The Serpent

The cunning eyes of the serpent were everywhere--he was filled with hope of yet another victory. He was a risk taker and he was also vicious, unforgiving and relentless in pursuit of his victims - and justice. For those who knew him before he became "the serpent", they all said the same thing: "He was insane". Was he? He didn't know? Sometimes even he forgot his own identity, his real name. What does Barclay O'Neill have to do with the serpent and what do they have in common--if anything? The serpent prides himself on perfection, attention to even the smallest detail. However, he made a deadly mistake, the most costly one of his killing spree. It was the night of a very special murder when an unsuspecting person was in the wrong place, as the saying goes, at the wrong time and saw the face of "the serpent" and with it the unveiling of his true identity. Why is the serpent so hellbent and determined to capture Roxie Wentworth and her son who lived his life in a wheelchair? And Hayden Pierce was a damn fine reporter and won awards for a reason--he caught the real story, not just the op-ed piece and the five minute segment on the news. This is the first book in a trilogy. "The Playing Field" is scheduled for release Christmas 2022.