Natural Causes

5

Three years after she walks away from her job as a homicide detective, Sam is in Denver, building a new career as a PI and partner in a boutique firm. She thinks she’s left behind the violence and loss that marked her earlier life. She’s wrong.

The Wedding Crasher

1
(Ruthenia Press, 2019)

Sheriff Sam Tate leads the hunt for a Tennessee killer murdering would-be brides.

Bird in Hand

2
(Ruthenia Press, 2020)

Sam’s new job on Maryland’s Eastern Shore has her hunting a 300-year-old treasure, a compulsive killer, and a dead pirate.

Freeze Before Burning

3
(Ruthenia Press, 2021)

On vacation in New York City, Sam faces past traumas and a killer who is literally icing true crime fans.

Judge Not

4
(Ruthenia Press, 2023)

Sam comes up against a clever killer with a warped sense of justice.

The Former Assassin

(Ruthenia Press, 2018)
In this character-driven suspense thriller, a wife, mother, and former assassin tries to reconcile her unhappy and morally compromised past with the possibility of a happier future.

Hope In Small Doses

(Ruthenia Press, 2015)
Nikki offers a version of workable hope that thrives not on certainty, but on possibility.

Review: “Sparkling with human dramas, observations and quandaries.”

Because I Say So

(Ruthenia Press, 2013)
This provocative book explores the role of moral authority in American contemporary culture, beginning with Nikki’s experience as a 9/11 widow.

Review: “Impassioned and important.”