Thirty years after losing a parent to a hit-and-run drunk driver, FBI agent Alex Troutt finally confronts the killer--the same man who just murdered the Boston police chief.
And what Alex pulls from him shatters her core.
Armed with little more than hope and a shred of decades-old evidence, Alex chases a memory from her past, hoping that she'll find the mother she never really had. With her old buddy Archie on board --as much as ever can be -- the hunt takes her deep into the foothills of West Virginia. A fanatical religious cult has created its own society. Clinging to a whisper of hope, Alex must out-think and out-duel everyone in her path to right a thirty-year wrong.
Will Alex’s quest to find the truth destroy her life all over again?
Redemption Thriller Collection Books in the Alex Troutt Thriller Series: AT Bay AT Large AT Once AT Dawn AT Dusk AT Last
Books in the Ivy Nash Thriller Series: IN Defiance IN Pursuit IN Doubt Break IN IN Control IN The End
Q&A with author John W. Mefford:
Q: Is AT Last (book 6) really the final Alex Troutt thriller?
JWM: Yes -- but only temporarily. The Alex Troutt series is just the first series in the Redemption Thriller Collection. Next up is the Ivy Nash series -- all six thrillers will be published in 2017. I anticipate at least two more series in the collection. Each series stands on its own, but the main characters and underlying plot will ultimately connect by the time I publish all books in the collection. And yes, Alex will return in another six novels later in the collection. It’s the most challenging and fulfilling creative endeavor I’ve undertaken. IN Defiance is the first novel in the Ivy Nash series and is available for pre-order now.
Q: Are you sure AT Last isn't the last of Alex? I mean, the tittle seems to suggest it's the last one.
JWM: Trust me, it's only the beginning. The Redemption Thriller Collection allows me to focus on one set of characters for six novels, but subtly weave in the necessary plot elements to have each of the series connect when I reach the final six thrillers in the collection. It's been a blast to write.
Q: How are Alex Troutt and Ivy Nash connected?
JWM: If I told you, I'd have to kill you.:) But when you find out over the course of releasing each series in the Redemption Thriller Collection, it will blow you away.
Q: Do I need to read all of the books in the correct order?
JWM: Not necessarily. Each book can be read as a stand-alone, as can each series. But for the most fulfilling reading experience, I recommend reading them in the following order:
Books in the Alex Troutt Thriller Series AT Bay AT Large AT Once AT Dawn AT Dusk AT Last
Books in the Ivy Nash Thriller Series IN Defiance IN Pursuit IN Doubt Break IN IN Control IN The End
Q: When you finally finish all the books in the Redemption Thriller Collection, are you just going to retire?
JWM: I'm just getting started. In the near future, I'll be kicking off a co-authoring project with a friend of mine, and I have another mystery-thriller series in mind that I'm really excited about. I could see that series expanding into a collection of its own.