


Books in series

#0.5
Airbag Scars
2015
Micah Reed’s name isn’t Micah Reed. He was born someone else, before the trial, before his new identity. Now he wants to leave his life of crime in the past, but it seems to keep finding him.
After a serious car crash, he wakes to find his body aching and battered, with bruised knuckles and a black eye. What happened last night?
And while he chases clues to piece together the events preceding the car crash, a psychotic former acquaintance will make a sudden and violent appearance. Donovan went to jail because of Micah’s testimony, and now he wants to see Micah pay for his sins.
And it won’t only be Micah’s life in jeopardy, if he can’t fight off Donovan and solve the mystery of where his missing time has gone.

#1
Nailgun Killer
2016
A devoted cult member. An unforgiving leader. One man’s last chance to save his sister… Micah Reed has a knack for ticking off the wrong people at the wrong time. When his latest attempt to do the right thing angers some drug dealers, he takes refuge in the sleepy mountain town of Nederland. He plans on finding his sister Magda and disappearing into obscurity with her. Micah is in for a big surprise…
When he learns his sister lives on a commune, Micah immediately butts heads with Lilah, the ever-watchful woman in charge. As the cult leader turns her menacing attentions toward him, Micah senses an even greater threat that no one else sees coming…
Can he convince Magda to flee to safety before it’s too late, or will he lose her forever in the process?
Nailgun Messiah is the first book in the Micah Reed series, a set of edge-of-your-seat thrillers. If you like complex characters, realistic dialogue, and layers upon layers of suspenseful tension, then you’ll love Jim Heskett’s cult classic in the making.
Buy Nailgun Messiah to follow the leader today!

#2
Sallow City
2016
There’s a body in the morgue that looks exactly like Micah Reed. Same hair, same face, same eyes. But it can’t be him, right? And, if it’s not, how did this stranger who appears identical to Micah end up in a body bag?
Micah’s boss Frank boards a flight to Michigan to solve the puzzle and uncover the true story behind this mysterious corpse. Knocking on doors, rattling cages… an old-school gumshoe kind of investigation. At least, that's the plan.
But everything goes wrong when the top layer of deceit peels back. Instead of explanations, he finds something larger, deeper, and infinitely more dangerous.
The crosshairs land on him because of what he knows. If he can’t make it out alive, the identity of the doppelgänger in the morgue won’t matter much anymore.

#3
Blood Thief
2016
A damsel in distress. A malicious blogger with a sinister agenda. Which door leads to a worse danger?
Micah Reed has always been a sucker for a pretty face. When his neighbor shows up with a black eye, he can’t resist leaping to her aid. But is it a mistake?
He investigates her boyfriend, a man she last saw exchanging cash with dirty cops. As Micah chases murky clues to uncover the origin of all that money, he soon stumbles onto a coverup much more sinister...
Meanwhile, Micah's still holding tight to his own secret: his true identity.
But somehow, a blogger has unearthed the dirt on Micah and threatens to expose him online.
When the blogger tries to reveal Micah's secret past and blow up his life, Micah has to make a stand.
Either find a way to stop it, or allow the lives of everyone he loves to collapse in the aftermath.

#4
Breaking Bullets
2016
Betray his own, or go down with the ship? Either choice could mean his death.
Mike isn’t exactly a good guy. He’s trapped, working for ruthless drug dealers. He does things he's not proud of and his life is one treacherous encounter after another. But the real danger is only beginning...
One unlucky night, a deadly and pulse-pounding experience gives him a chance at a new life. To start over somewhere else, with the clean slate of a new identity.
But he'll have to blow up his current life to make it work. He'll have exactly one chance to succeed, or he's going to die trying...
This intense Micah Reed thriller takes you back to our hero's origins and solves many of the series' lingering mysteries. How did Micah Reed become Micah Reed?

#5
Stone Deep
2016
A lethal biological weapon. A cunning hero. Can this lie save thousands of lives?
Micah Reed has pretended to be someone else for years.
When a dire voice from his past pleads for help, Micah will have to adopt a new persona, yet again. He’ll dive deep undercover in a mysterious and malicious drug rehab center to earn the trust of a dangerous person.
This shifty man allegedly possesses a terrible weapon. Can Micah get close enough to find out what the man plans to do with it, or will thousands perish in a horrific outbreak?

#6
Prison Runner
2017
A ghost from the past. An innocent life in danger. If Micah helps, he’ll be marked for death, too.
Micah doesn’t like to dwell on the time he spent in prison. But, when he sees his old cellmate Elias on the news, fleeing from ruthless hitmen, he won’t have a choice. Out of the frying pan, into the fire...
Micah rushes to Texas to find Elias and help him escape to safety, but it’s not as easy as it sounds. They’re hunted from the moment they reconnect.
And as they flee and Micah uncovers the shocking secret of why Elias has been targeted, everything Micah believes about his past will come into question.
Can he figure it out before it’s too late?

#7
Shock Collar
2017
Micah’s friend Layne Parrish lies in a puddle of blood. The killers flee in an unmarked van. Why did they kidnap the dog?
While on a normal dog walk, three masked gunmen assassinate Micah’s best friend. Overpowered and outgunned, he's unable to stop them.
How far will he go to achieve justice for his slain friend?
As he sets out to uncover their identities, they’re also hunting him. Who are they? What is their angle?
Micah uncovers a clue about a sinister operation going down in a few days. A big score with a bloody intent.
Can Micah foil their designs before they find him and assassinate him too?

#8
Paper Tiger
2018
A desperate plan to salvage the past. A race against a ticking clock. Micah's life hangs in the balance.
The last shreds of Micah Reed's secret identity hide in a shoebox in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Crossing the country to retrieve that shoebox is the most dangerous thing Micah can do. But, it also holds the only link to his past.
Is he willing to undertake such a perilous mission?
Micah's government handler won't let him go. So, Micah's going to sneak off.
And what begins as a simple, midnight escapade to recover a piece of his past turns into a perilous descent into danger. He'll stumble onto some shady people with ulterior motives. Who are they?
In his desperation, he has to accept their help. But, will their whims end up with Micah dead on the side of the road, or can he find a way out and back home?

#9
Among Thieves
2020
He wants to be free of the cartel. They’ll scorch the earth to find him.
Micah Reed wants to enjoy a stroll with his girlfriend. But when doing a good deed lands his face on camera, he fears the video leaking onto the internet.
And soon enough, it’s racking up millions of views… and exposing him to the cartel.
Cornered, Micah knows he has to flee town to keep his family safe. But a Denver gangster ups the ante by kidnapping someone close to him.
Can Micah rescue an innocent before the cartel’s crosshairs lock on?
Among Thieves is the final installment in the pulse-pounding Micah Reed thriller series. If you like compelling characters, jaw-dropping twists, and wall-to-wall action, you’ll love Jim Heskett’s cunning creation.
Buy Among Thieves to enact the endgame today!
Author

Jim Heskett
Author · 27 books
Jim Heskett is a writer of short and long fiction, currently slaving away at a laptop in an undisclosed location in Broomfield, Colorado. Details about previous and future publications can be found at www.jimheskett.com