Author: chsessums

A trip to state prison puts Jenny on the trail for a stolen necklace and right into the path of a killer… sure that the pendant around Cousin Betty’s neck is stolen, but one thing’s for sure—she doesn’t want to talk about where it came from. When my cousin gets gunned down walking home and the necklace disappears, I realize I’m not only looking for a thief . . . I’m dealing with a murderer. Can I track down the identity of a man named Jack in time, or will he disappear into the shadows, only to kill again?more

At a dime a dozen, I’m going broke handing out excuses for my dad.  The name on the door says “JD Pierson, Investigator,” but most days the chair behind his desk is empty. It’s 1936 and times are hard for everyone in Tyler, Texas, but it’s all I can do to keep the rent paid since Dad lost his way in a bottle of gin. When JD suddenly shows a moment of sober coherence, I whisk him off to his … moment of sober coherence, I whisk him off to his favorite fishing lake in the hopes I can keep him off the…