Baker & Tate: Books 10-12
(2026)(A book in the Baker & Tate series)
An omnibus of novels by Sam Baron
✅ Three complete, pulse-pounding, action-packed mystery thrillers
✅ Over 1,500 pages of explosive suspense, dark secrets, and shocking twists
✅ Ruth and Aaron’s slow-burn, impossible romance as they hunt killers across Texas
Some harvests demand sacrifice. In Caldwell County’s oldest peach orchard, victims are hung from trees and marked with ritualistic symbols. As Ruth uncovers a secret society bound to the harvest moon, the next sacrifice chosen will tear her world apart.
BURN BARREL
Justice burns brightest in the darkest places. A vigilante group calling themselves The Cleansers is filling burn barrels with human remains—and framing innocents as ex-cons. Ruth’s pursuit exposes a network of corruption led by Caldwell’s most powerful judge, even as the flames close in on her own home.
NIGHT TRAIN
All aboard the express to hell. A midnight freight derailment reveals chained captives and a human-trafficking empire. Boarding the next train to expose the railroad baron responsible, Ruth and Aaron find themselves trapped on a speeding death machine—with killers in every car and no way to stop what’s coming at the end of the line.
Genre: Mystery
✅ Over 1,500 pages of explosive suspense, dark secrets, and shocking twists
✅ Ruth and Aaron’s slow-burn, impossible romance as they hunt killers across Texas
Texas Ranger Ruth Baker and her partner Aaron Tate confront the deadliest cases of their careers'''ritual murders rooted in old blood, conspiracies hidden in fire and ash, and a nightmare that thunders across the rails at midnight.
BLOOD ORCHARDSome harvests demand sacrifice. In Caldwell County’s oldest peach orchard, victims are hung from trees and marked with ritualistic symbols. As Ruth uncovers a secret society bound to the harvest moon, the next sacrifice chosen will tear her world apart.
BURN BARREL
Justice burns brightest in the darkest places. A vigilante group calling themselves The Cleansers is filling burn barrels with human remains—and framing innocents as ex-cons. Ruth’s pursuit exposes a network of corruption led by Caldwell’s most powerful judge, even as the flames close in on her own home.
NIGHT TRAIN
All aboard the express to hell. A midnight freight derailment reveals chained captives and a human-trafficking empire. Boarding the next train to expose the railroad baron responsible, Ruth and Aaron find themselves trapped on a speeding death machine—with killers in every car and no way to stop what’s coming at the end of the line.
BAKER & TATE is an addictive mystery thriller series packed with explosive action, psychological suspense, and the trademark emotional punch Sam Baron fans have come to love.
Genre: Mystery