Dave White (1) (1979–)

Jackson Donne had moved on from being a cop and a PI. He (mostly) stopped drinking. No more drugs. A new fiance and a fast approaching wedding date. But when he receives an email with a link to a livestream of his six-years dead fiance, alive and in trouble, Donne gets dragged back into a world he wanted no part of.

Donne is supremely flawed and exceptionally compelling.

AN EMPTY HELL was my introduction to Jackson Donne, and I'm definitely going back for more. Featuring two great protagonists, with the addition of high school basketball coach-slash-PI Matt Herrick, HELL is a slow burn of a thriller, but you never feel like the pace is lacking. Each chapter drives you forward to the next. Visceral and engaging.

Jackson Donne is definitely a character I will continue to read. Reminds me of Lawrence Block's Matthew Scudder somewhat. Struggling against substance abuse, tormented by his past, but with a sense of morality. Very good first novel from Dave White.