The Color of Death - A Novel

From the number-one New York Times bestselling author and FOX News host Trey Gowdy comes a dark mystery debut about a murder in a small South Carolina town. Assistant DA Colm Truesdale must pick up the pieces of his own life in order to solve the case. Following the death of his wife and daughter, Colm Truesdale is left mentally scarred. After time off, and with no desire to return to the courtroom, Truesdale is brought back into the investigation of the murder of a young woman who ran a beauty salon outside of town. When a page from her appointment book goes missing, and then the crime scene burns down, it''s up to Colm to untangle the web of deception that implicates a powerful judge and his family. Taking readers inside the cat-and-mouse psychology of a killer and the assistant district attorney who must catch him, this thrilling fiction debut from bestselling author Trey Gowdy and celebrated author Christopher Greyson will keep you guessing until the very last page.

About the author

Trey Gowdy is a former state and federal prosecutor who handled thousands of criminal cases and took nearly one hundred cases to jury verdict. He prosecuted scores of murder cases, including seven death penalty trials. He served in Congress for eight years, chairing two committees and leaving in 2019 to return to South Carolina. He hosts the weekend primetime show Sunday Night in America on FOX News Channel and The Trey Gowdy Podcast on FOX News Audio. He and his wife, Terri, have two children—both lawyers—and have had four dogs: Judge, Jury, Bailiff, and Justice.
Christopher Greyson is an award-winning, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of mystery, action, and thriller novels. Recognized as one of the top 100 Kindle authors of all time, his acclaimed works have sold over 3.5 million e-books, print copies, and audiobooks. An accomplished speaker, actor, and prolific storyteller, he has written more than twenty novels, ranging from pulse-pounding thrillers to sweet cozy mysteries.

Product details

• Authors: Trey Gowdy, Christopher Greyson, Greyson Christopher
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.09.2026
• EAN: 9780063451926
• ISBN: 978-0-06-345192-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Thrillers / Political, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, FICTION / Thrillers / Crime, FICTION / Legal, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, FICTION / Small Town & Rural, FICTION / Thrillers / Legal, Thriller / suspense fiction, Political / legal thriller, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Literature / General Fiction, Literature / True Crime