Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Diamond | 2021 | Royce Wilson | Buy |
The Diamond introduces Preston Hollis, a former Delta Force operative who has worked as an undercover vice detective. When Hollis gets caught up in a mob scheme, the stakes climb fast, with a superstar pitcher targeted for kidnapping, a seven-figure ransom on the table, and bodies starting to turn up.
Royce Wilson brings the same forensic accuracy to the Preston Hollis series that defines his Riley Scott books. The Tampa Bay setting gives the story a specific regional texture, and Hollis himself is a different kind of protagonist from the more conventional detective Riley Scott. His military and undercover background shapes how he reads situations and responds to threats.
The book has drawn comparisons to action-heavy thrillers, with some readers describing it as faster-paced than the Riley Scott entries. The Diamond works as a complete standalone story with a clear resolution.