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Steven HarrisonBritish Crime Thriller Author
Three victims. Three methods. One black feather.
Steven Harrison writes dark, character-driven crime thrillers about murder, corruption, loyalty, and the cost of refusing to look away. His debut, Harbinger: The Prophet's Game, introduces Chicago homicide detective Sam Rourke and a killer turning the city's appetite for justice into a weapon.
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The debut novel
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Harbinger
The Prophet’s Game
Chicago's wealthiest citizens are being murdered and displayed for the city to see. Three victims. Three methods. One black feather.
Detective Sam Rourke follows the evidence. Disgraced investigative reporter Miles Carter follows the story. Between them is a killer turning public anger into judgement and targeting people whose influence has kept them beyond consequence.
02 / The series
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Sam
Rourke
A former soldier who trusts evidence more than certainty.
Rourke carries the weight of an old war, a fading faith, and a father disappearing into dementia. Patient, controlled, and resistant to mythology, he must decide where justice ends and vengeance begins.
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03 / The author
Steven
Harrison
Steven Harrison writes dark, cinematic crime fiction about damaged institutions, morally complicated people, and the price of pursuing truths built to stay buried.
His visual style builds scenes through light, sound, weather, and spatial detail, while keeping character and moral consequence at the centre of the investigation.
Harbinger: The Prophet’s Game is his debut novel and the opening story in the Sam Rourke series.
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