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Maxy Awards Winner - Best Mystery
"An intelligent, immersive police procedural that will leave you pining for another Jack Bailey novel." -Best Thrillers
What if it happened to your daughter? At first Detective Jack Bailey wonders who would kill a nice guy like Todd Kaplan. But it doesn't take long for Jack to realize Todd should've thought twice about what he did to several girls he dated. Was his murder justified?
Jack Bailey, small-town hard-boiled detective, must solve the crime, but his own unrelenting demons rising from his struggle with PTSD and buried family secrets complicate his task. Daily work at the station affords Jack distraction from the inner turmoil that penetrates his nights. Darkness brings unwanted memories, nightmares, and the realization he needs to face what happened ten years ago.
Through the searing Texas summer heat, Jack's team of detectives works hard interrogating witnesses in an effort to discover Todd Kaplan's true character. But it's patrol cop, Denise Williams, who rises above her calling to assist in questioning a crucial witness. Smart and sassy, she holds her own with Jack's moody temperament. All the while, a new romantic interest with a woman who is off limits proves problematic for Jack as he tries to make the right decision.
Was this small-town murder an act of justice or revenge? Only a parent who has tragically lost a child can hold the answer in their hearts. Jack understands. Only too well.
About the author
Meg Lelvis grew up in northern Minnesota and taught English and psychology in Houston and Dallas. Her first novel, Bailey's Law, won the 2017 Maxy Award for Best Mystery. Meg's second Bailey novel, Blind Eye, was released in April 2018. It won Maxy Award's runner-up for Best Mystery in 2018.A Letter from Munich was her third novel, which won the 2020 PenCraft 2nd Place Award for Historical War. Her fourth book, Back of the Yard, won Indie Author TX Project for Adult Fiction in 2021 and was a finalist in the Hawthorne Prize in 2022. Book five, Frozen Girl of Spirit Lake will be published in May 2024.Meg resides in Orlando with her husband and their Pyrenees dog, Chloe.
