The Strategist

Retail A fresh start in an old city. That was all Camille Grisham wanted. After a deadly series of events forces an abrupt end to her career as an FBI profiler, Camille returns to her hometown of Denver with the hope of starting over. But her hope is tragically short-lived. Less than 24 hours after Camilles arrival home, her best friend Julia is brutally murdered, and the answers are scarce. The police investigation eventually targets a colleague in Julias law firm, and all signs point to his guilt. Then Camille receives a flash disk left behind by Julia herself that implicates someone infinitely more powerful. With the help of a rookie homicide detective whose doubts about her department's case increase by the second, Camille must race to uncover the truth of Julias life, and the events that led to her death. In doing so she will not only expose a high-level conspiracy involving political and financial corruption, she will also find herself in the midst of yet another deadly confrontation this time with a killer hell-bent on preserving Julias secret. The Strategist chronicles Camille Grishams struggle to find redemption in the face of tragedy and strength in the midst of ever-present danger. She will eventually find both, but not before colliding head-on with a past that she wants nothing more than to leave behind. Book I of the Circle Trilogy Book II 'The Second Circle' will be available Spring 2014 About the Author A proud Colorado native, John currently lives in Denver with his wife and son. His stories feature cops and robbers, FBI agents and serial killers. But beyond the archetypes, he writes about people. There is darkness in the most heroic among us, and good in the most corrupt. My job as a novelist is to not only tell an entertaining story, but also to cultivate the truth of the characters who drive that story. THE STRATEGIST is his first novel.