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Lee Davis Jr. is a Florida native and New Smyrna Beach resident who works in IT infrastructure by day. His debut novel, Oath of the Osprey, is a character-driven suspense thriller with heart, blending danger and action with friendship, courage, selflessness, and cheeky humor. He loves stories about funny, flawed people facing extraordinary circumstances. Away from writing, Lee enjoys traveling with his wife, D’Yan, spending time near the ocean, and finding new adventures with family and friends. They have five adult children, three grandchildren, and a Bernedoodle named Bodhi, who would probably object to being listed last.

A stolen child. A murdered brother. One oath left to keep.

Douglas Cooper was never meant to be a hero.

He is a University of Florida anthropology professor with a precise mind, a carefully ordered life, and a need to keep his world firmly under control. But when his brother David is murdered while investigating the disappearance of a thirteen-year-old girl, Doug is pulled into an unfamiliar world that threatens to shatter his illusion of safety.

Joon was not taken at random. She was handpicked, shadowed, and stolen to fulfill a stranger’s order.

As Doug follows the trail David left behind, he uncovers a hidden network that treats human lives as inventory and children as commodities. He is not a detective, a soldier, or a man looking for a fight. But he made an oath long ago, and keeping it may be the only way to save her.

He will not do it alone.

The search draws together an unlikely ensemble cast of friends and allies, each with their own strengths, fears, and flaws, but united by the loyalty, courage, and strength of character that make walking away impossible. Their personalities, chemistry, and sense of humor make them people readers will connect with, root for, and genuinely care about.

Oath of the Osprey is a character-driven suspense thriller with heart. It blends danger and raw emotion with friendship, humor, and a simmering heat as relationships evolve. At its core is a story about courage, selflessness, and the extraordinary things ordinary people are capable of when a child’s life is at stake.

Content Note: Oath of the Osprey is intended for adult readers and includes strong language, violence, kidnapping, trafficking themes, trauma-related material, and sexual content.

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Category: Romance; Mystery, Thriller & Suspense