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Celebrate Lit bloggers share what they enjoyed about Lethal Design, from fast pacing and procedural detail to twists, tension, and memorable characters.

Discover how Black Gold Secret opens The Mercer Files: three brothers, three continents, complete local investigations, and one conspiracy connected by evidence powerful people tried to erase.

Learn how Stolen Secrets and companion novella Shadow Extraction fit together, which story to read first, and what each adds to the Mirror Estate timeline.

What happens the day after a book launch? S.F. Baumgartner reflects on releasing Lethal Design and the quiet moment when a story begins belonging to its readers.

Lethal Design, Book 2 in the KC & Orlando Prime crime thriller series, is available now. Enter a standalone investigation built from routine deaths, scattered evidence, and one deliberate pattern.

Watch the official Lethal Design book trailer before the clean Orlando crime thriller releases August 4, 2026, and meet the teams behind the case.

Discover the cold case Frank Travers never left behind and how it raises the emotional stakes in *Lethal Design*, a clean Orlando crime thriller.

Lethal Design, the second book in the KC & Orlando Prime crime thriller series, features a minicrossover with Stolen Secrets from the Mirror Estate series. While readers familiar with both series will appreciate interconnected elements, newcomers can enjoy Lethal Design

Lethal Design, the second book in the KC & Orlando Prime crime thriller series, can be read independently, as it introduces a complete investigation. However, starting with the first book, Fatal Invitation, enhances understanding of character dynamics. Lethal Design features