About the studio
Perri Austin Studios is an independent creative studio specializing in publishing, visual storytelling, photography, branding, and design.
As the publisher of M.H. Barnett and the Elena Cruz thriller series, the studio develops and promotes original creative work while pursuing projects beyond literature.
The Elena Cruz series begins with The Catalyst Protocol, available now in paperback and Kindle.
Original fiction, from manuscript to market.
Images that carry a story of their own.
Identities built with the same care as a good book.
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M.H. Barnett · The Elena Cruz series
A detective. A network. A city that never stops watching.
Three novellas. One case that goes deeper than anyone expected.
Paperback & Kindle
Free prequel story
Before the Thread
An Elena Cruz Story
Before the Catalyst Protocol. Before the network. Before Elena Cruz knew how deep it went — there was Case File V.S. 104-B, and a death that wasn't supposed to be a case at all.
A free prequel story for readers who want to know where it started.
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