Be Not Quietly Devoured
(2026)(Book 16 in the Scott Jarvis, Private Investigator series)
A novel by Scott W Cook
A murdered groom.
A killer who steps out of the shadows.
And a deadly game that only one man can survive.
Scott Jarvis and Crystal are enjoying early summer in Boston. In just a few days, Crystal’s college friend Paige Masterson will be walking down the aisle.
But the celebration turns to horror when Paige’s fiancé is found murdered in the Public Garden.
Before Jarvis can make sense of the crime, he is approached by a chilling stranger — an international assassin who treats murder as both art and science… and who sees Jarvis as the perfect opponent.
Then the violence escalates.
The groom’s mother is brutally murdered.
Paige disappears without a trace.
Jarvis soon realizes the killer isn’t simply committing crimes.
He’s orchestrating a test.
Forced into a deadly contest of intellect and survival, Jarvis must navigate a maze of lies, hired muscle, and hidden enemies while protecting Crystal and staying one step ahead of a predator determined to prove his superiority.
Who is behind the escalating terror?
A former client?
A new enemy?
Or someone from Jarvis’s past who has been waiting for the perfect moment to strike?
Because when a monster chooses you as the target…
walking away is no longer an option.
Win the game…
or be quietly devoured.
Genre: Mystery
A killer who steps out of the shadows.
And a deadly game that only one man can survive.
Scott Jarvis and Crystal are enjoying early summer in Boston. In just a few days, Crystal’s college friend Paige Masterson will be walking down the aisle.
But the celebration turns to horror when Paige’s fiancé is found murdered in the Public Garden.
Before Jarvis can make sense of the crime, he is approached by a chilling stranger — an international assassin who treats murder as both art and science… and who sees Jarvis as the perfect opponent.
Then the violence escalates.
The groom’s mother is brutally murdered.
Paige disappears without a trace.
Jarvis soon realizes the killer isn’t simply committing crimes.
He’s orchestrating a test.
Forced into a deadly contest of intellect and survival, Jarvis must navigate a maze of lies, hired muscle, and hidden enemies while protecting Crystal and staying one step ahead of a predator determined to prove his superiority.
Who is behind the escalating terror?
A former client?
A new enemy?
Or someone from Jarvis’s past who has been waiting for the perfect moment to strike?
Because when a monster chooses you as the target…
walking away is no longer an option.
Win the game…
or be quietly devoured.
Genre: Mystery