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About Jeff Carson

Jeff Carson is the Amazon-Bestselling author of the David Wolf Series. Set in the high country of Colorado and mountain west, his books are chock-full of action, mystery, thrills, and suspense. Add a bit of humor and romance, a colorful cast of characters, all set in ruggedly beautiful territory, and it's clear why the David Wolf series is gaining acclaim.

The first novel in the David Wolf series, Foreign Deceit, is an international mystery-thriller he wrote while living in Italy for a year with his wife and son. The next twelve books in the series are set in the mountain-western United States. There are more to come in the Wolf series, and he is writing book one in a new international-thriller series.

Jeff acquired a love for adventure-thriller-mystery-suspense fiction at a young age by listening to audio books while driving the vast landscapes of the western U.S. with his family. One leg of a trip from Denver to Payette, Idaho (to visit relatives) was enough time to squeeze in a good Cussler, a Christie, a Child, a Silva, a Box, a Flynn, or one of the others he considers master story-tellers. Now he incorporates many the same elements of those authors in his own writing.

Jeff and his wife, Cristina, currently live with their two sons in Colorado.

The David Wolf Series in order

GUT DECISION (A David Wolf Short Story)
FOREIGN DECEIT (David Wolf Book 1)
THE SILVERSMITH (David Wolf Book 2)
ALIVE AND KILLING (David Wolf Book 3)
DEADLY CONDITIONS (David Wolf Book 4)
COLD LAKE (David Wolf Book 5)
SMOKED OUT (David Wolf Book 6)
TO THE BONE (David Wolf Book 7)
DIRE (David Wolf Book 8)
SIGNATURE (David Wolf Book 9)
DARK MOUNTAIN (David Wolf Book 10)
RAIN (David Wolf Book 11)
DRIFTED (David Wolf Book 12)
DIVIDED SKY (David Wolf Book 13)

Upcoming projects include a new series and continued installments of the David Wolf series.

When not writing, Jeff enjoys golfing, hiking, camping, and whatever his two sons are into at that particular moment. You can keep in touch and learn more at JeffCarson.co (no "m"). Be sure to sign up for the early notification newsletter to receive a complimentary short story and be kept abreast of new releases, which are always discounted early.

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Foreign Deceit (David Wolf Book 1) Oct 26, 2013

by Jeff Carson

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HIS BROTHER IS DEAD HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD.
HE’S NOT GETTING THE WHOLE TRUTH.

WIth over a million copies sold and thousands of five-star reviews, the bestselling David Wolf Series starts right here with this thrill-ride mystery.

Deputy Sergeant Wolf’s ex-wife is in back in the picture, jealousy of his upcoming promotion to sheriff is escalating to violence, and a boy has just been reported missing—a lot of action for a ski resort town in the middle of the Colorado Rockies.

All that trouble falls to background noise, however, when Wolf learns his brother has just committed suicide in northern Italy.
Devastation and resentment of his sibling’s selfish act is short-lived, because Wolf knows one thing is for certain: his brother would never kill himself.

Or would he? A nagging suspicion there's more to the story is enough to pull Wolf from his volatile life, to Lecco, Italy—a picturesque city along the shores of Lake Como, where danger lies amid the ancient cobblestone alleys.

With the aid of a beautiful Carabinieri agent, can Wolf piece together what really happened to his brother without suffering the same fate?

Foreign Deceit is the first of the 13-book David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series.

If you're a fan of David Baldacci, Nelson DeMille, Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, C.J. Box’s Joe Pickett, Robert Ludlum’s Bourne and Janson, John Sandford’s Prey Series, Craig Johnson’s Longmire, Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch, Jonathan Kellerman, Robert Dugoni, and Stuart Woods, then you will be sucked into this page-turning David Wolf mystery-thriller.

With twists and turns, memorable characters, action, suspense, mystery with pulse-pounding revelation, all amid breathtaking scenery, it's no wonder why the David Wolf Series is gaining such acclaim.

Readers are saying …

“For fans of C.J. Box and David Baldacci, this will be a welcome series.”

