A01=Barry Napier
Author_Barry Napier
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dark gritty action
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forthcoming
kidnapping crime fiction
organised crime fiction thriller
rural town crime thriller
small town conspiracies
southern rural noir
vigilante action thriller
Product details
- ISBN 9781036714451
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 13 Aug 2026
- Publisher: Vinci Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Every back road has a secret. Be mindful of the turns.
After exposing a small town’s link to human trafficking in The Night Road, Wade Rivers realizes he’s only scratched the surface. The truth stretches far beyond state lines—and possibly into Wade’s own past.
When a survivor’s father steps forward with a lead, the trail pulls Wade north into Maryland where the already twisted case grows even darker. Now, Wade is on the trail of a man more ruthless than anyone he’s faced before. The deeper he digs, the more brutal the truths become. And some truths cut too close to home.
Slow Burn is the second book in the Wade Rivers trilogy. A fast, unforgiving rural noir, perfect for readers who love Jack Reacher and Quinn Colson.
Barry has had more than 50 short stories and poems featured in print and online publications. He is the author multiple series, including It Falls Apart and the Cooper M. Reid series, as well as titles such as Bound, Break Every Chain, As Far Away as Possible, and From Below. He was also the winner of the 2012 Amazon contest "Write a Dead Man Novel" which awarded him a contract with 47 North to write the 18th installment of Amazon's Dead Man series, Streets of Blood. Barry also wrote the mobile-based Choose Your Adventure game, Buried, currently available on Steam and in the Apple Store. His fiction as appeared in publications as varied as a Norton anthology to a horror anthology thematically based on the Wizard of Oz.
Barry's stories are typically going to be a little spooky, if not downright scary (but this is not always the case). But he also offers glimmers of hope here and there. Some of his work could be categorized as Christian fiction, though there are typically elements of the paranormal and horror running throughout.
Barry works as a ghostwriter and lives in Virginia with his wife, three kids, and too many pets.
Barry's stories are typically going to be a little spooky, if not downright scary (but this is not always the case). But he also offers glimmers of hope here and there. Some of his work could be categorized as Christian fiction, though there are typically elements of the paranormal and horror running throughout.
Barry works as a ghostwriter and lives in Virginia with his wife, three kids, and too many pets.
