" shame, such a shame i think i kind of lost myself again. . . " • • • MELBOURNE, 2012. When a formidable college student's shady internet traffic sparks the attention of local authorities and various media outlets across the country, his inception as one of the world's worst predators proves to be a far more stunning story than the trial ahead of him. Based on the true story of serial predator Matthew David Graham, BRUTAL_ is a tale as old as time and a case far more unforgettable and haunting than it appears. Offering a detailed scope into the mind of an exceptional criminal--as well as the lives of fellow offenders around him--it is bound to make readers question the actions and thoughts of everyone they have ever known... including themselves. BOOK ONE OF THE DELICTI TRILOGY. • • • " you are not my savior, but i still don't go feels like something that i've done before. . . "

" when i'm hiding, when i need it, it lets me breathe for our handle on this life i don't believe. . . " • • • LOS ANGELES, 2000. Decades' worth of debauchery. Three horrific Chinatown homicides. Forty witnessing eyes. A mouth that refuses to keep shut. When former hardcore pornographer Rika Yokota breaks the number one rule of a notoriously shady industry and leaks information to the Feds regarding a fatal workplace incident, she finds herself fighting against the very same friends and associates who once promised to keep her out of harm's way at the start of her career. As time goes on, Rika discovers she is not the only woman being subjected to their senseless violence. Enter Paisley Hughes, the fleeting star of an infamous compilation of titular snuff porn films that Rika once narrowly avoided producing five years prior. Drawn to Paisley's own turbulent past, as well as an aura of innocence she's maintained over time, Rika's motivations to protect herself and her newfound confidante increase when it is revealed that Paisley, too, has crucial knowledge about the murders. But as the two women work together to expose deadly secrets and escape the clutches of their haunting pasts, they come to find that the outside world is far from an idyllic safe haven; it is the devil's playground and, more importantly, their terrible new home... BOOK TWO OF THE DELICTI TRILOGY. • • • " with these scars on my wrists to prove i'll try again try to die again, try to live through this night. . . "

" did you realize no one can see inside your view. . . " • • • WICHITA, 1974. A criminologist and a forensic photographer become entangled in a web of gruesome cold cases and detrimental scandals after a missing girl's abrupt reappearance shakes their fragile midwestern American town. Thirty years later, an independent reporter gathers leads on a series of high-profile murders. When familiar faces and a carefully constructed lie knock on his front door, he finds himself re-opening a grisly case unlike anything his quiet Kansas town has ever seen before. BOOK THREE OF THE DELICTI TRILOGY. • • • " did you realize for why this sight belongs to you. . . "

In 1990s Bristol, the lives of three musicians intertwine after the death of a prominent venue owner sparks an investigation into their local scene, unveiling a startling connection between other unsolved murders, disappearances, and an ongoing drug trafficking scandal. ******** Much to his own horror, Billy Holmer -- the frontman of a rising industrial rock outfit known as Black Madonna -- is deemed liable for the murder of Tatum "the Boss" Doherty; the owner and co-founder of a notorious underground music venue rooted in drug hysteria and sexual deviance. Approximately twenty-four hours later, Billy gets an opportunity to clear his name, but at a shocking cost: he must betray the trust of his closest confidantes, fellow musicians Sean and Donna, in order to secure not only an alibi but a reasonable warrant for their arrest. The problem is, Donna's survivor's guilt makes her an unlikely suspect, especially considering her current relationship with a former victim. And Sean guards a secret with emotional walls that are far too strong to penetrate, leaving Billy with no hope for redemption. That is, until a single chronological error unmasks the truth behind their individual involvement in Tatum's death, and leaves Billy with the realization that in an industry like this, one must break all the rules in order to rebuild them into their own.

" i don't know about you i'm sure you know about me. . . " • • • SEOUL, 2019. Nearly fifteen years after the debut of a popular Korean boy band, an internet-breaking story regarding years of sexual exploitation and drug trafficking forces its members to search for and discover the devil hiding amongst themselves. Elsewhere, an investigative reporter takes matters into her own hands when an anonymous whistleblower and a reknown idol deliver criminal evidence capable of changing the industry altogether. But as a heartbreaking tragedy looms in the distance, her motivations begin to take a toll, forcing her to question whether her involvement will lead to hope... or a conclusion far more devastating than anyone could have ever imagined. Told through startling emails, abominable chat logs, intimate articles and the narratives of innocent figures haunted by past associations, trauma and controversies, SLEEPING BEAUTY offers a semi-fictionalized account of K-pop's most disturbing transgression yet: the Burning Sun scandal. • • • " we are one, we are one at least that's what we want. . . "