A FALSE DAWN (Sean O'Brien Book 1)

Before the death of his wife, Sean O’Brien makes a promise to her that he has no plans to break until he starts building a new life in an old cabin on a remote stretch of a tropical river in the heart of Florida. It’s there that he discovers an injured young woman who whispers a cryptic message into his ear. As she fights for her life, Sean makes a promise to her, but to fulfill it he’ll have to end the vow he made to his dead wife, and he’ll have to face a criminal mind that has a tap root into his previous life. For O’Brien to begin to live a new life, he must revisit the past where a brilliant criminal mind lies waiting to write a dark future.

“A darkly suspenseful, atmospheric thriller. Absolutely relentless. I refuse to believe that this is a first novel. It’s just too damned good.”
- Steve Hamilton, Award-Winning Author of the Lock Artist

“A False Dawn makes good reading for anyone longing to stumble upon an unpublished John D. MacDonald Florida mystery.”
- Steve Glassman (Booklist)