Former Special Forces operator Dak Harper needs a job. Out of work and on the run after a shocking betrayal by his brothers-in-arms, the ex-Special Forces commando hasn’t stopped moving for months. He can’t. Some of the same soldiers who left him for dead in the Middle East still want his head. And they’re getting closer. So far, he’s been lucky. But Dak is low on money and nearly out of time. All he needs is an easy gig. A place to lie low, bank some cash, and quietly figure out his next move. That’s not exactly what he finds. Some rich kid with more money than he knows what to do with wants to open his own museum. But first, he’s got to fill it, and that’s where Dak comes in. Not sure if his gift for hunting bad guys will translate to finding priceless artifacts, Dak’s willing to give it a shot. He needs this job. The kid will pay him a lot of money and ask no questions. Before he knows it, Dak’s on the first flight to South America, chasing his big payday. But Dak’s about to trade one set of problems for something even worse: the deadliest mission of his life.

For Dak Harper, tracking down lost relics for an eccentric young millionaire sounded like an easy gig, especially after years dodging bullets for the Delta Force. A way to bank some cash, travel to exciting destinations on his boss’ dime, and keep under the radar of some very bad men trying to kill him. But Dak has traded one deadly set of problems for another. He might be making bank in his new career, but each country he visits is chock full of entirely new groups of heavily armed men aiming to stop his work and put him in a body bag. Dak might have traded his combat fatigues for jeans and trainers, but he’s still getting shot at for money. Now in India to save a stolen idol and rescue the Mumbai museum curator protecting it, he’s got to duck Russian mobsters, sidestep an Indian casino boss who wants more than just his time, and distract a local police force who seems to be as incompetent as they are clueless. If Dak has to keep this up, there’s a good chance this new job is gonna get him killed faster than his old one.

Trouble is brewing in the mountains of North Carolina. After scouring the world for rare stolen artifacts, former commando turned treasure hunter Dak Harper is looking forward to a little time back in the States. His boss, an eccentric young millionaire with a passion for antiquities, has sent him to North Carolina to retrieve a set of Civil War pistols stolen from a museum. The legendary Samuel Colt made the guns for President Abraham Lincoln, but some local bigwig has purloined them for himself. As he tracks his quarry, Dak learns this Southern tycoon’s interests stretch much further than stolen weapons. Turns out he’s holding an entire town hostage at the center of a sprawling crime syndicate. And innocent townsfolk are dying. Armed with few weapons of his own, Dak must somehow fight through a county full of crooked cops and deadly mercenaries to erase a tyrant whose greed is matched only by his cruelty. Only then can he find the guns, rescue the town, and maybe save himself.

Trouble is coming to the London underworld. For a job that came out of the blue, this latest gig could keep former Delta Forcer operator Dak Harper in the black for quite a while. On his way to London to track a crazed former colonel who wants the ex-Special Forces commando dead, Dak is diverted by an urgent request from his employer, a thirteen-year-old multimillionaire with a passion for antiquities. Dak’s new assignment? Find the fabled Welsh Crown, a mysterious thirteenth-century artifact that’s been missing for centuries. Whether originally stolen by scoundrel or sovereign, the crown now rests in the grimy little hands of one of London’s seediest would-be gang lords. The gig sounds easy enough at first—until Dak’s target starts a bloody turf war with a larger, more powerful syndicate. Suddenly caught in the crossfire of open gang warfare, what Dak hoped would be a simple smash-and-grab now pits him against two bloodthirsty crews who value money far more than human life or priceless antiquities. As the Welsh Crown goes missing yet again amid deadly street battles, Dak worries he might never escape England with his life, much less with his quarry.

Recovering black market artifacts is a dangerous business. Especially when the Russian army has them. When the Russian military invaded Ukraine, the world watched from the sidelines as shells rained down on homes, schools, businesses, and factories. But what the media didn't show us was a sinister plot carried out by a rogue Russian unit. In the frigid chill of winter, while the Russian army barreled into Kyiv, an elite band of fighters had a different target in mind. Led by a notorious Colonel, the rogue unit broke into the Ukrainian Museum of National History, and took every valuable artifact connecting the country to its Scythian past. Enter Dak Harper. On the run, both hunter and hunted. He learns of the museum theft. But this is one mission he can't handle on his own. With more danger than he's ever faced, his life isn't the only one that hangs in the balance. From the streets of Kyiv to the mountains of Romania, and into the hills of Hungary, Dak must use every contact he can muster to track down the Russian thieves. But the Russians aren't the only enemy he must face when Dak's past comes full circle. Ernest Dempsey's unparalleled pacing, character creation, and story flow shine in this gripping new adventure that will keep you poring through every line until your spouse tells you to turn off the lights or your pets beg for food.

THERE'S A TIME TO RUN, AND A TIME TO FIGHT. On the run after his brothers-in-arms betrayed him in the Middle East, the former Delta Force commando has hidden in plain sight in, of all places, the art world. Turns out Dak’s particularly lethal set of skills translates well to hunting down stolen relics across the globe. The money he earns from his eccentric young benefactor means he can afford to lay low and keep moving. Good thing, too, because his former commanding officer, Col. Cameron Tucker, still wants him dead. And has doubled his efforts to track Dak down. In a last, desperate attempt to lure Dak from the shadows, Tucker somehow uncovers the only thing on earth Dak cares about, the one thing he’s worked so hard to hide, the one person whose memory has kept him alive so far—his ex, Nicole. When Tucker and his mercs kidnap Nicole, Dak fears the worst. But Tucker is willing to make a Nicole’s life in exchange for a priceless Renaissance painting from one of the world’s great masters. Problem is that painting was stolen thirty years ago . And no one knows who took it or where they’ve stashed it. It could be anywhere in the world. That’s bad news for Dak, who has only five days to track down the masterpiece, steal it back, and make the trade with Tucker—or Tucker swears he’ll kill her. Dak knows he’s crazy to take these odds and that the old colonel has surely laid new hidden traps for him. He can almost feel himself in the crosshairs. But he’s got no choice. He knows he has to give his all, maybe even his life, to save the one person in this world he loves. USA Today best-selling author Ernest Dempsey’s latest chapter in the fan-favorite Relic Runner series ratchets up the pressure from page one. A twisting, turning race against the clock, this story will have you guessing until the end if, at long last, good will finally triumph over evil.

What do you get the super villain who has it all? Nothing. She steals whatever she wants. That’s always been Vivian Voss’ taking what doesn’t belong to her. Over the years, she’s amassed a sprawling black-market empire, trading mostly in stolen art masterpieces for billionaire customers who care as little for provenance as they do for the law. But like any thief, Vivian gets greedy. And when she tries to kidnap an American to cover up her crimes, she hits an unmovable object known as Dak Harper, the Relic Runner. Dak is in Europe hunting a missing Stradivarius and foils the kidnapping almost by accident. As his good deed draws him deeper into Voss’ international scheme, Dak finds himself walking a tightrope between completing his mission, or saving a stranger’s husband. Join the hunt in this explosive, action-fueled thriller that blends history and crime into one pulse-pounding adventure. USA Today best-selling author Ernest Dempsey returns with the seventh installment in this fan-favorite series readers around the world are raving about.