Detective Lana Cross has paid her dues in the department. Raised in foster homes, beaten down by life, and hardened by trauma, she's clawed her way up in a system designed to keep her out. Her last big case catching Vincent Greaves, aka the Skull Artist  should’ve earned her a promotion and peace of mind. Instead, it left her scarred and sidelined.

The Skull Artist’s crimes were beyond anything the city had seen: victims were killed, their skulls removed, and crime scenes turned into sickening “exhibits”  abstract expressions made of flesh, bone, and blood. Greaves claimed it was all part of “revealing what lies beneath.” Lana caught him, barely, and the case was buried.

But now, just when she’s told her promotion is on the table, another body turns up  displayed exactly like Greaves’ original work. Except Greaves is still locked in maximum security.

The case threatens to unravel everything she’s fought for. And as the press explodes and her department hesitates, Lana is told she can have her promotion… if she solves this new case.

The Skull Artist 

The Sound of Wet Canvas


They say when you get close to death, your senses sharpen.
I don’t know if that’s true, but everything felt louder that night.
The wind scraping the rusted warehouse siding.
The distant barking of a stray dog.
My own breath, ragged and deliberate.
Each step echoed like I was already walking i...

  

They say when you get close to death, your senses sharpen.

I don’t know if that’s true, but everything felt louder that night.

The wind scraping the rusted warehouse siding.
The distant barking of a stray dog.
My own breath, ragged and deliberate.

Each step echoed like I was already walking i...

The Warehouse of Skin

 The Truth Is, I’m Tired

The Devil Doesn’t Stare—He Smiles

There’s No Such Thing as Random

 Dirt Doesn’t Stay Buried

Paranoia's Not Just a Feeling 

The Message in the Blood

When the Mirror Crack

The Devil Behind Glass

Rabbits Don’t Scream

The Teeth of Silence

Echoes Under Skin

The Devil’s Canvas

Meat for the God

The One That Got Away

Blood Doesn’t Lie

Let Me Show You Pain

The Bone Collector’s Message

When the Bones Begin to Sing

Saint Eustace

The Ones Who Watch

Flesh Memory

Where the Rot Began

The Girl Who Watched

The Dollmaker’s Shadow

Face to Face with the Devil

Grayson Street

The Cult Beneath the Badge

The Storage of Secrets

The Unmasking