Robert Kroese
12 SeriesRobert Kroese is an American author known for his science fiction, fantasy, and thriller novels, as well as non-fiction books. He is the creator of the Mercury series and began writing at a young age, with his first novel written in second grade. Kroese holds a philosophy degree from Calvin College and currently works as a software developer in California.
In Robert Kroese's "City of Sand," retired cop Benjamin Stone returns to his childhood hometown of Sunnyview in Silicon Valley during the Dot Com boom to find his estranged daughter, Jessica. Upon discovering Jessica's murder, Benjamin uncovers a conspiracy linking a startup company to a Silicon Valley pioneer with a dark past. As he delves deeper, the clues suggest that the modern-day Sunnyview is a facade, hiding the grim realities of crimes that shaped the region. Benjamin's investigation forces him to confront the unsettling transformation of his once-idyllic town.
