Jeffery Deaver: South of Nowhere (USA 2026)

From the Publisher:
The New York Times bestselling master of suspense returns to his beloved series, adapted for TV (CBS's Tracker, starring Justin Hartley) as reward seeker Colter Shaw races against the clock to save a flooding town from a full-fledged disaster, where the culprit lurks in the plain sight.

When a levee collapses in Hinowah, a small town in Northern California, Colter Shaw is brought on by his sister, Dorion, a disaster response specialist, to help locate a family swept away by the raging water, with mere hours to survive.

But after a surprise attack along the river obstructs Colter's urgent search, the siblings are forced to consider a new reality: Is the levee at risk of failing from natural causes, or is someone sabotaging it? Colter and Dorion must race against a ticking clock to uncover the truth and save the citizens before the village washes out completely, destroying everything and everyone in its path.

Jeffery Deaver: South of Nowhere. A Colter Shaw Novel. Putnam's, ISBN: 9780593717516 (April, 2026), 448 p., $19.00.

Jeffery Deaver: South of Nowhere (UK 2026)

From the Publisher:
'Could I put the book down? Not a chance' -- New York Times
A deadly flood.
A small town in northern California faces devastation. A family has been swept away in the first flood waters and Investigator Colter Shaw has hours, maybe minutes, to find them.

A ticking clock.
But this disaster may not be natural. Something - or someone - is out to destroy the town.

Only one man can stop it.
Shaw must uncover the truth and act fast - or there will be no one left to save.

'A master storyteller' -- Steve Cavanagh
'If you want thrills, Deaver is your man' -- Guardian

Jeffery Deaver: South of Nowhere. Nowhere is safe. A Colter Shaw Thriller. HarperCollins, ISBN: 9780008665999 (March, 2026), 403 p., £9.99.

Jeffery Deaver: South of Nowhere (UK 2025)

From the Publisher:
In a race against time and nature, there's only one man you want on your side.
In northern California a small town teeters on the brink of disaster as flood waters bear down on it. Colter Shaw, however, is on an even more urgent rescue mission - a family swept away in the initial deluge.

The clock is ticking, and their survival window is rapidly closing.
However, the impending disaster raises questions - is the town's vulnerability a natural occurrence, or is there a more human element at work?

Teaming up with his sister, Dorion, Shaw must uncover the truth, and quickly. otherwise there will be no town, and no one, left to save.

Jeffery Deaver: South of Nowhere. Nowhere is safe. A Colter Shaw Thriller. HarperCollins, ISBN: 9780008665951 (May, 2025), 403 p., £22.00, eBook £12.99.

Jeffery Deaver: South of Nowhere (USA 2025)

From the Publisher:
The New York Times bestselling master of suspense returns to his beloved series, adapted for TV and featuring Justin Hartley, as reward seeker Colter Shaw races against the clock to save a flooding town from a full-fledged disaster, where the culprit lurks in the plain sight.

A small town in Northern California is at risk of being destroyed by a failing levee, and Colter Shaw has been hired to locate a family swept away by the raging water, with mere hours to survive.

But is the levee at risk of failing from natural causes or is someone sabotaging it? With the help of his sister, Dorion, the duo must save the citizens before the old town washes out at the hands of a secret conspirer.

Jeffery Deaver: South of Nowhere. A Colter Shaw Novel. Putnam's, ISBN: 9780593717493 (May, 2025), 403 p., $30.00, eBook $14.99.