The Cole Sage series, by author Micheal Maxwell, are mysteries that could be torn right off the front page of the paper. These political thrillers contain true crime, current news, and the serial killers Cole deals with have real faces. Fans of the genre will enjoy these great reads, that have twists and turns, that in the end leaves them wanting more of this unique and exciting mystery book hero.

Diamonds and Cole: A Cole Sage Mystery #1
Micheal Maxwell
4.4 Stars (471 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense | Romance

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An emotional pile-driver, that takes you from the windy streets of Chicago to the California heat

Cole Sage, a once brilliant journalist, has just about reached rock bottom. Haunted by the longing for the woman he lost, Cole is jarred to a crossroads when a hostage negotiator is killed in front of him. Later, Cole is stunned to receive a one line cry for help from his one great love. Face to face with his past, and an uncertain future he tries to find her estranged daughter.

The path to keeping his word is blocked at every turn by the husband who abandoned her, his shady real estate deals, violent con men, street thugs and the lure of a fortune in diamonds that unite them. The anger, sorrow, and crippling guilt of twenty years fires Cole’s drive to keep a promise, that in the end, will heal and return the soul to the great journalist.

Beaten, bloody but determined, Cole Sage conquers greed and hatred with a strength that only love and a will as hard as diamond can achieve.

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Cellar Full of Cole: A Cole Sage Mystery #2 (Revised)
Micheal Maxwell
4.7 Stars (61 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

The threads of child abuse go nationwide, when Cole is caught in its violent web who will free him?

The chance for a new beginning makes the offer of a job on the West Coast an easy decision for Cole. From the start, Cole is thrown into an investigation of the brutal killing of three little girls in San Francisco.

Moving from his home in Chicago is the bittersweet closing of one chapter in Cole’s life and beginning of a new one. Before he can say good-bye to the Windy City, the call for help from an old friend pits Cole against the seedy underworld of pornography and child abduction. This tale of two cities will put Cole’s investigative skills to the ultimate test – and will force him to put his loyalty to his friends above the law.

Chicago and San Francisco are connected by a thread of perversity and a pair of evil pedophiles with no respect for life, family or the innocence of children. “Not getting involved” is not in Cole’s nature – but even his help solving one mystery may not be enough to get him out of Chicago alive.

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Helix of Cole: A Cole Sage Mystery #3 (Revised)
Micheal Maxwell
4.8 Stars (42 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Peace, Love and a Dirty Bomb. An aging 60s radical pulls Cole into what could be the end of of Cole and San Francisco

Writers hope their words will live forever, but Cole Sage never dreamed an old article, on the radicals of the Vietnam War era, would ignite a string of terrorist bombings and threaten to destroy San Francisco.

Radicalized by in cult commune, Jason Reed has trained dozens of terror groups, foreign and domestic. He’s now on a peyote fueled mission to show Cole Sage the sixties aren’t over. In a last revolutionary act, Reed hopes to unite the world’s radicals to save Mother Earth. From Wrigley Field to the Golden Gate, Reed lays waste to young and old in a series of devastating bombings.

The search for Jason Reed takes Cole from Washington DC to San Quentin. He meets the President and receives a phone call from Charles Manson. Cole finds a new chance at love when he meets a beautiful FBI agent.

Jason Reed’s open challenge to Cole Sage brings the journalist and terrorist face to face in what could be the last interview for both.

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Cole Dust: A Cole Sage Mystery #4 (Revised)
Micheal Maxwell
4.9 Stars (53 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Can Cole find the key that unlocks a dark mystery and free his family’s legacy?

In Cole Dust, Cole Sage inherits a house and small farm in Oklahoma. A dusty old trunk opens up the world of the grandfather Cole never knew. From pre-World War I America to the late fifties, Cole learns of a man tormented by alcohol, racism, the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression and an addiction to gambling.

As he rebuilds the old farm, Cole reads of forty years of triumphs and disgrace and a family history he’s never known. Along the way, he discovers a love and pride in the man his parents tried to erase. The last volume of the George Sage’s journals unlocks a secret hidden away for fifty years that will change Cole Sage forever.

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Cole Shoot: A Cole Sage Mystery #5
Micheal Maxwell
4.9 Stars (32 Reviews)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Where does justice end and vengeance begin?

Once again, Cole Sage wanders into foreign territory.The world of the Tongs and San Francisco street gangs is indeed foreign turf.Seeking answers that will bring justice for the murder of his friend, Cole unknowingly endangers the life of his intern and protégé.Believing the aphorism that “it is never a good idea to bring a knife to a gun fight”, Cole enlists the help of gang members to bring truth and justice to the streets of his newly adopted city. This strategy brings conflict and turmoil to Cole’s soul but seems the best solution for the challenges being faced.

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