THE THIRSTY ROAD: The Los Angeles Sweetener - Book 1 of 6Amerilan "Elmer" Graves, a brilliant but disillusioned former chemist, sees the suffering of the world and decides to fix it-with a lethal kind of mercy. His weapon is "The Sweetener, " a deadly cocktail of synthetic opioids and sedatives, cleverly disguised in brightly labeled Tropical Punch bottles. Elmer begins his twisted campaign of "weaponized kindness" in the gutters of Skid Row, but his ambitions quickly grow, planting the toxic products in mini-fridges across the nation, from the blinding lights of Las Vegas to the quiet streets of suburban America.
As the death toll mounts, and milky messengers of despair appear in homes and convenience stores, the killer's motives become terrifyingly clear: he's not just a murderer; he's a self-proclaimed angel of release. Now, it's up to Detective Elena Flores, a relentless cop with emotional scars that run as deep as the city's concrete, to stop him. Racing against time and a phantom killer who is always one step ahead, Flores must navigate a terrifying road paved with good intentions and instant death.
Can she decode the chemist's twisted philosophy before his poisonous elixir claims the next unsuspecting victim? A chilling, high-octane thriller where kindness kills and the cure is a kiss of death.
THE THIRSTY ROAD: The Los Angeles Sweetener - Book 1 of 6Amerilan "Elmer" Graves, a brilliant but disillusioned former chemist, sees the suffering of the world and decides to fix it-with a lethal kind of mercy. His weapon is "The Sweetener, " a deadly cocktail of synthetic opioids and sedatives, cleverly disguised in brightly labeled Tropical Punch bottles. Elmer begins his twisted campaign of "weaponized kindness" in the gutters of Skid Row, but his ambitions quickly grow, planting the toxic products in mini-fridges across the nation, from the blinding lights of Las Vegas to the quiet streets of suburban America.
As the death toll mounts, and milky messengers of despair appear in homes and convenience stores, the killer's motives become terrifyingly clear: he's not just a murderer; he's a self-proclaimed angel of release. Now, it's up to Detective Elena Flores, a relentless cop with emotional scars that run as deep as the city's concrete, to stop him. Racing against time and a phantom killer who is always one step ahead, Flores must navigate a terrifying road paved with good intentions and instant death.
Can she decode the chemist's twisted philosophy before his poisonous elixir claims the next unsuspecting victim? A chilling, high-octane thriller where kindness kills and the cure is a kiss of death.