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The Blackwell Files: A Series

"The Blackwell Files" chronicles the exploits of Alton Blackwell, ex-Army captain and cryptography expert, and Mallory Wilson, former Army lieutenant and FBI agent. Together they risk their lives tackling intractable mysteries, but can they solve the mystery of their feelings for each other?

Coming in 2022!

Today's UV Index: Lethal

Deep inside the sun, magnetic lines of force are growing…building in ways not experienced for a millennium.

When a pair of increasingly severe solar storms disables internet, communications, and GPS for millions around the globe, Helioseismologist Grayson Finn fears the imminent arrival of a cataclysmic super flare, a magnetic explosion of the sun with the potential to obliterate life on earth.

In a desperate bid to help the world prepare, Finn and his fellow scientists rush to address the critical question: will the solar weather subside, or is the worst yet to come? And if a super flare does arrive, what can they—or anyone—do to mitigate the disaster’s impact?

Volume I: Nefarious

"A heady thriller that gathers force with the understated menace of a tidal wave, then smashes home...Readers will be absorded by Freeman's never-flashy expertise...Superb touches of eeriness creep In." Kirkus Indie Reviews

Nefarious, the debut medical thriller of "The Blackwell Files" series, is a fast-paced foray charting the investigation of an ex-Army captain and an intelligent, beautiful FBI agent into a covert, sinister project.

Volume II: Ruthless

Alton and Mallory strive to identify the culprit behind a series of perplexing homicides. Will they unravel the mystery in time to avoid becoming the killer’s next victims? And will their growing relationship survive the presence of the beautiful Chelsea Mancini, who is mysteriously connected to the murders?

Volume III: T Wave

When FBI agent Mallory Wilson begins investigating the potential theft of narcotics at a local hospice, the case quickly escalates as she and Alton uncover a series of questionable patient deaths.

Will they unravel the mystery in time to stop a potential killer, and will their relationship survive Alton's relocation to a new office?

Volume IV: Havoc

As potential witnesses to a murder, Alton and Mallory join the subsequent police investigation, summoning all their intellectual powers to discover who killed a rogue, high-tech employee. As they strive to crack the case, the couple battles foreign and domestic agents, corporate spies, intellectual-property thieves, and shadowy underworld figures in a race to recover the proprietary technology stored on the dead scientist's phone--technology that could put their country at risk if it fell into the wrong hands.

Volume V: The Devil's Due

Former soldiers Alton and Mallory are pulled back to Afghanistan to rescue a teenage friend whose Al-Qaeda uncle has nefarious plans for her. As they race to recover the teen, they battle not only Al-Qaeda terrorists but also resurgent cult and a web of intrigue in which the label of friend and foe is not easily assigned.

Volume VI: The Evolution of Evil

Cryptologist Alton Blackwell and FBI agent Mallory Wilson race to recover a scientist who is kidnapped before her revolutionary Alzheimer’s cure can be fully developed. Along the way, the sleuths discover that some facts—and some people—aren’t always what they seem.

Volume VII: Tears of God

Cryptologist Alton Blackwell and FBI agent Mallory Blackwell lead an NSA team in a quest to track down the perpetrator of a mysterious toxicological project.

“I very much enjoyed ‘Tears of God’ - if I ever have to go on a covert mission, I’ll definitely be taking Steve Freeman with me!” Ruth Downie, author of New York Times best seller 'Medicus'

Volume VIII: When the Killing Starts

NSA agents Alton and Mallory Blackwell team with South Korea to prevent a deadly attack from the North during the south's Winter Olympic Games.

Volume IX: The Dig

When a Mexican archeological dig turns deadly, NSA agents Alton and Mallory Blackwell are called in to investigate...

Volume X: Thirty Seconds to Live

When 15 vacationers die on a sabotaged jet boat, Alton and Mallory struggle to identify the targeted victim. But can they do so before they're next on the killer's list?

Volume XI: The Network

The Blackwells must piece together a complex and multi-layered puzzle to discover the end game of THE NETWORK, a shadowy organization orchestrating the assassination of Finance ministers around the world.