Jack Heath Books

Timothy Blake, ex-consultant for the FBI, now works in body disposal for a local crime lord. One night he stumbles across a body he wasn't supposed to find and is forced to hide it. When the FBI calls Blake in to investigate a missing university professor, Blake recognizes him as the dead man in his freezer. Then another man goes missing. And another. There's a serial killer in Houston, Texas, and Blake is running out of time to solve the case. His investigation takes him to a sex doll factory, a sprawling landfill in Louisiana and a secret cabin in the woods. As they hunt the killer together, FBI agent Reese Thistle starts to warm to Blake--but she also gets closer and closer to discovering his terrible secret. Can Blake uncover the killer without being exposed himself?

The story follows Lukas, who grapples with the consequences of a past mistake that haunts him. To cope with his guilt and regain his moral compass, he relies on Care, a drug that enhances his conscience. As he navigates the complexities of his actions and their impact on those around him, the narrative explores themes of redemption, morality, and the human condition. Lukas's journey raises questions about the nature of guilt and the lengths one might go to seek forgiveness.

Originally published in Australia in 2018 by Scholastic Australia.

“A swift, intense page-turner.” —BCCB In this pulse-pounding tech-thriller, Jack Heath creates a world where everyone knows when you lie—and telling the truth doesn’t always set you free. Jarli likes to think he’s an honest guy. He’s a big believer in telling the truth, no matter what. So he develops The Truth App, a mobile application that listens in on your conversations and can tell when someone’s lying. Then his app goes viral and, suddenly, Jarli is an internet sensation. But, soon enough, Jarli realizes that being famous can be dangerous—especially when you’ve just exposed everyone’s deepest, darkest secrets. Now his entire town is out to get him: kids at school, teachers, the police, even his own family. Also, an underground network of criminals has just added Jarli to their hit list. Sometimes, exposing the truth comes with a price…

Ash and Benjamin are teenage mercenaries. They find stolen artefacts and return them to the owners - for a fee. But when they are hired to rescue an imprisoned girl, they realise they're in over their heads. Because there are others looking for the girl too: corrupt governments ruthless corporations, rogue assassins.

What would you do when faced with an impossible choice? An unputdownable thriller from the bestselling author of the Hangman series.

A 14-year-old boy vanishes on his way home from school. His frantic mother receives a disturbing ransom call. It's only hours before the deadline, and the police have no leads. Enter Timothy Blake, codename Hangman. Blake is a genius, known for solving impossible cases. He's also a sociopath - the FBI's last resort. But this time Blake might have met his match. The kidnapper is more cunning and ruthless than anyone he's faced before. And Blake has been assigned a new partner, a woman linked to the past he's so desperate to forget. Timothy Blake has a secret, one so dark he will do anything to keep it hidden. And he also has a price. Every time he saves a life, he takes one… Already sold into five territories, Hangman is a mesmerising dissection of the criminal mind and a bulletproof thriller. ‘Jack Heath’s Hangman is a perverse, twisted take on a crime novel—and I loved every page of it. What a rarity to find a thriller as dark as a Palahniuk and as compulsively readable as a Patterson. Two well-chewed thumbs up for Hangman.’ —Gregg Hurwitz, NYT-Bestselling author of Hellbent ‘Jack Heath’s writing grabs you by the throat, gnaws on your bones, and washes it all down with a hefty dose of funny. Sick, twisted, violent, and oh so good. In Timothy Blake, Heath has created a one-of-a-kind character. I hope.’ —Emma Viskic, internationally bestselling author of And Fire Came Down ‘Wild and original, HANGMAN stamps a high and bloodied mark on this dark genre. Hannibal Lecter will be adding Jack Heath to his reading list.’ —Ben Sanders, internationally bestselling author of American Blood

A tense, unputdownable thriller from the author of Hangman.

Fifteen-year-old geniuses Ashley Arthur and Benjamin Whiteley believe that $200 million is hidden somewhere in billionaire Hammond Buckland's building. They intend to steal it. But they don't know that there's a hit man in the building.

The story follows John Andrews, a Salem newspaper editor whose life takes a dark turn when his daughter is kidnapped by the Coven, a secretive group desperate to protect their sinister secrets. As he delves into their history, Andrews faces a moral battle between good and evil, navigating a web of deception and violence. With time running out, he must rely on his investigative skills to uncover the Coven's dark past and save his daughter, igniting a modern witch-hunt that reveals the depths of human depravity.