“David Wolf is to Jeff Carson as Harry Bosch is to Michael Connelly. I highly recommend any in the series …”

“Jeff Carson belongs with the likes of Jonathan Kellerman, Faye Kellerman, John Sandford, J.D. Robb, and Patricia Cornwell.”

“Honestly if you are not reading Jeff Carson, YOU NEED TO JUMP ON BOARD!”

“You can not put the books down, so please make sure you have plenty of time on your hands.”

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In the Ground (David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series Book 14) Oct 8, 2020

by Jeff Carson

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In the brand-new pulse-pounding mystery from a #1 Amazon Bestselling author, David Wolf faces a disturbing case unearthed in the far reaches of the county.

When diggers at a high altitude surface mine exhume the corpse of one of their workers, the Sluice-Byron SD is called to the scene. Upon arrival, detectives find answers are hard to come by, but one thing’s for certain—they are looking at murder.

David Wolf, now acting interim sheriff, is finding this second time around running the show less desirable than the last, so when a spot opens up in the investigation he wastes no time jumping into the action.

The case pulls Wolf and his team to the outlying town of Dredge, Colorado, and to an unknown satellite deputy named Piper Cain. As the case heats up, Cain manages to crack her own way into the case, and just maybe into Wolf’s life.

But danger lurks beneath the surface in these far outreaches of the county, and Wolf will learn those responsible for the death are willing to go all the way to keep their secret buried.

The David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series surges ahead with another adventure mystery thriller that will keep you white-knuckle gripping your book to the final sentence.

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The Silversmith (David Wolf Book 2) Feb 26, 2013

by Jeff Carson

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Wolf is given an offer he doesn't want.
But refusing will prove deadly.

Deputy David Wolf has waited sixteen years to follow in his father’s footsteps and be appointed Sheriff of the Sluice County sheriff’s department, headquartered in the ski resort town of Rocky Points, Colorado. But instead of the dream job, he's offered something else.

When Wolf refuses, and a dead body shows up with clues pointing to Wolf as the culprit, he soon finds himself chased by his own department, along with a special forces hunter with a lust for blood.

In this action-packed, suspenseful second installment in the David Wolf series, Wolf must draw on all his skills to survive the onslaught in the high Rocky Mountain forest. And if he wants to clear his name, he'll have to piece together a mystery unearthed from the ground that could do no less than rewrite his own past, and ensure his future among the living.

This is the second book in the action-packed, mystery-thriller David Wolf Series of 13 books (and counting).

If you like twists and turns, unexpected plots, characters you'll love, those you'll love to hate, all set in the harsh and beautiful mountain west, then the David Wolf Series is for you. Join the thousands of already hooked readers and see what the fuss is about.

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Dire (David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series Book 8) Feb 3, 2016

by Jeff Carson

( 1,359 )

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Just as Detective David Wolf and his new girlfriend get started, so does the killing. The Kindle Bestselling series continues with an edge of your seat mystery thriller that will keep you riveted until the final sentence.

When a man careens off the road into the frigid waters of the Chautauqua River, Chief Detective David Wolf risks his own life to bring the man to shore. News of Wolf’s bravery travels fast through the burgeoning ski town of Rocky Points, Colorado, and before long he’s pulled into the political grinder, where candidates are eager to exploit Wolf’s character for their own gain. Injured as well in the process, it seems his heroic deed was some cruel twist of fate, that is, until he meets Lauren Coulter, a new girl in town and a nurse at the local hospital.

Lauren is smart, beautiful, and just Wolf’s type. The connection between them is there. But just as they get started, so does the killing. And as bodies start emerging, so do the secrets from Lauren’s troubled past.

Has fate steered Wolf to the wrong woman? Or is someone more devious behind the wheel? Lives will depend on how fast Wolf can come up with the answer, and this time, living with failure will prove to be something much worse than death.

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The David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series: Books 1-4 (The David Wolf Series Box Set Book 1) Jul 14, 2017

by Jeff Carson

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The David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series Books 1-4 by Amazon #1 bestselling author Jeff Carson have brought readers across the globe and back again to the high country of Colorado, leaving them breathless and desperate for more. If you love thriller mysteries with action, suspense, and a touch of humor and romance, then the David Wolf Series is for you.

