The Matt Jones Series

The Matt Jones series takes place in Los Angeles and follows Detective Matt Jones during his first year as a homicide detective. Lena Gamble makes a brief appearance in Book 1 of the series, City of Echoes. In Book 2, The Love Killings, Matt Jones assists the FBI in a serial murder case set in Philadelphia. Teddy Mack, the attorney featured in The Dead Room and celebrated for his role in the E.T. Killings, provides legal advice. Matt Jones then returns to Los Angeles for The Girl Buried in the Woods and City of Stones. Book 5 in the series is due in 2025.

Cover of 'City of Stones' by Robert Ellis, featuring a dark, moody cityscape with Matt Jones silhouette.

Cover of 'The Girl Buried in the Woods' by Robert Ellis, featuring a shadowy figure in an eerie forest, suggesting suspense.

Cover of 'The Love Killings' by Robert Ellis, featuring a haunting image of a gate and mansion suggesting suspense and danger

Cover of 'City of Echoes' by Robert Ellis, featuring the sun rising over a moody cityscape, suggesting suspense and intrigue.

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The Matt Jones Series

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