Fiction. A Marcus Johnson Thriller.
When military veteran Marcus Johnson returns to his hometown of Sweetwater, Florida, he is searching for peace, a quiet place to heal from the wars that left scars both visible and hidden. But the sleepy Gulf Coast town he remembers has become a battleground, and the violence he thought he had left behind has followed him home.
A brutal murder shatters Sweetwater’s fragile calm, pulling Marcus into a deadly confrontation where his combat skills become his only advantage. As bodies pile up and the investigation spirals into darkness, Marcus finds himself caught between corrupt local officials, dangerous criminals, and a truth that threatens to consume everything he holds dear.
He fights and he gets hurt. He has a panic attack three pages before the climax and breathes his way through it. This is the thriller you expect, with a protagonist you have not read before.
In Sweetwater, some reckonings are paid in blood.
The story continues in Book Two, Sweetwater Rising. More from Wayne: Until the Well Runs Dry and The Unseen March. Back to all books.