Heart of Cole

Be Careful Who You Trust - Satan Was Once An Angel

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An Ice Pick Murderer Is Terrorizing San Francisco

Men are being murdered in public places across San Francisco—quick, surgical attacks that vanish into the noise of the day. Panic rises, rumors spread, and the city wants a monster with a name. Veteran journalist Cole Sage, working alongside Lt. Leonard Chin at SFPD, follows a pattern that refuses to sit still and a predator who seems to walk among bystanders unseen.

Adding to the madness in Cole’s life, everything is turned on its head when a teenage girl appears at the paper claiming to be his niece!

For his sidekick, Hannah Day, the girl presents a chance at helping the girl and maybe, just maybe, a child to adopt.
When the murders hit close to home, Cole has no choice but to get involved. But at what cost?
As fear tilts into hysteria and the next attack looms, Cole has to guard Hanna and the girl while chasing the truth that everyone else keeps missing. Justice won’t come from bravado—it will come from seeing the pattern no one wants to see, and putting himself between innocence and an ice pick.

Heart of Cole is a tense, human thriller—literary mystery with heart—about courage, found family, and the price of standing in the light when danger hides in plain sight.

Like no case before, this one goes straight to The Heart of Cole.
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from book #8 in the Cole Sage Mystery Series - Cole of Mine!

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Readers are enthralled with The Cole Saga Mystery Series!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I've read hundreds of mysteries, thrillers, detective novels, fictional and non-fictional, but this one had me in tears before the ending. Thanks for letting me get to know the heart of Cole.” – Kindle Customer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “This was a great story that pulled me in and had a wonderful mix of action, emotion, character development, and suspense. Each book in the series reveals more about several characters, not just Cole. It's like building friendships that deepen with each experience you share.” – Shari Damaso

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “It had everything I wanted - mystery, intrigue, romance. With no gore, language or sex, Micheal Maxwell kept me on the edge of my seat. It also depicted the true nature of a Christian life. Christians and not all perfect little saints sitting on the sidelines. Thank you Michael Maxwell for such a great literary creation!” - Kindle Customer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Perfectly developed, Cole is the kind of man a woman could fall in love with and a man could respect. Maxwell is a very creative writer who can and does write the darkest characters and plots with a light human touch through the character of Cole. I highly recommend his books.” – song sparrow's

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“I can't seem to find words to tell you how much these books mean to me. I am overwhelmed. I cry with Cole and I laugh with him and all the others” – Doris Wise