[Will Finch Mystery 03] • Lone Hunter

One billion dollars. Two killers. Three ways to die.

Do you love an air-tight climax — but crave a novel that keeps you gasping for more? Then snap on an oxygen mask and inhale the final book in this technothriller trilogy. Combining the best elements of PI mysteries, financial thriller series and noir novels, Lone Hunter concludes this gripping new crime trilogy.

A villain emerges from the collapse of the Soviet Union and threatens to destroy Finch, Eve and Sochi. And behind the scenes a more sinister menace prepares to strike them all. The encrypted files should shield the billion dollar fortune at stake, but only if Finch can turn one killer against the other.... Unless Finch, Eve and Sochi are murdered first.

Lone Hunter brings the Finch Trilogy to a close. Inspired by true events, these three books deliver a financial thriller series that combines the elements of noir novels and a riveting technothriller. Be sure to read this new crime trilogy in order: Bone Maker, Stone Eater, Lone Hunter.

And be patient. The Finch Trilogy is the foundation for an on-going series of stand-alone noir novels still to come.

Author Q A with D. F. Bailey

Q. The book trailer for Lone Hunter says “One billion dollars. Two killers. Three ways to die.” Tell us more.

DFB. One billion is the estimated value of the cryptocurrency — GIGcoin — about to be launched by a global financial cartel. One of the killers is known as Lone Hunter. I won't reveal the second killer now, but readers will recognize him from a previous novel. As for the three ways to die: none is very pretty, but the third way … let’s just say it’ll make you gasp!

Q. Who is the Lone Hunter?

DFB. The Lone Hunter is a Russian oligarch who came through the ranks of the Soviet KGB. When he was an operative in Washington, he met Senator Franklin Whitelaw. Following the Soviet collapse they use their connections to build a global financial network based on a cryptocurrency like bitcoin.

Q. Is Eve still working with Finch?

DFB. Now more than ever. They're a new power couple in the fight against organized crime. Her PI skills and intelligence combined with Finch's dogged determination to break the story at any cost — together they make a powerful partnership. Plus they have this unstoppable personal affection for one another.

Q. And Sochi?

DFB. Yes. He's the brains behind the technothriller part of the novel. Without him, the "techno" component of the trilogy wouldn't exist.

Q. What about setting? This book takes place outside San Francisco?

DFB. It begins in Russia but shifts back to San Francisco. There are also key scenes in Hawaii and Washington, DC. It’s definitely the most globe-spanning novel in the trilogy. I think readers will really enjoy the quick pace and shifting scenes in Lone Hunter.

Q. Will there be a fourth book in the Finch series?

DFB. Most definitely. I really enjoyed writing the Finch Trilogy. There will be a fourth book, but it’ll be a stand-alone story that builds on the characters, setting and atmospherics of the trilogy. I even have some notions for a fifth episode. It’s much easier to bring them out one at a time rather than launching three at once — which is a huge challenge. Having said that, it’s a pleasure to publish a brand new crime trilogy. It’s fun to have a good scare once in a while. And good things come in threes.

Q. Finally, so far all three novels are published as ebooks only. Will you bring them out in print?

DFB. Yes, as quality paperbacks.