Andrew Downs [Alex Hollick FBI 01-05]

The Alex Hollick FBI series follows the life of a young FBI Agent in the mid- to late eighties. Given the task of investigating satanic crime for a secretive division of the bureau, Hollick faces the difficulties of maintaining balance between the heinous nature of his work, and the chaotic temperament of his personal life, which all too often clash.

Alex Hollick FBI 01: The Bloodbath Ritual
The Blood Bath Ritual is a mind bending thriller filled with a series of bloody events and a volatile jar of secrets as a man’s perception of truth is shattered.

After a botched robbery sting operation with fatal consequences, FBI Agent Alex Hollick’s life is turned upside down. A mind-bending journey takes him through abduction by a CIA torture team, hallucinogenic drugging, and captivity in a medical infirmary. Once released, Hollick finds his freedom is anything but, and is forced to help cover up a scandal that threatens the integrity of the entire bureau.

Exiled from Los Angeles, Hollick tries to rebuild his life and begins his work for a secretive division of the bureau, investigating satanic crime. He is sent to New Mexico to solve the Halloween murders of 1985. As he begins piecing together the grisly event, the threads of the cover up begin to give way, threatening his own life and that of the woman he loves.

The Bloodbath Ritual is a classic American thriller with a new perspective. The story follows a troubled young FBI agent, struggling to accept his own disillusionment, through a series of bloody events and a volatile jar of secrets. The riveting plot overflows with twists, turns, and tangles that leave the reader in an uninterrupted state of suspense.