trauma, prejudice, and what it costs to stand between a community in danger and the strangest religious fervor San Francisco has seen since Jim Jones—literary mystery with heart.

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Readers are thrilled with Cole Fire!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Another page turner from Maxwell as our protagonist investigates another unusual news story. I love Maxwell’s style, and the fact he doesn’t resort to foul language to tell a great story!” – Steveb

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “An awesome series. Maxwell writes as though he is on the inside looking out. He makes you feel as though you are actually on-site, part of the action. It is clean fun, tough when it needs to be, sensitive and tear-provoking when it should be. He makes you love his characters and feel their joy and their pain” – DonnaD

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Maxwell takes on life, religion, and the plight of veterans suffering from the effects of being in combat! This book will cause an internal review of your own stance on each of these issues. Will you gain a new perspective, I did. Thanks for another great read” - Amazon Customer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I feel as if I know Cole Sage. The author writes in such a way that he feels like a friend that I would naturally want to have. This book has two story lines going on at once and Mr. Maxwell is able to tell both stories brilliantly. It's obvious that this is a man who loves writing” – Nanci KA