The Unseen Predator

By Philip Stengel

Portland is being hunted one man at a time.

When shipyard welder Ryan Keller is found brutalized and left alive in a North Portland alley with the initials D.K. carved into his back, Detective Marcus Hale knows he is not looking at a bar fight, a robbery, or a crime of impulse. Someone watched Ryan first. Chose him. Broke him with purpose.

Then it happens again.

A personal trainer. A real estate broker. A firefighter tied to Hale's own family. Each attack is precise, intimate, and designed to shatter more than the body. The offender stalks men who move through the world with visible confidence, then turns that confidence into proof of helplessness. As the city begins to panic, Hale and Officer Carla Nguyen race to stop a predator who adapts to every police response, studies his victims online and in person, and treats violence like authorship.

The killer has a name, David Kevorkian. But by the time Hale closes in, the case has already grown larger and more disturbing than one man. Hidden notes, manipulated evidence, and a shadow presence known only as the Mentor suggest that David may be only the visible blade of something colder, smarter, and built to survive him.

The Unseen Predator is a dark psychological crime thriller about stalking, masculinity, trauma, and the terrifying intelligence of a predator who wants more than victims. He wants ownership, fear, and a city that learns his lesson by heart.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F7GB78F7
• ISBN13: 9798282367904
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"