Valorie Dawes fights an international kidnapping syndicate on behalf of a new college friend--and harbors serious doubts about her future as a police officer.At a young age, Valorie Dawes vowed to avenge the death of her uncle, a policeman killed in the line of duty, by following in his footsteps. During her first month at college, the mysterious disappearance of a close friend's child drags her into the role of crimefighter much earlier than planned....

A man serves on the jury of a murder trial -- for the crime that he committed.Peter Robertson, 33, discovers his wife is cheating on him. Following her suspected boyfriend one night, he erupts into a rage, beats him and leaves him to die... or so he thought. Soon he discovers that he has killed the wrong man – a perfect stranger.Six months later, impaneled on a jury, he realizes that the murder being tried is the one he committed. After wrestling w...

The Lying Injustice Thrillers is a two-part boxed set of crime thrillers by Gary Corbin. Set in the Pacific Northwest, the first novel, Lying in Judgment, chronicles the anguished jury service of a man, Peter Robertson, who sits in judgment of a man being tried for murder - the crime that Peter committed.The sequel, Lying in Vengeance, resumes the story two months after the trial when a fellow juror, Chri...

Lehigh Carter fears only two things: dogs and women.His fears are about to become very real.In the small town of Clarkesville, in the heart of the Oregon Cascade Mountains, a humble forester stumbles into the complex world of crooked cops and power-hungry politicians… all because he rescued a stray, injured dog on the highway.Lehigh Carter didn’t really mean to adopt the dog. But his ex-fiancée, Stacy McBride, convinces him to do it...

Rookie cop Valorie Dawes fights racism and sexism in her hometown police department as she pursues a savage sex offender - and confronts her own #metoo past.For Valorie Dawes, #metoo means it’s time to #fightback.Jack Reacher meets Tracy Crosswhite as #metoo victims find a heroine who will fight back for them - with a vengeance.Rookie policewoman Valorie Dawes has a mission: take serial child molesters like Richard Harkins off the streets o...

No good deed goes unpunished.In the small town of Clarkesville, in the heart of the Oregon Cascade Mountains, a humble forester stumbles into the complex world of crooked cops and power-hungry politicians… all because he rescued a stray, injured dog on the highway.Lehigh Carter's simple, lonely life takes an abrupt turn when an act of kindness leads unexpectedly to a life-or-death fight with the powers-that-be in a town too small for anyone to get ...

The Engineer has a mission: to clean up the human gene pool.His method: killing women who have what he considers “defective” DNA.His primary victims are members of a self-help therapy group focused on body-shaming and body-image issues. The group includes two of Val Dawes’s closest friends–and before long, Val becomes a target as well.Now the youngest-ever detective in the Clayton City Police, Val goes undercover to track down how the killer is iden...

When the cops and courts fail, The Redeemer exacts his own form of justice.When the bodies of freed sex offenders turn up with increasing regularity in western Connecticut, the Clayton Police Department responds with a disinterested yawn.Second-year cop Val Dawes doesn't share the department's apparent indifference to the trend of vigilante justice. But her warnings fall on deaf ears, especially after her jealous rivals in the department get her suspended o...

A shadowy alliance of extremists start shooting up abortion clinics…and Val’s best friend Beth lies in the cross-hairs.When a fanatical sniper takes aim at women entering family planning clinics, Val risks everything to protect her closest friend.Val Dawes and the WAVE Squad get called into action after Clayton’s family planning clinics receive ominous threats: Close the clinics, or else.WAVE Squad member Valorie Dawes takes this threat per...

While jogging off duty along the riverfront, rookie cop Valorie Dawes discovers the body of a young girl—and ignites a manhunt for a serial killer.The Shoeless Schoolgirl Slayer has remained a step ahead of the Clayton, CT police for months. All of his victims drowned. All were found barefoot. And all bear the same strange, fresh tattoo.Then rookie cop Val Dawes notices patterns that eluded the department’s more traditional senior detectives. Following her ...

He's a good man with a dark secret. She knows it, and needs a man killed.In the middle of a hot summer night, Peter Robertson's phone rings. A beautiful woman issues a threat: kill Kyle, the man who stalks and abuses her, or she'll expose Peter's horrible past.Peter pretends to go along as he seeks another, less violent solution. But Kyle turns up dead anyway, and the police arrest Peter's best friend, Frankie, of all people.Peter knows he'...

Rookie Cop Valorie Dawes must stop an imminent violent attack by a ruthless, cunning extremist group. Standing in her way is the sudden return of a person she barely knows: her mother.As part of a sting operation, rookie cop Val Dawes uncovers a national sex trafficking ring operating out of Clayton with ties to a violent right-wing splinter group. Her investigation reveals the group may be planning a violent attack in a matter of days.Just when th...