Two years ago yesterday–April 14, 2020–I released by sixth novel: Betrayal, the fifth entry in the Jill Andersen series.

Yep, I released a book in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Oops.

It wasn’t on purpose, just a really unfortunate case of timing, but the launch wound up being relatively successful. I managed a couple preorders and actually had a few ARC reviews in-hand come launch day (making Betrayal the first book to have a successful ARC campaign). All told, I sold 52 books that April (my second-best month ever), and I followed that up in May 2020 with another 38 sales.

Whatever I did back then, I need to get back to doing.

The hope is to have book six in the series, Bitter End, out within the calendar year. I’ve secured both an editor and a cover artist, so we’re officially in what I call “pre-launch” territory.

Hopefully, no renewed plague this time.

Betrayal (Jill Andersen #5)
Someone is killing Baltimore’s heroes.

The ones with badges. The ones who put out fires. The ones who debate laws designed to make the citizens’ lives better. None of them are safe, and their deaths amount to little more than public spectacle. A mysterious band of militants called The Collective takes credit for the killings, but the origins and identities of its members are unknown.

Jill Andersen now has an FBI badge on her hip. She is tasked with bringing down the cult, and she must make sure she doesn’t wind up in their crosshairs in the process. All of her theories and leads come up empty – none of the usual suspects are behind these ghastly murders. They might just be in the line of fire themselves.

With those closest to her now targets, Jill must race against the clock to determine who’s killing the best Baltimore has to offer. But along the way, she’ll discover a jarring secret – one that threatens to make her question everything that has happened in her life to this point.

Assuming it doesn’t kill her first.

Betrayal, the gripping, hard-hitting fifth novel in the Jill Andersen mystery series (Bounty, Blood Ties, Behind the Badge, Behind the Mask), gives readers yet another taste of author J.D. Cunegan’s comic book-inspired brand of fast-paced prose, with chapters that fly by and plot twists that will leave readers guessing and waiting for more.

Betrayal is available in paperback and all major ebook outlets.

About J.D. Cunegan
J.D. Cunegan is known for his unique writing style, a mixture of murder mystery and superhero epic that introduces the reader to his comic book-inspired storytelling and fast-paced prose. A 2006 graduate of Old Dominion University, Cunegan has an extensive background in journalism, a lengthy career in media relations, and a lifelong love for writing. Cunegan lives in Hampton, Virginia, and next to books and art, his big passion in life in auto racing. When not hunched in front of a keyboard or with his nose stuck in a book, Cunegan can probably be found at a race track or watching a race on TV.

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