With over a million books sold in the David Wolf Series, find out why readers are raving by getting thoroughly hooked into the series right here!

FOREIGN DECEIT

Sergeant David Wolf of the Sluice County SD headquartered in the ski resort town of Rocky Points, Colorado, receives word that his brother has committed suicide in the Alps of Italy.

Devastation and resentment over his only sibling's selfish act quickly gives way to a nagging suspicion that he isn't getting the whole truth. Conviction alone is enough to pull Wolf from pressing events in his Colorado Rockies home town to the entirely foreign land of Northern Italy, and into a deadlier situation than he could have imagined.

With the help of a beautiful officer of the Carabinieri, Wolf must piece together the mystery of his brother's last fateful night without ruffling too many feathers, or paying the ultimate price.

THE SILVERSMITH

Deputy Sergeant David Wolf has been waiting sixteen years for today's opportunity to follow in the footsteps of his late father and become Sheriff of the Sluice County SD, headquartered in the small ski resort town of Rocky Points, Colorado. What he's offered, however, isn't quite what he's expecting. And for Wolf, refusing turns out to be harder, and much deadlier, than he could have anticipated.

When a rich and powerful enemy corrupts the SCSD from within, Wolf becomes hunted by his own department, along with a special forces killing machine whose psychotic lust for blood is never denied.

In this action-packed, suspense filled adventure -- the second installment in the David Wolf series -- Wolf must draw on all his skills in the high Rocky Mountain forest and solve a disturbing mystery involving an item from his past if he wants to live to see another day.

ALIVE AND KILLING

Just for a day, Colorado Sheriff David Wolf trades slogging through murky meltwaters and even murkier small-town politics for an overnight camping trip in the wilderness with his son.

But when a man with fresh burns turns up on their trail, falling from the heavy load in his backpack and running wild from something, Wolf suspects his father-son camping trip may have just taken a turn for the worse.

Unfortunately his instincts are spot on, and Wolf is forced into action with the last person he wants by his side in a deadly battle — his only son.

In this stomach-dropping, action and suspense packed third installment of the David Wolf Mystery Thriller series, Wolf partners with a beautiful FBI agent to bust an inter-continental conspiracy threatening anyone who has the bad enough luck to stumble on it.

DEADLY CONDITIONS

The small town of Rocky Points, Colorado has just been hit with an epic snowstorm. When the snow removal process uncovers a dead body -- a young woman brutally murdered and clearly marked with some sort of cryptic message -- Sheriff David Wolf and his deputies are left scrambling to find a killer before he strikes again.

In this fourth installment of the suspense-filled David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series, Wolf's investigation leads him to corruption involving the highest authorities and a deadly foe, forcing him to gamble life, limb, and his en

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Signature (David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series Book 9) Aug 5, 2016

by Jeff Carson

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The bestselling David Wolf mystery thriller series races onward, with a harrowing tale that brings Wolf to the Four Corners region to catch a calculating killer.

Chief Detective David Wolf is called to a crime scene next to the Chautauqua River, where a woman resident of Rocky Points has been murdered. The killer has left a well-known signature not seen for years--a severed ear. For Wolf, the gruesome display is a surprise, but so is the FBI beating the local department to the scene.

While the town reels with panic, Wolf learns the latest victim was dating an SBCSD deputy whose past directly links to similar killings in the Four Corners area. Worse, the FBI has more secrets they’re not telling, only adding to the mounting questions about how to catch this calculating, ruthless murderer.

In this nail-biting ninth book of the David Wolf Mystery-Thriller series, Wolf and special agent Kristen Luke will be pushed to their furthest limits yet to find answers. But the killer isn't waiting around for them to figure it out. He has more work to do, more payments that require his signature.

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Rain (David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series Book 11) Nov 7, 2017

by Jeff Carson

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Jeff Carson’s Amazon Bestselling David Wolf mystery-thriller series steamrolls forward with Rain. A case drops in Wolf’s lap at the worst possible time. But he has no choice ... duty calls.

A woman crashes her car near the scenic Colorado ski resort town of Rocky Points and slips into a coma after suffering head trauma. The Sluice-Byron County first responders discover she’s stolen her vehicle from central Washington and doctors find her body is riddled with wounds that have nothing to do with the collision.

