D.F. Hart

Publisher info

D.F. Hart is my pen name for suspense/thriller works. (For contemporary romance you'll find me under Faith Hart). I've never found my first name to be particularly suspenseful or mysterious, so when I opted to finally give in to the siren call of writing, using my initials felt as natural as breathing.

I’d always intended to be in this career; a college professor teaching Chaucer and Shakespeare somewhere and writing fiction in my off time. However, life has a sense of humor, it seems. Before I even realized it, I found myself hip deep into a career in Accounting – just about as far left-brained as you can get from being an author. I went with that flow and obtained my MBA with Accounting concentration to augment what I’d learned ‘in the trenches.’ I’m going on my twenty-fifth year of ‘crunching numbers’; I like it and I am good at it. But it has never been my passion, and it never will be.

In 2009, the pull to write became overwhelming. I’d had the plot idea for “Wall of Secrets” since 1989, but until I approached my fortieth birthday had been too timid to get it out of my brain and onto paper. I finally decided I’d wasted enough time. If nothing else ever came out of it, I would at least walk that fire path and put this story out into the world. “And the Wall Came Down” was the original title of the result.

By late 2018, I felt I’d told a good first story back then, a unique one, a gripping one, even if it is a bit 'draggy' in the beginning (a necessary evil, I felt, to properly set the stage). But it seemed a shame to just end it there. So, I picked up the loose threads I’d deliberately left at Wall’s conclusion ten years prior, and started weaving the sequel, re-titling book one along the way. “And the Wall Came Down” became “Wall of Secrets”, the history-and-backstory rich prequel to the Vital Secrets series, and its sequel, “Book Keepers”, morphed into “Book of Secrets“.

2019 also brought with it a unique opportunity to truly ‘go indie’, and I seized the chance and haven’t looked back. The advent of the third title in the Vital Secrets Series, “List of Secrets“, firmly set the path for a ensemble cast of characters whose lives develop and grow throughout the series while battling bad guys and catching killers.

Where to find D.F. Hart online

Website: https://www.2ofharts.com
Twitter: @DFHart3
Facebook: Facebook profile

Where to buy in print

List of Secrets: Vital Secrets Book Two
Series: Vital Secrets. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 77,740. Language: English. Published: May 16, 2020 by D.F. Hart. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
It could just be coincidence. It could also be revenge. But FBI profiler Nathan Thomas doesn’t believe in coincidences. A drowned lawyer, a fatal car accident, and a socialite’s lethal fall in front of a huge crowd all have his cop antennae pinging - hard. He digs for evidence to support his theory of a trail of bodies that lead into the past. What’s going on? And who will die next?

Series

Vital Secrets
The Vital Secrets series follows an ensemble cast of characters whose lives develop and grow throughout the series while battling bad guys and catching killers.

Books

End of Secrets: Vital Secrets Book Seven
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 65,840. Language: English. Published: July 26, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
Sometimes reunions aren't happy… Still reeling from an unexpected loss, FBI profiler Nathan Thomas finds himself embroiled in war on two fronts – against a cartel that's declared open season on his team, and a shrewd serial killer desperate for Nathan's undivided attention.
House of Secrets: Vital Secrets Book Six
Series: Vital Secrets. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 85,940. Language: English. Published: December 21, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
What happens when the team whose specialty is hunting down killers become the hunted?
Carnival of Secrets: Vital Secrets Book Five
Series: Vital Secrets. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 82,970. Language: English. Published: October 2, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
Some cases hit closer to home than others… FBI agent Nathan Thomas is determined to find and stop a cold-blooded, dispassionate killer whose machinations claim the most innocent of victims - small children. Nathan's delicate balancing act between his professional life as a federal agent and his personal life as a loving husband and doting father will be put to the ultimate test.
Path of Secrets: Vital Secrets Book Four
Series: Vital Secrets. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 81,120. Language: English. Published: October 25, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Sometimes the road less traveled contains monsters… FBI Profiler Nathan Thomas and his team must follow the clues that directly contradict a magazine writer's claims of innocence to get to the truth. Is Grant Forrester really also an innocent victim – or a serial killer hiding in plain sight?
Web of Secrets: Vital Secrets Books Three
Series: Vital Secrets. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 76,070. Language: English. Published: May 16, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
So many to choose from… Someone’s killing one college co-ed a month in North Texas. A predator with exacting tastes uses technology to select his targets. …So little time… Detective Joe Wallace and BAU agent Nathan Thomas see his pattern – But they’re scrambling to figure out his selection methods. How many victims will he add to his collection before he’s stopped?
List of Secrets: Vital Secrets Book Two
Series: Vital Secrets. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 77,740. Language: English. Published: May 16, 2020 by D.F. Hart. Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
It could just be coincidence. It could also be revenge. But FBI profiler Nathan Thomas doesn’t believe in coincidences. A drowned lawyer, a fatal car accident, and a socialite’s lethal fall in front of a huge crowd all have his cop antennae pinging - hard. He digs for evidence to support his theory of a trail of bodies that lead into the past. What’s going on? And who will die next?
Book Of Secrets: Vital Secrets Book One
Series: Vital Secrets. Price: Free! Words: 79,570. Language: English. Published: May 16, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Psychological thriller
They survived a nightmare – but they didn’t escape unscathed. FBI profiler Nathan Thomas and fiancée Bella Amsel begin to mend their lives after the horror and loss of kidnapping and murder. Little do they know the horror is only beginning. The psychopath obsessed with Bella isn’t giving up that easily. Will Nathan sacrifice everything he stands for to keep Bella safe?

D.F. Hart's tag cloud

betrayal    crime    crime thriller    fbi    investigation    manhunt    murder    mystery    obsession    pattern    psychopath    revenge    serial killer    suspense    thriller