Black Gold Secret opens more than twenty-five years after the explosion on Blackwater Rig Three. The official investigation is closed, the wreckage is underwater, and the Mercer family has learned to live with questions no one wanted answered.
Before the case became a family legacy
The Last Shift goes back to the night everything changed.
Tom Mercer is finishing what should be an ordinary offshore shift when he finds signs that something on the rig is wrong. The danger is not limited to failing equipment or an approaching storm. A decision has already been made somewhere above his pay grade, and Tom may be the only person willing to challenge it.
The prequel is a short introduction to the Mercer family and the loss that shapes Luke, Noah, and Eli. You do not need to read it before Black Gold Secret. The novel stands on its own. But if you enjoy seeing the moment behind a long-running mystery, this is where the trail begins.
A free way into The Mercer Files
You can get The Last Shift free now. It is a quick, suspenseful read designed to be enjoyed before the first full-length Mercer Files novel.
Black Gold Secret follows Luke Mercer and investigative reporter Gemma Klein as new evidence pulls them back toward Blackwater Rig Three. It releases September 8 and is available for preorder on Amazon.
When a mystery spans decades, do you prefer to begin with the night it happened or with the people investigating it years later?