Contracts for the Reaper by Joseph Sackett, book cover

Standalone horror thriller

Contracts for the Reaper

When death itself comes calling, who really holds the contract?

★ 4.6 · 150+ ratingsKindle, paperback, hardcover

A chilling blend of organized crime, covert assassins, and an ancient horror buried deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Available in Kindle, paperback and hardcover.

About the book

Every choice comes with a body count.

Jack Mitchell lives a life built on lies. To his wife and teenage daughter, he’s a traveling government contractor. In truth, he’s a government hitman working for a shadow agency so secretive it doesn’t exist on paper. Jack’s latest contract should be simple: eliminate the heir to a powerful mafia family tied to human trafficking and weapons smuggling.

But when the hit draws him into a web of blood oaths and old-world rituals, Jack uncovers a darkness far more dangerous than the DeLuca crime empire. Beneath a remote hunting lodge in North Carolina lies something ancient, something that has been waiting for centuries to be set free.

As Jack fights to survive, he’s also fighting to keep his double life from destroying the family he’s sworn to protect. With the mafia closing in and a horror older than Christ himself, every choice he makes comes with a body count.

Book details

TitleContracts for the Reaper
AuthorJoseph Sackett
SeriesStandalone
Reading orderStandalone
GenreHorror thriller, crime
Length492 pages (Kindle), 490 (paperback), 490 (hardcover)
First publishedSeptember 12, 2025
PublisherRavaged Realms
FormatsKindle, paperback, hardcover
ASINB0FPS9RCXK
ISBN, paperback979-8266805040
ISBN, hardcover979-8266813113

What readers say

4.6 stars from 150+ Amazon ratings

Real reader reviews from the Contracts for the Reaper Amazon page.

★★★★★

A Dark, Twisty Thriller That Hooks You Fast

Angelina · Amazon review
★★★★★

Crime, horror, and haunting secrets

OPS · Amazon review
★★★★★

A spooky thriller full of twists and turns

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Joe Sackett

About the author

Joseph Sackett

Joe Sackett, who publishes as Joseph Sackett, is a bestselling author of post-apocalyptic survival thrillers and horror. He served 20 years in the military, with more than a decade working with Special Operations, including deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

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