FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D.

D. D. Black

A ruthless serial killer is targeting victims who embody four ancient archetypes—The Ruler, The Warrior, The Scholar, and The Priest—leaving behind eerie, color-coded shrines across the Pacific Northwest. With retirement just weeks away, FBI Agent Claire Anderson is recruited to lead S.W.O.R.D., an unconventional task force assembled to stop the killer before a fifth victim is claimed. As the team follows a trail through rain-soaked cities, remote forests, and the remnants of a lost religion, Claire finds the case becoming disturbingly personal. Blending psychological suspense, procedural intrigue, and philosophical questions about life, death, and belief, this atmospheric thriller launches a gripping new FBI series.

D. D. Black

At Evergreen Memory Care, a nurse fascinated by true crime begins to suspect that one of the facility’s residents may be the long-sought Interstate Reaper, a serial killer who terrorized the Pacific Northwest decades ago. As FBI Task Force S.W.O.R.D. reopens the cold case, fragmented memories and buried secrets draw investigators into a dangerous confrontation between past and present. Blending psychological suspense with a race against time, this gripping mystery explores the reliability of memory, the persistence of trauma, and the lengths people will go to conceal the truth.

D D Black

In the exclusive waterfront enclave of Medina, wealth and influence conceal a deadly web of secrets. When a celebrated technology CEO is found dead during his fiftieth birthday celebration, FBI Agent Claire Anderson and Task Force S.W.O.R.D. are drawn into an investigation centered on Suzanne Hartley—a three-time widow whose lavish lifestyle has earned her the nickname “The Gilded Widow.” As additional suspicious deaths emerge, the team must determine whether Suzanne is a calculating killer or a survivor shaped by abusive marriages, while navigating powerful families determined to protect their reputations. Blending psychological suspense, investigative intrigue, and the dark side of privilege, this gripping thriller reveals how far the ultra-wealthy will go to keep the truth buried.