Adrian Sawyer Mysteries: Books 1-3
(2026)(A book in the Adrian Sawyer Mystery series)
An omnibus of novels by J D Nichols
Three gripping mysteries from J.D. Nichols, set in the college town of Columbia, Missouri, where privilege, politics, and murder collide.
This compelling three-book collection brings together the first three novels in the Detective Adrian Sawyer Mysteries series: The Ride Along, Her Silent Reckoning, and Dead On Air.
Perfect for fans of modern crime fiction, these atmospheric police procedurals follow a young detective through the defining cases of his rookie year—where every investigation forces him to confront not only the darkness of others, but the cost of chasing justice too closely.
Columbia, Missouri, is a city of contradictions. College campuses and quiet neighborhoods. Friday-night crowds and tree-lined trails. Donors, politicians, professors, students, and families all living close enough for their secrets to overlap. Beneath the surface of this Midwestern town, old grudges fester, reputations hide rot, and one wrong move can turn a private sin into a public crime scene.
In The Ride Along, Adrian Sawyer’s first major case pulls him into the murder of a privileged schoolgirl whose death exposes a web of bullying, betrayal, and long-buried grief.
In Her Silent Reckoning, a suspicious death near Columbia’s trails forces Adrian to question whether tragedy struck by accident—or whether someone carefully arranged the perfect murder.
In Dead On Air, the killing of a controversial radio host live on the air launches Adrian into his most public and politically dangerous case yet, where coded messages, media pressure, and city corruption threaten to bury the truth before he can reach it.
MEET DETECTIVE ADRIAN SAWYER
Adrian Sawyer is young, sharp, and still learning where instinct ends and obsession begins. Recently promoted and determined to prove he belongs, he carries the weight of family expectations, a strained marriage, and the shadow of a grandfather whose reputation still opens doors Adrian would rather earn on his own. He is not the polished detective in the room. He asks too many questions, pushes too hard, and sometimes steps over lines he should have seen coming. But when the dead have no one left to speak for them, Adrian Sawyer listens—and he does not let go.
Genre: Mystery
This compelling three-book collection brings together the first three novels in the Detective Adrian Sawyer Mysteries series: The Ride Along, Her Silent Reckoning, and Dead On Air.
Perfect for fans of modern crime fiction, these atmospheric police procedurals follow a young detective through the defining cases of his rookie year—where every investigation forces him to confront not only the darkness of others, but the cost of chasing justice too closely.
Columbia, Missouri, is a city of contradictions. College campuses and quiet neighborhoods. Friday-night crowds and tree-lined trails. Donors, politicians, professors, students, and families all living close enough for their secrets to overlap. Beneath the surface of this Midwestern town, old grudges fester, reputations hide rot, and one wrong move can turn a private sin into a public crime scene.
In The Ride Along, Adrian Sawyer’s first major case pulls him into the murder of a privileged schoolgirl whose death exposes a web of bullying, betrayal, and long-buried grief.
In Her Silent Reckoning, a suspicious death near Columbia’s trails forces Adrian to question whether tragedy struck by accident—or whether someone carefully arranged the perfect murder.
In Dead On Air, the killing of a controversial radio host live on the air launches Adrian into his most public and politically dangerous case yet, where coded messages, media pressure, and city corruption threaten to bury the truth before he can reach it.
MEET DETECTIVE ADRIAN SAWYER
Adrian Sawyer is young, sharp, and still learning where instinct ends and obsession begins. Recently promoted and determined to prove he belongs, he carries the weight of family expectations, a strained marriage, and the shadow of a grandfather whose reputation still opens doors Adrian would rather earn on his own. He is not the polished detective in the room. He asks too many questions, pushes too hard, and sometimes steps over lines he should have seen coming. But when the dead have no one left to speak for them, Adrian Sawyer listens—and he does not let go.
Genre: Mystery
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