Chief Detective David Wolf of Rocky Points is two days from getting married when he learns the crash victim’s identity as Special Agent Kristen Luke of the FBI—Wolf’s colleague and former lover. As questions mount about her inauspicious arrival, Luke wakes up and provides no answers, because she can’t remember.

When the Feds drop in to take Special Agent Luke back home, Wolf can’t shake the feeling more danger is at play than they’re letting on. In this action-packed new installment of the David Wolf mystery-thriller series, Wolf must choose between two loyalties, risking his new life at home to travel to the Pacific Northwest. Among biblical rains and ruthless gangs, can Wolf find the truth? Or will all he holds dear drown in deception?

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Dark Mountain (David Wolf Book 10) Mar 10, 2017

by Jeff Carson

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The past returns, and it’s ready for vengeance. When Wolf’s detective goes missing, disturbing memories come to life in the next suspense-filled thriller in the Amazon Bestselling David Wolf Series.

When a dead body is discovered stuffed inside a car trunk in the forest outside Rocky Points, Colorado, Chief Detective David Wolf finds himself involved in a case that will rock the local community. But as details emerge, the tension rises higher when it’s clear the driver’s last client was Tom Rachette, Wolf’s loyal detective. Worse yet, Detective Rachette is no longer answering his phone.

At the same time, Wolf gets a cryptic email that jars loose war memories he'd rather forget. And it soon becomes clear he must face his past head-on if he wants to save his friend from certain death.

This harrowing tenth installment of the David Wolf mystery-thriller series will keep you guessing until the very end. Join the adventure and watch Wolf and his friends as they're pushed to their physical, mental, and emotional limits untangling clues from the past and present so they might live to see another day.

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Divided Sky (David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series Book 13) Apr 30, 2019

by Jeff Carson

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One dead. One missing.
Loyalty pulls Wolf into the case. Getting back out alive will be another matter.

The latest brand new thrill-ride mystery in the #1 Amazon bestselling David Wolf series.

One man is dead and another is missing down south near Ridgway, Colorado. When the local law enforcement reaches out to Chief Detective David Wolf's department, his task is to check on former-sheriff Harold "Hal" Burton. Because a person of interest in the case has also gone missing--Burton's estranged nephew, Jesse.

Out of loyalty to his old boss, Wolf is sucked into the case, and it soon becomes clear there is more going on than meets the eye. And as for disturbing clues, there are plenty to meet the eye when they arrive in Ridgway.

Meanwhile, change is in the air back in Rocky Points, as palpable as the buzz before a lightning strike. And it looks like if Wolf can survive the forces at play amid the jagged skies of the San Juan mountains, then more trouble awaits at home.

The acclaimed Amazon bestselling David Wolf mystery-thriller series continues in this new pulse-pounding mystery thriller, where things are not always what they seem. If Wolf wants to see justice served and stay around to see another day, he'll need to draw on all his wits. But, this time even that may not be enough.

If you like C. J. Box’s Joe Pickett, James Patterson, Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch, Craig Johnson’s Longmire, and David Baldacci, then this David Wolf Mystery Thriller is sure to keep you flipping pages until the late hours of the night.

If you like chest tightening suspense, plots with more turns than a Colorado mountain road, thrills that will leave you sucking air, and smart characters you’ll love like family, then the Wolf series is for you.

Readers are saying …

“I recommend this series to all who enjoy a fast paced thrill ride who done it. There's never a dull moment in this Colorado mountain town and how David gets himself in and out of harrowing situations is something I can't wait to find out.”

“I feel like I have found new friends in these characters. The stories are excellently told, with plenty of twists to keep you wanting more.”

“One of the best series I’ve read. Suspenseful, twists and turns.”

“Really well written characters in this action-drama-suspense series of books! Well developed plot, smooth transitions and realistic storylines.”

“A rare and under appreciated writer easily on par with Grisham and Patterson.”

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Alive and Killing (David Wolf Book 3) Nov 30, 2013

by Jeff Carson

( 1,620 )

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The Amazon bestselling series continues as David Wolf is pulled into deadly action with the last person he wants by his side—his only son.

