Death Rides at Midnight

By Ron Gandd

When the rider appears at midnight, death follows at dawn.

Deputy Sheriff Maya Cross thought she was leaving her past behind when she fled Coldwater Ridge ten years ago. Now she's back, taking a job in the small Colorado mountain town where her father-a deputy who vanished under mysterious circumstances-once served.

But Coldwater Ridge is harboring deadly secrets.

For five weeks, a midnight rider has been terrorizing the town. Witnesses report seeing a dark figure on a black horse galloping through the streets at the stroke of twelve. Within 24 hours of each sighting, someone dies. The deaths look like accidents: a fall down the stairs, a drowning, carbon monoxide poisoning. But Maya's instincts-and her father's old case files-tell her these are murders.

A decades-old conspiracy. A town built on blood money. And a killer who will stop at nothing to keep the past buried.
As Maya investigates, she discovers a chilling pattern: every victim is connected to a mine disaster that claimed fifteen lives twenty-five years ago. The official investigation called it an accident. Her father suspected murder. And his investigation got him killed.

Now Maya must unravel a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of local power. She discovers the midnight rider isn't one person-it's three different conspirators taking turns, coordinating a systematic elimination of everyone who knows the truth about the mine collapse.

But as Maya closes in on the killers, she realizes they've been watching her all along. The warnings escalate. The threats become personal. And worst of all, she discovers that someone she trusts-someone sworn to protect the town-has been covering up murder for decades.

With each midnight that passes, Maya gets closer to the truth... and closer to becoming the next victim.
DEATH RIDES AT MIDNIGHT is a masterfully plotted thriller that weaves together small-town corruption, family loyalty, and the devastating cost of buried secrets.

Content Warning
This book contains violence, murder, discussions of death and grief, and themes of conspiracy and betrayal. Recommended for mature readers.

DEATH RIDES AT MIDNIGHT - Where every clue leads deeper into darkness, and trust is the deadliest weapon of all.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G3NKCKVG
• ISBN13: 9798275664621
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"