The curtain falls. The storm rises. The truth refuses to stay buried.
Short Stacks
Mystery, Short Stories
Published 5/7/2025
90 pages
HIDDEN TREACHERY presents two riveting mysteries where nothing is as it seems and deadly secrets lurk beneath carefully crafted facades.
In FINAL PERFORMANCE, retired detective James Woodward confronts the case that ended his career when a young actress is murdered at Seattle’s historic Orpheum Theatre—posed identically to a fifteen-year-old cold case.
As Woodward and his team unravel decades of secrets hidden within the theater’s walls, they discover a sinister network of illegal adoptions and separated twins.
With the Hunter’s Moon rising again, Woodward races to unmask the killer before the final curtain falls on another victim.
In LETHAL CURRENTS, investigative journalist Olivia Sherwood’s forced vacation aboard a luxury Mediterranean cruise quickly capsizes into danger when she uncovers connections between high-profile jewelry thefts and an unexpected murder.
Trapped at sea with a ship full of suspects—including a mysterious security chief, a tech billionaire’s secretive daughter, and even an old friend with questionable motives—Olivia must navigate treacherous waters of international espionage as the ship begins to sink during a violent storm.
Two standalone mysteries. One common truth: In a world where everyone performs, the most dangerous secrets hide behind the most convincing masks.