There is no end to matters of the Heart With over 70,000 copies of Heartless, first in the Derek Cole Thriller series, having been read worldwide, readers were left with one pressing questions in their minds: "What happens to Alexander Black?" Derek Cole thought he had seen and heard the last of Alexander Black. Thought the mystery of how Alexander survived without a beating heart in his chest would forever remain a mystery. But for Derek Cole, there seems to be no end to matters of the heart. After receiving an email from someone claiming to be Alexander Black, Cole is thrust back into the terrifying mystery. Cole again teams up with Sheriff Ralph Fox, who has also received a cryptic communication from Alexander. Together, Cole and Fox set out to put an end to the horror of Alexander Black. Following clues, some left intentionally for them to find and some uncovered by looking into their own pasts, the two embark on a thrilling quest. And as the two draw closer to Alexander, they discover there are more factors they will be forced to reckon with than simply a heartless man.