The Carriage Master

By: Jake Hayes

Narrated by: Colin A Borden

Winner BEST IN SHOW eBook

Fairs Urban Fantasy February 2025

A ruthless gang. A corrupt government. A detective in search of the truth.

A vigilante with a few screws loose…okay, maybe more than a few.

Alex Wagner didn’t come to Hampton looking for trouble—but it sure as hell found him the day he crossed paths with Randy.

Randy isn’t your ordinary vigilante. He’s a lethally trained ex-intelligence operative on a mission from God—that is, according to him, anyway. By day, he goes undercover as a drifter in threadbare disguise. By night, he lurks in Hampton’s shadows, pursuing his own warped version of justice.

Randy and his ragtag crew of misfits from the homeless encampment might be Alex’s only hope against the mysterious criminals who are hunting him down. But as Alex delves deeper into Hampton’s underworld, one thing becomes clear—there’s more to Randy and his mission than Alex could have imagined.

What is Randy really fighting for—and how far down the rabbit hole will Alex go before the truth consumes them both?

©2024 Jake Hayes (P)2025 Jake Hayes

Critic reviews

"The threads of control in the novel are cleverly woven, and subtle enough to miss. All of this is wrapped in expert narrative, eloquent storytelling, and some of the funniest scenes I’ve read in a long time. The Carriage Master is a great novel by Jake Hayes and every page is enlivened by a deep-seated conspiracy and a cast of slightly crazy and incredibly entertaining characters." - Reader’s Favorite Five Star Review