Deborah Sprinkle

When Homeland Security Analyst Claire Green's brother urges her to come visit, she clears her desk in Chicago and heads for southern Ohio. But when she arrives, the house is deserted and her brother, Alan, is missing.Claire enlists the help of Alan's neighbors, Madison Zuberi and her husband, Captain Nate Zuberi of the Pleasant Valley Police Force, in the quest to find her brother. But she's in for two surprises.First, Alan has been keeping secrets from her-secrets that may have gotten him killed, and put her life in danger.Second, Private Investigator Rafe O'Connell, the only man she ever loved-and lost-is a close friend of Madison and Nate's, and they ask him to be part of the investigation.Claire needs their help, but can she put past hurts behind her as she not only tries to find her brother, but stay alive?

When a new year begins, Private Investigator Mackenzie Love resolves to get in better shape. But after only one week of walking, she interrupts a burglary in progress and ends up in the middle of a murder case.Detective Jake Sanders, the man Mac's dating, is assigned to the murder. Mac, along with her partners Samantha Majors and Ms. Prudence Freebody, is hired to find the memorabilia stolen from the time capsule in Rennick Park.The two cases intertwine, and Mac finds herself once more on the wrong end of a gun.Can Mac and Jake find the killer and the stolen property before the killer finds them?

When Eleanor Davis is discovered shot to death in her garage, the only suspect, her estranged husband, is found not guilty in a court of law. However, most of the good citizens of Washington, Missouri, remain unconvinced. It doesn't matter that twelve men and women of the jury found him not guilty. What do they know?

Private Investigator Mackenzie Love needs to do one thing. Find out who shot Eleanor Davis. Or she'll have to leave town. When Eleanor Davis is found shot in her garage, the only suspect, her estranged husband, is found not guilty in a court of law. However, most of the good citizens of Washington, Missouri, remain unconvinced. It doesn't matter that twelve men and women of the jury found him not guilty. What do they know?And since Private Investigator Mackenzie Love accepted the job for the defense and helped acquit Connor Davis, her friends and neighbors have placed her squarely in the enemy camp. Therefore, her overwhelming goal becomes to find out who killed Eleanor Davis.Or leave the town she grew up in.As the investigation progresses, the threats escalate. Someone wants to stop Mackenzie and her partner, Samantha Majors, and is willing to do whatever it takes-including murder.Can Mac and Sam find the killer before they each end up on the wrong side of a bullet?

It started with a taxi ride ... or did it?Forced from the career he loved and into driving a taxi, Peter Grace had grown accustomed to his simple life. Until one night when a suspicious fare and a traffic jam blew it all apart, and he was on the run again. Only this time it wasn't a matter of changing occupations but of life and death.He needed help and he knew where to find it. His old friend Rafe in Pleasant Valley. What he didn't count on was finding not only the help he needed but a community of new friends and the love of his life. Zoe Poole.The story of Captain Nate Zuberi and his wife Madison continues as they too risk their lives to help Peter. Along with Peter, Rafe, and Zoe, they strive to catch an assassin.But can the group of friends find the killer before anyone else gets hurt?