Just for a day, Colorado Sheriff David Wolf trades slogging through murky meltwaters and even murkier small-town politics for an overnight camping trip in the wilderness with his son. But when a man with fresh burns turns up on their trail, falling from the heavy load in his backpack and running wild from something, Wolf suspects the camping trip may have taken a turn for the worse.

Unfortunately his instincts are spot on, and Wolf is forced into action with the last person he wants by his side in a deadly battle.

When news of their episode travels through the valleys, local FBI agents want to take over the investigation, hoping to halt murder and corruption originating 7,000 miles away in Afghanistan. But national security or not, Jack’s safety is at stake, and orders to stand down fall on his deaf ears.

In this stomach-dropping, action and suspense-packed third installment of the David Wolf Mystery Thriller series, Wolf partners with Kristen Luke, an FBI agent from the local F.O., and quickly learns he and his son aren't out of danger just yet. Because someone the authorities thought dead may actually be alive, and viciously killing. Can they solve the mystery emerging from the other side of the world before the fallout destroys all Wolf holds close at home?

Alive and Killing has mystery, thrills, suspense, and action that will grab and pin you down until the final page.

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Drifted (David Wolf Mystery Thriller Series Book 12) May 16, 2018

by Jeff Carson

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As the snow melts, a disturbing truth emerges.

Colorado mountain detective David Wolf is back in the latest page-turning mystery that will leave your heart pounding and lungs pumping for air.

A Rocky Points businessman goes missing, leaving behind an SUV drifted over in snow and a lot of questions for the Sluice-Byron County SD. But the answers are hard to come by, and Chief Detective David Wolf’s personal problems aren’t making investigating any easier for him and his team.

As the temperatures rise in the Chautauqua Valley, the most important clue emerges from the melting drifts. At the same time, Wolf’s memories surface from the shadowy depths of his mind and back into his life. Even for a man with Wolf’s history, dealing with the case and facing his demons head-on proves too much, and Wolf is brought to his knees, both physically and mentally.

Will the valley’s best cop rise again, purified by fire? Or will his ashes drift away on the high winds of the Rockies, leaving behind a justice unpaid?

If you like C. J. Box’s Joe Pickett, James Patterson, Lee Child’s Jack Reacher, Michael Connelly’s Harry Bosch, Craig Johnson’s Longmire, and David Baldacci, then this David Wolf Mystery Thriller is sure to keep you flipping pages until every single one is read.

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Drifted is the latest of a twelve stand-alone book series starring the lovable David Wolf and his colorful cast of SBCSD deputies. The series has earned thousands of five-star reviews, and has been among the most downloaded and read on Kindle.

If you like gripping suspense, mysteries with more turns than a Colorado mountain road, action that will leave you breathless, and characters you’ll learn to love like family, then the Wolf series is for you!

Readers are saying …

“I recommend this series to all who enjoy a fast paced thrill ride who done it. There's never a dull moment in this Colorado mountain town and how David gets himself in and out of harrowing situations is something I can't wait to find out.”

“I feel like I have found new friends in these characters. The stories are excellently told, with plenty of twists to keep you wanting more.”

“One of the best series I’ve read. Suspenseful, twists and turns.”

“Really well written characters in this action-drama-suspense series of books! Well developed plot, smooth transitions and realistic storylines.”

“A rare and under appreciated writer easily on par with Grisham and Patterson.”

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This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited.

Deadly Conditions (David Wolf Book 4) Mar 17, 2014

by Jeff Carson

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Shock travels fast in a small town. The Amazon-bestselling David Wolf mystery-thriller series continues with a hair-raising murder investigation that will bring Wolf to the edge … and beyond.

The ski resort town of Rocky Points, Colorado has just been hit with an epic snowstorm, and when a plow uncovers a young woman brutally murdered and marked with a cryptic message, Sheriff David Wolf and his deputies are left scrambling to find a killer before he strikes again.

Wolf will stop at nothing to halt the fear running rampant through Rocky Points, which means he needs to find the killer, and fast. But when his investigation leads him to corruption involving the highest authorities, he'll be forced to gamble everything--limb, career, and even his life--in order to unveil the truth.

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