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A.L. HAtcher

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From the author of ​The Blood Eagle and ​River of Lies comes a ​collection of ten dark, ​twisted short stories ​guaranteed to get ​your pulse racing and ​make your palms ​sweaty.


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Coming 10.20.24

Detective Tess Dane is back on a whole new case...

This book is a crime ​thriller and includes ​some topics that ​may be troubling ​for some readers. ​There is mention of ​past, off-page, ​infant ​loss/stillbirth. ​Please read with ​care.

“Everything that came pouring out of their ​mouth was untrue. A full on River of Lies!”


When a 9-1-1 call comes in about a missing pregnant ​woman, Detective Tess Dane is on the case searching ​for clues about the woman’s disappearance.


Everyone typically suspects the spouse first, but did ​he really have anything to do with his wife’s ​disappearance?Tess isn’t so sure. But if the missing ​woman's husband is innocent, then where is she? Did ​she run away from her old life to start a new one? ​Was she kidnapped in a burglary gone wrong? Or ​was she the victim of a more sinister crime?


The clock is ticking and the deeper Tess digs for the ​truth, the more lies she uncovers.

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“Secrets are ​torture”

Police Officer Tess Dane never thought ​that reporting to work one cool October ​morning would change her life forever. ​When her name is found scrawled at a ​gruesome crime scene, she is teamed up ​with her old partner, Detective Denny ​Haywood.

As Tess and Denny work through the ​evidence and clues left at the scene, a mad ​man is busy at work, setting about his ​ultimate revenge. While Tess struggles to ​find not only the killer, but why her name ​was found at the scene, they get a call. ​Another body has been found, tortured ​beyond belief.

It’s now a race against time to catch a ​killer who will stop at nothing to finish his ​murderous plan. As the body count rises, ​the danger is getting closer to home. Can ​Tess and Denny catch him before it's too ​late?


TW: This is a crime thriller and discusses ​off-page, non-graphic depictions of ​sexual assault/drug and alcohol ​abuse/suicide/child neglect of a ​secondary character. Reader discretion ​is advised.

The Blood Eagle

(Tess Dane book 1)

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Want to meet A.L. Hatcher and have your book signed? ​Consider one of these upcoming Author book signing events!

Fairfield Co. Library Author Fair

When: Novemer 2024 (Date TBD)

Time: TBD

Where:Main Library

Lancaster, OH

Eerie Enchantments Fest

When: October 20th, 2024

Time: 10am-2pm

Where:Overlook Venue

Parma (Cleveland),OH

Book, Sign

The Wagnalls Library Author Event

When: December 14th, 2024

Time: TBD

Where: The Wagnalls Memorial, community building,

150 E. Columbus St, Lithopolis, OH


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alhatcherauthor@gmail.com

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P.O. Box 102, ​Rushville, OH 43150

AUTHOR FUN FACTS

I was home schooled K-12 and have ​4 college degrees, including 2 BS in ​forensics.


I am left-handed!


I've enjoyed writing since I was just ​a little girl. It's been a lifelong ​dream to become an author. I've ​written multiple short stories but ​The Blood Eagle is my first novel.


I love listening to true crime ​podcasts. My favorites are ​Morbid:A True Crime Podcast, ​Obituary with Spencer Henry and ​Madison Reyes, Invisible Choir, and ​Gruesome: Horrific True Crime


I dislike the taste of cinnamon.