MY BOOKS
You can run from the past, but you can’t hide forever.
Reeling from her sister’s murder, the bloodthirsty cat she inherited, and her new status as a med school dropout, Merit Reid’s world is already on fire when she discovers her best friend, Heidi, brutally murdered in a remote cabin in the forest.
A loving mother, dedicated park ranger and generous baker, Heidi has a lot of friends, but someone hated her enough to string her up by her ankles and slit her throat.
When the detective investigating Heidi’s death proves just as sloppy and self-interested as he was with Merit’s sister’s case, she drags herself out of her grief to get justice for Heidi on her own – and lands in the crosshairs of a killer.
Join Merit Reid in her very first investigation in this riveting crime thriller set in the heart of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Six human skulls in a secret room. A long-dormant serial killer flushed out of hiding. New victims being taken all over the state.
On the Cleveland waterfront, rookie FBI Agent Merit Reid is ready to prove herself among the seasoned agents on her squad. When a macabre trophy room is uncovered in the basement of a historic home in the affluent Merriman Valley, Merit gets her first taste of action.
Teaming up with her boss and reluctant mentor, Sean Everett, they’re hard at work identifying the victims from cold cases and missing persons – until a fresh body turns up. Two hours away, a decapitated woman in a vintage 1950s dress is discovered in the back yard of an abandoned home, head nowhere to be found, a note pinned to the body.
Six was only the beginning. Many more will be silenced.
Break Her Silence is a gripping crime thriller overflowing with secrets, lies and a serial killer whose depravity you won’t be able to look away from.
A psychopathic killer and a made man plot a jailbreak, spilling blood and taking hostages in a desperate bid for freedom.
Tenacious newbie agent Merit Reid and her seasoned partner Sean Everett join the manhunt, uncovering the fugitives’ sordid pasts. One is a three-time murderer with a temper and no impulse control. The other has the power of the Vaccaro crime family at his back. It’s up to the FBI duo to take them down before more lives are lost.
Carving a path of violence and terror across the city, the fugitives are getting help and when Merit uncovers a gut-wrenching tie to her sister’s untimely death, apprehending them is no longer only about justice and public safety… it’s personal.
Dramatic, suspenseful and twisty, Set Her Free is a nonstop crime thriller is a that will grip you from the very first page. Fans of Mary Stone, AJ Rivers and Elle Gray will be hooked on this fast-paced series.
COMING NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Dead, not buried.
A disturbing string of murders rocks the city. Young women are taken from their homes, bodies dumped brazenly in the streets, with fresh soil under their fingernails.
Merit and Sean are racing to catch the killer before he strikes again, but with the police corruption that tore Merit’s family apart still hanging over them, they don’t even know who to trust.
When the lines between the cases blur, one thing is clear: this killer will stop at nothing to keep his secrets buried.