Ned Hillsdale couldn’t shake the words from the note: “We’re just getting started, Hillsdale. You and I are tied together—now and forever.”It had been days since the confrontation ...

The rain fell in heavy sheets as Ned Hillsdale drove through the darkened streets of Chicago, his hands gripping the steering wheel with a mixture of determination and dread. The e...

Ned Hillsdale sat at his desk, the city’s evening lights casting long shadows across his office. The note tied around the ball of string, the haunting message from the Marionette, ...

Ned Hillsdale lay in his hospital bed, the sterile white walls closing in on him. The steady beeping of the heart monitor was the only sound in the room, a constant reminder of his...

Weeks had passed since Ned Hillsdale and the Chicago police had successfully captured the Puppeteer and rescued Stacy from the clutches of his twisted sidekick, the Marionette. How...

Weeks had passed since the harrowing rescue of Stacy from the old logging camp. Ned Hillsdale couldn't shake the feeling of unease that had settled over him like a dark cloud. The ...