The Blood of a Rose — Book 5 of the Max Larkin Detective Series
Inside the pages of The Blood of a Rose
Jesse Fairlane is missing. Max Larkin and Special Agent Michaels are unsure if this is related to a recent case involving human trafficking or something else.
On top of trying to locate his partner, Max has to make a decision as to whether he leaves Rockton to work with the FBI or stays to become captain at the local police department.
As Larkin, Michaels, and the other detectives work furiously to find Jesse before it's too late, Max finds himself despairing they'll find her alive. He struggles to maintain his relationship with Veronica and trying to be a friend to Jesse's girlfriend, Melissa, all while following a maze of clues to Jesse.
"Find her. Before the trail goes cold for good."
What readers are saying
"Todd m. Thiede builds tension like a master conductor — every page tightens the screw until you simply cannot put the book down."
"Cinematic, propulsive, character-rich. The kind of thriller that begs to be adapted for a prestige TV series."
"Thiede has a gift for ordinary people in extraordinary peril. A breakneck read with a heart you don't see coming."

"I wrote The Blood of a Rose the way I'd want to read it — fast, dark, and honest about what people are willing to do when no one is watching."


