October 21: just an ordinary day, unless you’re a former rock star… The sole survivor of a plane crash… A private investigator working out of a camper… For Nicholas Colt, October 21 is an unlucky day. A day for nightmares. It always has been, and this year is no exception. Someone is brutally murdering the offspring of an anonymous sperm donor, and Colt’s missing client is next on the list. With less than four days to find the young man—and, with a pair of drug-addicted study partners, a violent motorcycle gang, a stalker ex-girlfriend, and a host of other obstacles standing in his way—Colt faces the most challenging and deadly case of his life. Jude Hardin is the author of six Nicholas Colt novels and one short story. Each works as a standalone, but many readers prefer to experience the events of the series in chronological order. If you are one of those readers, this list is for you: