Hold Back the Night

As wildfires blaze in Northern California, a female SWAT team operative hunts two escaped convicts in a heart-pounding thriller inspired by real-life cases and crackling with authenticity from bestselling author and law enforcement veteran Sean Lynch.

If you think you’re scared now...wait until dark.
 
Three unsuspecting women. Two escaped convicts. One shocking night of escalating terror. From acclaimed crime writer and law enforcement veteran Sean Lynch...

It begins with a spark. A simple act of carelessness that ignites the autumn grass of the Sierra Nevadas. In minutes, the flames spread. A raging wildfire sweeps down the mountain, engulfing a van from the local prison—giving two chained convicts a chance to escape…
Two desperate men. Psychologically disturbed. Extremely dangerous.
 
In Farnham County live three very different women. Marjorie Guthrie, a wealthy suburban housewife fleeing an abusive marriage; Mary Hernandez, her troubled, rebellious sister; and Leanne Strayer, a young SWAT deputy with a dark past. All three share one thing in common: they are in the wrong place at the wrong time….
Today, their worst fears come true. Tonight, the nightmares come home.
 

Sean Lynch grew up in a Civil War-era farmhouse in Iowa restored by his family. He served in the U.S. Army as an enlisted infantryman before working almost three decades as a municipal police officer in the San Francisco Bay Area. During his law enforcement career he's been a Motorcycle Officer, Firearms Instructor, S.W.A.T. Team Member, Sex Crimes Investigator, and Homicide Detective. He is certified as an expert witness in State and Federal Court in the area of Police Use of Force, and has consulted on several high-profile cases. A lifelong outdoors, firearms, and fitness enthusiast, Sean holds a 1st Dan in Tae Kwon Do. Learn more about Sean at SeanLynchBooks.com.