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The badge gave her authority. Losing it made her dangerous.

When a child vanishes, Dannie Bauer, the youngest Deputy in the Geauga County Sheriff's Department, pushes past procedure and politics, chasing leads others dismiss.

But a missing child is just the beginning.

What she uncovers isn't a single predator-it's a coordinated network trafficking children beyond the reach of local law enforcement. The deeper she digs, the more resistance she faces-from her own department, from outside agencies, and from the people who want the investigation buried.

Her pursuit costs her everything. Stripped of her badge and her reputation, Dannie is forced to choose: walk away and rebuild her life... or continue the hunt alone, without authority and without limits.

With the lives of trafficked women and children at stake, are there ethical limits she won't cross?

A retired international aid manager and technical writer, Albert volunteered for a real K9 search and rescue club in Chardon, Ohio, the town at the heart of his debut novel. As well as writing grants for the organization, he helped in training by laying a trail and hiding in the woods as real tracking dogs sought to find him. He watched cadaver dogs train firsthand.

The Hunter is the result of all of it. A 411-page thriller built around a real bloodhound named Forrest and a heroine that readers are already calling one of the most compelling female protagonists in modern thrillers. Set in the dense woodlands and small towns of northeastern Ohio, it is a dark, female-led K9 crime thriller that draws on authentic detail, intimate regional knowledge, and a deep understanding of both the search-and-rescue world and the psychology of a predator.

York crafts thrillers driven by characters who are brilliant, relentless, and morally complex. His debut introduces Dannie Bauer, a young K9 handler whose instincts outpace the investigation around her and who refuses to stop until justice is served, whatever the cost.

Dannie's story is far from over. The Deputy, the next chapter in the Dannie Bauer series, is coming in July 2026. The third book in the series, The Analyst, will be available in the fall of 2026.

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