Five Days Till Dawn
by Terry Cumberworth
When a young woman disappears after a secret meeting in the desert, Sheriff KC Talbird uncovers lies, fear, and a truth powerful people want buried. Five Days Till Dawn is a suspense story where every hour matters.
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( Meet The Man Behind the Mystery )
Terry Cumberworth
Terry Cumberworth was born in Savannah, Georgia, and raised in Moline, Illinois, in a family of fourteen children. Diagnosed as legally blind at just one year old, he learned early that hardship does not decide a person’s future. After a career in behavioral science and leadership, Terry turned his lifelong love of storytelling into suspense novels filled with heart, truth, and hard choices.
Where the Stories Began
Stories have been part of Terry’s life since childhood, when he listened to his father share stories from his years as a United States Treasury agent. Today, Terry writes mysteries and suspense that pull readers into real people, difficult choices, and the search for truth.
More Than a Mystery
Terry’s work goes beyond suspense. His stories explore justice, courage, prejudice, family, faith, and the cost of doing what is right when it would be easier to stay silent.
( About the Book )
Five Days Till Dawn
A tense thriller where every secret has a cost, every choice leaves a mark, and the truth may not survive till dawn.
Truth vs. Corruption
In Mojave County, power protects its own. KC is forced to fight a system that would rather bury the truth than expose the people behind it.
Moral Courage
KC knows that doing the right thing can cost him his badge, his safety, and everything he has built. He does it anyway.
Family Bonds
When the case pushes him to the edge, KC finds his reason to keep going in the people waiting for him at home.
Fragile Justice
Justice in this town is weak, slow, and easy to destroy. It survives only because one man refuses to stop searching for the truth.
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A young woman disappears. A town wants someone to blame. One sheriff refuses to stop asking questions.
Watch the trailer for Five Days Till Dawn and step into a story of buried secrets, corruption, and a race against time before the truth disappears for good.
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