Meet Riley Carter.

On the outside, she's Internet famous. On the inside, she's falling apart. Riley plays video games and streams them on a social network called Tundra. But her life takes a double twist: while she's getting canceled and humiliated in front of thousands online, a message from her best friend Cordelia pierces the darkness:

Help—my father's been kidnapped

Cordelia's father has vanished, leaving only a toupee, a pocket watch, and a pool of blood. Riley sees an opportunity to do something she's wanted to her whole life: solve a real mystery. And in this Christian mystery-comedy, Riley Carter will trade her empty, lonely existence for something more: a new life as The 8-bit Detective.

The man IS the mission.

Matt Gabriel’s first day in San Diego was a doozy: a restored World War Two bomber crashes into Little Italy, turning the city into a panic zone. Matt’s new boss, Sam Conagher—a man with no allegiances, no accountability, and no limits—leads the investigation.

From a white-knuckle betrayal at a waterlogged dance club to a climactic shootout on the world’s largest yacht, Liberator is a suspenseful, funny, faith-based thriller that takes readers on a pulse-pounding journey from the vastness of the global drug trade to the intimacy of a young man’s search for Christ. It's a gripping read that inspires and entertains.

PRAISE FOR J.P. BURTEN'S FIRST NOVEL, LIBERATOR

★★★★ “JP Burten’s debut novel has a great hook. . . it balances the local authenticity carefully observed San Diego setting with sweeping connections to crime and terrorism around the globe.

I greatly enjoyed it and hope we’ll get more adventures out of Matt and this unlikely group of adventurers.” — Amazon Reviewer

★★★★ “Enjoyable read, engaging from the first page.” — Amazon Reviewer

★★★★ “A fun book to read. I didn’t want to stop reading...” — Goodreads Reviewer