Linc Hayes Mysteries

3 books in series
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The Tidy Killer Summary

No struggle. No chaos. No witnesses.

When seventeen-year-old Sarah Jenkins is found dead near Cypress Creek, the scene doesn't look like a murder.

It looks… perfect.

Her clothes are clean.

Her body is carefully placed.

Her face is calm—almost peaceful.

But Detective Linc Hayes knows better.

This wasn't random.

It was designed.

As Hayes and his partner, Angela Carver, dig deeper, they uncover a chilling pattern buried in years of overlooked cases—young women whose deaths were ruled accidental, all connected by one impossible detail:

Everything was left… tidy.

While the department pushes for a quick answer, Hayes follows his instincts into something far more dangerous—a killer who doesn't rely on violence, but control.

A killer who prepares.

A killer who arranges.

And a truth that reaches back decades… to a rainy night, a dark alley, and a murder Hayes has never been able to forget.

Now the pattern is back.

And this time, it's personal.

Because some killers don't leave messes.

They leave masterpieces.

©2026 Jeffrey Simmons (P)2026 Jeffrey Simmons
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  • Book 1

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  • Book 2

    The Serpent in Charleston: A Linc Hayes Mystery (Linc Hayes Mysteries Book 2) cover art
    • The Serpent in Charleston: A Linc Hayes Mystery (Linc Hayes Mysteries Book 2)

    • By: Jeffrey Simmons
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  • Book 3

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    • The Fixer's Verdict: A Linc Hayes Mystery (Linc Hayes Mysteries Book 3)

    • By: Jeffrey Simmons
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