Baker & Tate: Books 13-15
(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
The most dangerous man in Texas is loose. When Joe Ripple—an infamous serial killer with seventy victims—escapes prison, panic grips the state. But as Ruth and Aaron dig deeper, they discover Ripple’s breakout isn’t random. He’s not hunting prey—he’s trying to save his great-granddaughter from an abusive father with federal power. Stopping him might mean killing an innocent man’s last chance at redemption.
TRUE CRIME
Obsession is a dark, twisting path. A group of women consumed by true crime have turned fixation into bloodshed, luring Ruth and Aaron into a nightmare of paranoia, betrayal, and rising bodies. To stop the killing, Ruth must expose the puppet master manipulating their obsession—before the next victim falls.
SHADOW CREEK
The water runs red with secrets from Caldwell’s past. Drowning victims marked with cult symbols lead Ruth and Aaron to the Crimson Dawn, a bloodline-obsessed sect that never truly died. Now, with her own family marked for ritual sacrifice, Ruth must confront the darkest truths about her late husband’s death—before her daughter Ava becomes the final offering.
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 face their most perilous cases yet—a prison escape that shatters everything they thought they knew about justice, a suburban cult of true-crime fanatics turned lethal, and a century-old conspiracy that rises from the depths of Shadow Creek to claim blood debts.
PRISON BREAKThe most dangerous man in Texas is loose. When Joe Ripple—an infamous serial killer with seventy victims—escapes prison, panic grips the state. But as Ruth and Aaron dig deeper, they discover Ripple’s breakout isn’t random. He’s not hunting prey—he’s trying to save his great-granddaughter from an abusive father with federal power. Stopping him might mean killing an innocent man’s last chance at redemption.
TRUE CRIME
Obsession is a dark, twisting path. A group of women consumed by true crime have turned fixation into bloodshed, luring Ruth and Aaron into a nightmare of paranoia, betrayal, and rising bodies. To stop the killing, Ruth must expose the puppet master manipulating their obsession—before the next victim falls.
SHADOW CREEK
The water runs red with secrets from Caldwell’s past. Drowning victims marked with cult symbols lead Ruth and Aaron to the Crimson Dawn, a bloodline-obsessed sect that never truly died. Now, with her own family marked for ritual sacrifice, Ruth must confront the darkest truths about her late husband’s death—before her daughter Ava becomes the final offering.
BAKER & TATE is an addictive mystery thriller series packed with explosive action, psychological suspense, and the trademark emotional punch fans have come to love.
Genre: Mystery