Murder Under the Willows (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798244132366)

When two bodies are discovered beneath the willows at Wilson's Landing, former SLED detective Sherie Burton is pulled from grief-stricken retirement to solve a case that will nearly cost her life.

Sherie moved to Conway, South Carolina to heal after her husband's tragic death, hoping the quiet college town would offer refuge from her past. But when Chyrl-ann Foster and Deb Winslow-two promising young students from Coastal Carolina University-are found dead by the Waccamaw River, Sherie can't refuse the father's desperate plea for help.

What appears to be a tragic double suicide quickly unravels into something far more sinister. The girls share an identical crescent-shaped birthmark-statistically impossible unless they're related. But their families claim no connection. As Sherie digs deeper, she discovers the girls were half-sisters who never knew the truth about their biological father.

Paul Rhodes-successful pharmaceutical executive, devoted husband, respected professor-has spent twenty years burying his secrets. When his abandoned daughters threaten to expose him, he makes a chilling decision: some problems require permanent solutions.

Now Sherie finds herself in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a killer who's already murdered twice and won't hesitate to kill again. When Rhodes lures her into a trap, drugs her, and leaves her for dead in the treacherous Cooper Swamp, Sherie must draw on every ounce of strength and determination to survive.

A gripping Southern cozy mystery about family secrets, the bonds that connect us, and one woman's relentless pursuit of justice-no matter the cost.

Perfect for fans of Nevada Barr, Sue Grafton, and Southern atmospheric mysteries.