It’s the summer of 1942, and life is starting to become more and more dangerous for Italian Jews. The world is at war, and for the Russo family, danger is no longer a distant threat—it is at their doorstep.In their quiet southern Italian village, Antonio Gallo and Gabriella Russo lived like most youths did – unaware of the hope lost to their parents’ generation but believing in a future for themselves.But as whispers of an underground resistance grow louder...

A regatta, a murder, and a small town.As dawn breaks and the horn is about to signal the start of the season's favorite race, a body drifts out from under the main city dock, sending chills through spectators and racers.While vacationing in Lake Pines, Doctor Kerry Dearborne finds herself in the unfortunate position of not only finding the body but immediately being at odds with the current coroner when she disagrees with his reported cause of death. Kerry ...

In the international world of espionage, sometimes government agents are sacrificed.Even when it means killing one of their own.Anna, an elite covert special agent, is still recovering from the violent attack that took her unit when she agrees to return to the dangerous world of espionage. Old world betrayals and long-buried family secrets begin to surface as she tries to thwart an attack on her government that threatens to have global repe...

The heist. The town. The secret buried beneath it all.When human remains are unearthed at a construction site in Lake Pines, a decades-old mystery is revived. Dr. Kerry Dearborne is determined to identify the victim, despite the near-impossible task of extracting DNA from the damaged bones. As whispers of an unsolved bank heist resurface, pressure mounts for an investigation, one that some people would prefer to keep buried.Facing government red ta...

When the past refuses to stay buried, the truth can explode.The night before the long-awaited return of the Highwater Revival Music Festival, an explosion shatters the calm—and among the debris, investigators find the body of a woman who didn’t die in the blast. She was murdered.Dr. Kerry Dearborne is hired in her capacity of a private investigator to help the police unravel the tangled threads: the cause of the explosion, the identity of a killer,...

The truth emerges, one victim at a time.When Sebastian Crow is found murdered in his secluded cottage on Crow Island, it seems like an open and shut case of a burglary gone wrong.That is - until Dr. Kerry Dearborne arrives.With a ghastly murder scene, no weapon, and every access locked from the inside, her gut tells her there’s something more to this murder.To find the answer, Kerry delves into the private life of a reclusive man who seems t...

A ruthless enemy has developed a bio-hacking technology that threatens millions of people.How long will it take before the U.S. enlists their top covert agent to hunt down the code?When the existence of a dangerous bio-hacking technology is discovered, Anna must not only secure the master computer chip but the code that controls it.What Anna uncovers sends shock waves through not only her own government but those fighting to obtain control of the da...

A dead body soon becomes a small town’s worst nightmare.Doctor Kerry Dearborne has just one question - who’s the young murder victim on her table?When a partially buried body is found on a popular hiking trail in Lake Pines, Doctor Kerry Dearborne begins to search for clues so she can give the young victim justice.The grim discoveries and shocking evidence she uncovers begin to point the finger of guilt in the direction of several people around her,...

Crimes from the past don’t always stay hidden.A harsh cold winter blows into Lake Pines, and with it, the murder of a much-loved local artist.The grim discovery of the artist's body sends chills through the small town, as the local police rush to find the killer and put the residents at ease.Lack of evidence at the murder scene; suspects that hold a trail of deceit; as well as one of the area's worst blizzards all threaten to leave the case unsolved...

One Body. Several Suspects. A murderous secret that refuses to remain hidden.When an antagonistic and secretive celebrity chef, Michel Lalonde, is found murdered on Storm Island, he leaves behind a trail of unanswered questions. As the investigation unravels the private life of the illusive chef, it becomes apparent that there were several people who wanted the chef removed from their lives - permanently.When local coroner, Kerry Dearborne, begins to invest...

All elite covert agents have one rule. Step out of line and you become the next target.During a black-ops surveillance of a Chinese target, Anna Ledin, a top U.S. agent, goes missing and the operation hits a dead end – or so they thought.After Anna is found, she finds herself disturbed by fragmented memories that threaten to reveal a terrifying truth about her and her country, but she keeps them hidden as she vows to continue with the mission.Danger...

"All murders were evil - or so her father raised her to believe. It was a sin. A grand sin. It was an action that, once taken, would permanently alter someone’s soul.But lately, she didn’t believe that was the truth."Tensions escalate when a woman returns to Lake Pines, determined to clear her name for a murder she didn't commit.Twenty-nine years ago, a fisherman reeled in a shocking discovery from the depths of Se...