Dane is back and about to set foot into a small town murder which leads him into a big business conspiracy! Winter, former Marine and current security specialist has driven back through Hollowvale with memories of the best pancakes he's ever tasted. He intends to fill up on fuel, pancakes and some nice memories and then continue on to NYC. However, a small road traffic accident with a local school teacher puts paid to that. Dane finds himself assisting the teacher to find her missing colleague. However they finds a lot more than just the missing teacher. Hollowvale has been plagued by mysterious illnesses, ineffectual policing and deaths. Dane can't leave the town now that he's found these dangling threads of mystery but will he and Amanda be able to solve the mystery of her friends death before they end up a statistic themselves! I love a lone wolf, mysterious stranger, type MC who rides into town and solves all their problems. Small towns always hides such big problems. This time out MC knows the town, the local major employer and has an in through his previous involvement in the security arrangements. The murder & mystery intertwine wonderfully with the ecological catastrophe and corruption. Revealing what we already know - money is the root of all rot! The poor community is ravages but there are those that are willing to fight on to save it. Plenty of action but there is a great story there too. Fast paced action thriller and I read it all in one sitting. My reviews was created from the e-arc I received via NetGalley

Dane Winter is unemployed and on a lonely road to nowhere. Riding his motorcycle West from New York, he spots a sign on the Hollowvale, Pennsylvania. A place he hasn't visited since his Rewind Security days. Back then, the town was known for its coal mines and the best pancakes he ever tasted. A chance encounter with a distraught local woman pulls him into investigating her friends disappearance. When Jacob Rhodes' body is found at the bottom of an abandoned mine shaft, the local authorities are quick to label it an accident. Winter isn't convinced.... I didn't realise this was the second book in the Dane Winter series when I requested it. Ex-marine and security specialist Dane Winter had been to Hollowvale before when he had helped set up the security for an echo-friendly company. I quite liked Dane, he's an interesting character. He is out on his motorcycle when he passes the sign for Hollowvale. He remembers they make great pancakes and he decides to stop by. Only to end up looking for a teacher who had disappeared. Published 24th March 2026 I would like to thank #NetGalley #BoldwoodBooks and the author #SamGogley for my ARC of #CollateralDamage in exchange for an honest review.

This is the second book in the Dane Winter series, and it works really well as a stand-alone. I haven't read the first one, but the author gives enough to get to know the basics of the character and his background. Winter is an ex-marine and security specialist. He had been to Hollowvale a couple of years ago when he helped to set up the security for an eco-friendly company. He remembers the pancakes were great, but as he is passing through this time, they are not the same. He does, however, get talking to a woman whom he had seen before. She is the local teacher and asks for his help to find her missing friend. They discover a body, an accident, says the local PD. Winter is a loner, a nomad who travels from place to place with the basics he needs on his motorbike. As he already knows the town, he is aware of some of the people, but is shocked when he discovers all the security staff he originally recruited are no longer at the company. The author brings several angles to this story, murder, mystery and thriller, and incorporates ecology, community, corruption, and greed. But, is everything as clear-cut as it seems? Well, no, it isn't but that is the whole point of the story. Secrets and backhanders are the norm, so you cannot trust anything anyone really says. This is a reasonably fast paced story, lots of action, suspense, sense of danger and a good general thriller. I really enjoyed it and would happily recommend it.