Fifteen murdered.
Seven witnesses.
One by one they fall.

In the realm of contemporary noir, there are writers, and then there are those who "Write like D. F. Bailey."

As Will Finch adds the finishing touches to his new book, Eve Noon embarks on a treacherous journey to join him at a remote island hideaway. Unknown to her, a malevolent force shadows her every step, weaving a web of menace that will shatter their lives.

The night Eve arrives at Finch's isolated seaside cottage, the nightmare begins. A haunted Iraq war veteran knocks on their door, his eyes filled with dread as he utters a dire warning: "There's trouble coming at us. All of us." Finch brushes off the stranger's plea, but soon realizes that they are entangled in a desperate game with a man they call Nine.

From the blood-soaked battlefields of Iraq to the dimly lit dive bars of San Francisco, and onward to the secretive lairs of a tech genius in Seattle, Open Chains hurtles forward like an unstoppable force. Its relentless momentum will carry you through the corridors of power to the cabinet of the President of the United States.

Get ready for a rollercoaster ride of fear, betrayal, and revelation that will leave you gasping for breath, and make you question the darkness that lurks beneath the surface of the world we know.

Once you're caught in Open Chains, there's no escaping the chilling truth that awaits.

About the Author
In 2015 D. F. (Don) Bailey published The Finch Trilogy - Bone Maker, Stone Eater, Lone Hunter - three novels narrated from the point-of-view of a crime reporter in contemporary San Francisco. Following the trilogy's success, Second Life (2017) launched a new saga based on the characters introduced in the first three books. The series prequel, Five Knives, came out in 2018. The Finch chronicle continues with Open Chains (2019), Run Time (2020), and White Sphere (2022). His first psychological thriller, Fire Eyes, was a W.H. Smith First Novel Award finalist. His second novel, Healing the Dead, was translated into German as Todliche Ahnungen. The Good Lie (2008) is set in his adopted hometown, Victoria. His fourth novel, Exit from America, appeared in 2013. Following his birth in Montreal, Don's family moved around North America from rural Ontario to New York City to Mississippi and New Jersey. "After years of seeking the ideal place to live," he says, "I finally landed on my feet on Vancouver Island - where I live next to the Salish Sea in the city of Victoria." For twenty-two years he worked at the University of Victoria where he taught creative writing and journalism and coordinated the Professional Writing Cooperative Education Program - which he co-founded. From time to time he also freelanced as a business writer and journalist. In the fall of 2010, Don left the university so that, "I could turn my pre-occupation with writing into a full-blown obsession." An Amazon bestselling author, he's also a ManyBooks.com Book-of-The-Month Award winner and a Whistler Independent Book Award finalist. * Click the "Follow" button above to receive news about his next novel. * Sign up for his free new reader book bundle https://bit.ly/DFBailey * Visit his website https://dfbailey.com * Send an email don@dfbailey.com


Book Information
ISBN 9781036703363
Author D.F. Bailey
Format Paperback
Page Count 292
Imprint Vinci Books
Publisher Vinci Books