Desert Highway: The addictive new small town mystery thriller

Book 3: Baker & Tate

by Sam Baron, SJ Blake

Genres: Thrillers

Synopsis

It's murder out there...

In the new Baker & Tate mystery, Ruth faces a sniper's deadly game on a remote desert highway where escape is impossible and survival is uncertain.

Texas Ranger Ruth Baker thought she'd seen everything—until travelers start turning up dead along an isolated stretch of highway, victims of a group of snipers who strike without warning and without apparent motive. Partnered with Aaron Tate, Ruth is called in to investigate the chilling case. But with no witnesses and no evidence, the killers seem to vanish into the endless desert, leaving only fear and carnage behind.

As Ruth and Tate dig deeper, they uncover ties to a death cult whose dark secrets may hold the key to the case. With each discovery, the snipers grow bolder, targeting anyone who gets too close—including Ruth herself.

In a deadly race against time, Ruth must push past her limits to stop a death cult of killers who always seem one step ahead. But on this highway, justice comes at a high cost—and not everyone will make it out alive.

Desert Highway is the gripping new mystery perfect for fans of Robert Dugoni, Elle Gray, and Mary Stone.

Each book in the Baker & Tate series is a complete, standalone story - there is no cliffhanger at the end of the book.

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Release date: March 13, 2025

Publisher: Baron Books

Print pages: 425