The Detective Matt Deal Thrillers Trilogy: Books 1 - 3

Written by Stephen Bentley

Narrated by Chris DeFazio

Book One – Mercy. His daughter was taken. He’ll never get her back.

Mercy is not for the faint-hearted. The opening scene is graphic but necessary to the whole story that takes place over the trilogy.

The series opens in the near future. Matt Deal's fifteen-year-old daughter, Mercy, is the glue in his rocky marriage. His life is changed forever after Mercy is brutally assaulted on a Destin beach leaving her in a coma.

Trusting the local detectives to bring the rapists to justice, Deal concentrates on his Florida gym business, only to have his world further explode on learning the rape suspects may escape justice. Deal is isolated and at his wits’ end after his Mob-connected father-in-law sends death threats blaming him for all these ills.

Who can he turn to? Who can he trust?

Book Two – Mayhem. Don’t mess with Deal… mayhem will follow.

At the funeral of two of his hit men, Mike Russo, capo of the New Jersey Mob puts out a contract on Detective Matt Deal for his part in the killings.

At the same time another funeral is taking place in Florida. Deal will soon learn just how badly his world is broken… and it’s about to get worse.

Book Three – Mobocracy. Mobocracy means mob rule, the opposite of democracy.

Anarchy and mob rule are prevalent with law and order breaking down in the United States. Even Washington DC is under siege from lawless groups of rioters.

In Florida, Matt Deal has now been appointed the chief of detectives. A British stranger starts making inquiries about Deal. Who is he? Is he an additional threat to Deal and his family?

Meanwhile the FBI recruits a disgraced cop to infiltrate the outlaw biker gang hired to kill Deal.

What will Deal do? Fight or flee?

Fans of vigilante justice novels will love this box set.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Hendry Publishing Ltd
• Release date: Aug 3, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669651710

Stephen Bentley

Stephen Bentley is a former British police Detective Sergeant, pioneering Operation Julie undercover detective, and barrister. He now writes in the true crime and crime fiction genres and contributes occasionally to Huffington Post UK on undercover policing, and mental health issues. He is possibly best known for his bestselling Operation Julie memoir and as co-author of Operation George: A Gripping True Crime Story of an Audacious Undercover Sting. Stephen is a member of the UK's Society of Authors and the Crime Writers' Association. His website may be found at www.stephenbentley.info where you may subscribe to his newsletter. Stephen also writes crime fiction in the Undercover Legends series as part of a writing team under the pen name of David Le Courageux. You can listen to Stephen talking about his Operation Julie undercover days on the BBC Radio 4 Life Changing programme/podcast.