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Meet Daniel Mercer
Meet Daniel Mercer: investigative journalist, professional troublemaker, and a man who has never encountered a suspicious death he could leave well enough alone. In Blackwood, that particular habit could get him killed.
Meet Daniel Mercer
Occupation: Investigative Journalist
Age: 42
Series: The Blackwood Secrets
Daniel Mercer has a talent for finding trouble.
Or perhaps trouble simply has a talent for finding him.
A former newspaper journalist turned independent investigator, Daniel has spent his career asking uncomfortable questions, exposing carefully hidden secrets, and irritating people who would much prefer he found another occupation.
With his battered notebook, charcoal-grey coat, and permanently suspicious expression, Daniel is hardly the sort of man who blends into the background.
He is intelligent, determined, and occasionally spectacularly stubborn. His dry sense of humour helps him navigate dangerous situations, although it doesn't always endear him to the people he's questioning.
When an anonymous letter leads him to the mysterious town of Blackwood, Daniel expects to uncover an old crime.
What he doesn't expect is a community where everyone seems to know more than they're willing to admit.
And once Daniel starts asking questions, there's no turning back.
His biggest problem?
He believes every mystery has an answer.
His second-biggest problem?
He won't stop looking until he finds it.
Follow Daniel's investigations in The Blackwood Secrets, a psychological thriller series by Demo Des.
Some people know when to walk away. Daniel Mercer has never been one of them.