When an explosion wrecks police detective Annie O'Brien's career and destroys her hearing, she's left with something new-a vastly heightened sense of empathy that makes it impossible to be around other people.
Her home in Phoenix, Arizona's bustling metropolitan area rapidly becomes unbearable. An investigative job offered by an old family friend sends her to a lonely corner of New Mexico, to try to free an innocent man wrongly convicted of a brutal double murder.
As she pursues justice for the unfortunate prisoner, she finds herself caught up in the saga of New Dominion, a nearby town wiped out in a bloody massacre back in 1933…but is somehow rising from its own ashes. Annie's presence creates unexpected ripples, summoning ancient, demonic forces and causing tragedy to repeat itself-unless she can find some way to stop it.
Cold Black Hearts is a riveting supernatural thriller, and Annie O'Brien is bound to be your new favorite character!

Jeffrey J. Mariotte has written more than fifty books, including thrillers, mysteries, horror, and more. Three of his novels have won Scribe Awards for Best Original Novel, presented by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. He's also won the Inkpot Award from the San Diego Comic-Con, is a co-winner of the Raven Award from the Mystery Writers of America, and has been a finalist for the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America, the Peacemaker Award from the Western Fictioneers, the Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association, the International Horror Guild Award, and for his comics writing, the Harvey Award and the Glyph Award.Mariotte is also the author of many comic books and graphic novels, including the original Western series Desperadoes, the horror series Fade to Black, an action-adventure series Garrison, and the original graphic novel Zombie Cop.He has worked in virtually every aspect of the book business, as a bookstore manager and owner, VP of Marketing for Image Comics/WildStorm, Senior Editor for DC Comics/WildStorm, Editor-in-Chief for IDW Publishing, and a publishing consultant for various companies. When he's not writing, reading, or editing, he's probably out enjoying the desert landscape around the Arizona home he shares with his family, dog and, cats. Find him online at www.jeffmariotte.com, www.facebook.com/JeffreyJMariotte, and @JeffMariotte.