Steve Bradshaw

Bluff City Butcher Steve Bradshaw

THE BELL TRILOGY is a contemporary, international thriller series; an immersion into the contradictory worlds-modern forensics and fringe science. This page-turner trilogy is about one man's dream that turns into a global nightmare. It is about a stealth war for the control of the greatest evolutionary leap of mankind. BLUFF CITY BUTCHER (book 1) is a journey into a familiar and dark world. But this forensic pursuit of a serial killer turns into something very different. A horrific beast of urban legend steps from the fog of a century-old mystery. This monster shrouded in myth throws a midsouth community into unbridled terror. This demon draws the attention of the most gifted forensic serial-killer hunter in the world. The BCB takes this scientific sleuth into the fringe, the place where the real and the unreal merge. Dr. Elliott Sumner is the world-renowned forensic sleuth and acclaimed serial killer hunter. He recognizes the diabolical conundrum and does not turn away from the challenge. Elliott is the only man who can stop a real monster. THE SKIES ROARED (book 2) begins shortly after Elliott Sumner learns his connection to the Bluff City Butcher. It is moments before he watches the monster die, impaled on a rooftop spire. Their secret is profound, and it is known by an evil few. Elliott's worst fears are realized when he learns he was part of an inconceivable genetic experiment. Once an asset, like the BCB he is now a liability-the kill order is out. Elliott must hide in the shadows and solve the century-old mystery. He follows the blood trail through five countries and across three continents and returns to Memphis-Tennessee to dissect the evil plan. A sinister secret society must be stopped. BLOOD LIONS (book 3) begins with Elliott Sumner satisfied the family nightmare is finally over. The severed heads of sinister board members are found on stakes at Mud Island. But soon everything takes a chilling turn for the worst. Three board members thought dead resurface in Cape Town, South Africa. They resurrect their resourced, global plan to take control of the biogenic breakthrough-the immortality gene. Elliott Sumner must find a way to stop these powerful evil forces. He must assemble the best team and design the best plan to have a chance against a formidable foe. And Elliott is forced to work with a monster or his narrow chance to preserve the world-changing genetic breakthrough could be lost to forever.