"Mesmerizing and haunting."-Lisa Gardner "T. Jefferson Parker is the poet of American crime fiction, and The Room of White Fire absolutely proves why."-C.J. Box "A fast-paced, beautifully written thriller."-The Washington Post In this stirring thriller fromNew York Timesbestseller and award winner T. Jefferson Parker,P.I. Roland Ford must hunt down a soldier who is damaged by war, dangerous, and on the run. Roland Ford-once a cop, then a marine, now a private investigator-is good at finding people. But when he's asked to locate an Air Force veteran who's escaped from a mental institution, he realizes he's been drawn into something deep and dark. What he doesn't know is why a shroud of secrecy hangs over the disappearance of Clay Hickman-and why he's getting a different story from everyone involved. In a flash, what began as just a job becomes a life-or-death obsession for Ford, pitting him against immensely powerful and treacherous people and forcing him to contend with chilling questions about truth, justice, and the American way. Also look for SWIFT VENGEANCE, a new Roland Ford novel available now from T. Jefferson Parker

Author Biography

T. Jefferson Parkeris the author of numerous novels and short stories, includingThe Room of White FireandSwift Vengeance, the winner of three Edgar Awards, and the recipient of aLos Angeles TimesBook Prize for mysteries. Before becoming a full-time novelist, he was an award-winning reporter. He lives in Fallbrook, California.