The Mentor’s Daughter: A Psychological Suspense Thriller

By

Steve Hadden
Some dynasties are built on oil, others on lies.
The Mentor’s Daughter: A Psychological Suspense Thriller

By

Steve Hadden

Some dynasties are built on oil, others on lies.

The Mentor’s Daughter is a twisting psychological suspense thriller that blends heart, danger, and deception.

“From childhood betrayals to adult manipulation, The Mentor’s Daughter crafts a fast-paced psychological thrill ride that comes full circle after entering circumstances most readers won’t see coming.”— Midwest Book Review

On a winter’s eve in Tulsa’s wealthiest enclave, oil magnate Jim Munro goes missing. His estranged daughter — brilliant, mercenary, and sociopathic by reputation — becomes his most unlikely lifeline.

But for Eli Scott, a compassionate but haunted oilman working through his past demons thanks to therapist Lizzy Beauregard, Jim is much more than a mentor; he is the man who saved him.

With Lizzy’s help, Eli must navigate the daughter’s labyrinth of lies to save his friend. When Eli unearths life-changing secrets at the heart of the ransom demand, he suspects the oil patriarch who once nearly destroyed him is pulling the strings.

Eli is forced to join the patriarch’s estranged daughter to pierce their dynasty’s dark heart. But the worlds they come from mix like oil and water, and they battle to find the blurred lines between trust and family, and healing and survival.

Now, trapped by a deadly choice that Eli never saw coming, he discovers that truth and lies are indistinguishable — and that making a choice between them will cost him everything.

The Mentor’s Daughter will appeal to readers who crave stories that pair adrenaline with deep psychological suspense. It’s a gripping story of crime, family betrayal, and unlikely alliances where nothing is as it seems.

About the Author

Steve Hadden is the author of nine psychological and suspense action thrillers. Steve is the definitive storyteller of psychologically deep, high-concept thrillers about money, power, and the secrets buried beneath dynastic wealth and ambition. A premed student turned chemical engineer and oilman who’s gone from the oilfields of Oklahoma to the board rooms of some of the most powerful companies in the world, he writes intriguing suspense thrillers with heart—stories that show memorable characters making their way through life’s dilemmas and adversities to discover life-changing answers about themselves and the world around them.

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