Munich, 1945. Mason Collins survived betrayal in the Chicago PD and the horrors of life in a Nazi POW camp. Now as the Chief Warrant Officer of the American Sector, he's determined to restore order to a city in ruins. But when he's called to investigate a ritually mutilated corpse in a bombed-out factory, he must test his wits against a sadistic killer.
With the only clue a disturbing note scrawled above the desecrated body, Collins tracks the murderer through the post-war chaos. When the evidence points to a former concentration camp doctor, the relentless detective is haunted by the ghosts of his trauma. As more grisly cadavers pile up and the suspect stays a step ahead, Collins can't shake the feeling that he's the one being hunted.
Can he stop a psychopath picking off easy prey before he becomes the next victim?
Madness in the Ruins is the first book in the gripping Mason Collins historical crime thriller series, set in the aftermath of WWII. If you like gritty heroes, stark settings, and taut psychological tension, then you'll love John A. Connell's twisted tale.
