THE DARK ZONE trilogy
MADNESS, MAYHEM and MURDER
After the reorganization of America, the world would never again be the same. Here, we follow the FBI agent Ellyandra Dyett, as she struggles to do right in a world that only sees right and wrong in terns of economic viability. Following the guidance of her Grandfather, Ellie investigates both the present, and the past, to uncover truths deeper than she ever imagined.
madness : book one
In 2054, America has changed by necessity; safe areas have been established to combat ‘internal terrorism’. Their creation had the side effect of literally burying older places in ‘dark zones’ – forgotten places of crime and murder hidden under the raised platforms of the new cities. For Ellyandra Dyett, the zones are just part of her job with the FBI; but all that changes when the discovery of a desiccated corpse murdered over 40 years before leads Ellyandra Dyett and her team of criminologists through a web of torture, deceit and multiple murders. When new murders are tied to the old, Ellie finds herself targeted by a madman, and begins to find that she, too, is slipping into madness.
MADNESS is the first full-length novel by Derek E Dykes. Filled with Alabama landmarks and a dash of southern history, MADNESS unfolds through the eyes of Ellyandra Dyett, an FBI Criminologist who stumbles upon a horrific secret. Set in 2054 in a reorganized society, we see a world that, while frightfully different in many ways, seems all too plausible for an alternate near-future.
MAYHEM : BOOK TWO
In 2055, America has changed by necessity; safe areas have been established to combat ‘internal terrorism’. Their creation had the side effect of literally burying older places in ‘dark zones’ – forgotten places of crime and murder hidden under the raised platforms of the new cities. For Ellyandra Dyett, the dark zones underneath the new cities are just part of her job. All the new cities have them: Boston, DC, St. Louis, Mobile — and Miami; none are as dangerous as Miami. But more than just drugs and murder goes on in the darkness beneath New Miami, and Ellie and her team are about to find themselves pulled into danger on an inhumane level. Only this time, the lives of two innocents are on the line, and each twist and turn only makes protecting them more impossible.
MAYHEM continues the story of Ellyandra Dyett and her team, as they work to uncover the sinister happenings in Miami. Lives will be not only changed, but lost in part Two of the Dark Zone Trilogy. Derek Dykes offers a follow up to MADNESS, inviting readers to enjoy an alternate history of the future, and all the warning foresight has to offer.
MURDER : BOOK THREE
In 2056, America has changed by necessity; safe areas have been established to combat ‘internal terrorism’. Their creation had the side effect of literally burying older places in ‘dark zones’ – forgotten places of crime and murder hidden under the raised platforms of the new cities.
For Ellyandra Dyett, the zones are just part of her job with the FBI; but when a deadly new virus starts to spread, Ellie and her team find themselves coming face to face with madmen bent on their deaths. And even worse, they must each face the darkest parts of their past in order to survive.
Revenge, madness and mayhem all play a part in MURDER: Book Three of the Dark Zone Trilogy.