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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 intuition, she discovers clues that convince her she's closing in.

Lehigh Carter never wanted to be sheriff. And he sure never wanted to arrest his new father-in-law for murder. Mountain Man Lehigh Carter, drafted into serving as acting sheriff of Mt. Hood County after exposing his predecessor's corruption, is compelled to arrest his new father-in-law for the murder of Everett Downey, the most despised man in town. Still learning on the job, Lehigh continues to investigate loose ends that don't add up, but ambitious prosecutor Ray "The Reverend" Ferguson seems intent on blocking him at every turn.

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 crime fighter much earlier than planned. But Val's initial attempts to help lead to mistrust and recrimination. Self-doubts escalate, not only about Val's future as a cop, but over her ability to make and sustain the trust of a friend.

In this exciting, character-driven police procedural by acclaimed author Gary Corbin, rookie policewoman Valorie Dawes has a mission: take serial child molesters like Richard Harkins off the streets in her small hometown of Clayton, CT, for good. But Valorie's past includes childhood abuse trauma of her own, and her battle with this cunning, vicious criminal awakens memories and emotions she'd rather forget.

Rustic forester Lehigh Carter must prove that his fiancée, Stacy McBride, is innocent of murdering a popular acting sheriff. But evidence that she may have had a secret affair with the victim makes even Lehigh wonder if he should fight for her freedom against the corrupt local machine that accused her.

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 an injured stray 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, with a promise to help.

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's innocent, but can he prove it without directing the finger of blame at himself - for both murders?

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 he has killed the wrong man - a perfect stranger. Six months later, impaneled on a jury, he realizes the murder being tried is the one he committed. After wrestling with his conscience, he works hard to convince the jury to acquit the accused man. But the prosecution's case is strong, as the accused man had both motive and opportunity to commit the murder.