Chris Patchell Books in Order

Preparing to marry a prosecutor, Jill Shannon fears the scrutiny his political future could bring to her secrets. A detective investigating a reporter’s murder begins asking questions that threaten the life she has carefully rebuilt.

Marissa Rooney finds her college daughter missing and a half-used vial of insulin left behind. Racing to bring her home, she must confront a threat connected to her own past before the disappearance becomes irreversible.

Years after surviving a brutal attack, prosecutor Elizabeth Holt remains determined to find her assailant. A breakthrough in the cold case forces her to confront the cost of that pursuit and the tension between justice, love and obsession.

A routine robbery call reveals kidnapping supplies in a suspect's car, then ends in lethal violence. With her only lead dead and a connected woman missing, detective Lacey James must follow a disturbing trail before another life is lost.

Officer Lacey James finds a frightened, speechless girl alone on an Oregon highway. With no family coming forward, the investigation uncovers links to an infamous cold case, bringing public scrutiny that could endanger the child she hopes to protect.

Abandoned on a remote mountain road after accepting a ride to a New Year's Eve party, Audrey Drummond faces a worsening storm. Officer Lacey James searches with few clues, unaware that the weather is only part of the danger.

The murder of newcomer Jonathan Jones draws officer Lacey James into conflicting accounts of his final hours. Working with partner Eli Davidson, she follows physical clues and local gossip through Sweet Home's secrets until the investigation threatens her own safety.

Software engineer Indira Saraf has always lived in her brother Amar's shadow. When one of his students disappears and another is murdered, his arrest forces her to investigate whether the family favorite is innocent or hiding a devastating truth.

When two pregnant women disappear, the Holt Foundation searches for what connects them. Investigator Seth Crawford races to prevent another abduction while Marissa Rooney attracts the predator's attention and guards a secret that could unravel her life.

Mystery writer Austin Martell returns to Whidbey Island after his mother's apparent accident and begins questioning his brother's earlier death. Police chief Ellie Sharpe joins his search as another killing suggests someone will do anything to conceal the past.

A high school athlete's death shakes Sweet Home soon after another student's fatal car accident. Officer Lacey James investigates troubled relationships and contradictory accounts, uncovering a connection to a missing teenager that makes the town's secrets increasingly dangerous.