Herman Ingram

He’s made a career out of chasing dangerous stories. This time, the story is chasing him. When journalist Herman Ingram receives a mysterious package, he expects another conspiracy theory. Instead, he finds a scientist’s confession—and evidence of a plot that could poison millions through a city’s water supply. The scientist has vanished. The facility denies everything. And now Herman is the one holding the truth. As he digs deeper, the story begins to close in around him. Powerful people want this buried—and they’re willing to eliminate anyone who gets in the way.

It’s been six months since the destruction of QNI’s headquarters. The aftermath has thrown Herman Ingram into a mental tailspin. Lauded as a hero for his part in exposing the company’s corruption, Herman finds himself struggling to maintain his sanity. Inching closer to his breaking point, Herman is recruited by Greg Schultz, a former QNI executive whose family was murdered. Now determined to eliminate the remaining corporate facilities, Schultz invites Herman to document his quest for vengeance. While Schultz is intelligent and driven, something darker is taking hold of him.

As the line between truth and danger disappears, Herman is forced into a fight he can't reason his way out of… and may not survive. Set in the same world as the Herman Ingram thrillers, The Devil's Backyard delivers a darker, more visceral listening experience—blending investigative suspense with raw, escalating horror.