Lori Armstrong (Lorelei James) Books in Order

Private investigator Julie Collins works the hard edges of western South Dakota, where violence, family damage, and old loyalties are never far apart. Her first case shows just how personal a murder investigation can get.

Julie Collins takes on another South Dakota case and finds herself knee-deep in buried grudges and dangerous secrets. The deeper she pushes, the harder it becomes to keep her own rough past at arm's length.

A fresh death pulls Julie Collins into a messy investigation shaped by bad blood, small-town pressure, and the scars people carry for years. Getting to the truth means taking risks she knows better than to take.

Winter closes in as Julie Collins faces a brutal case in western South Dakota. Ice, isolation, and old resentments turn the search for answers into a dangerous grind.

Army veteran Mercy Gunderson returns to her South Dakota ranch after her father's death, hoping only to sort out family business. Instead she finds herself pulled into a murder case that exposes ugly secrets close to home.

Mercy Gunderson is still trying to settle back into civilian life when a pipeline fight turns ugly and an old Army friend ends up dead. The case drags her into local politics, buried motives, and the darker side of her community.

This shorter Mercy Gunderson story keeps Mercy caught between danger, family strain, and the stubborn need to see things through. Even in brief form, her world stays tense, personal, and hard to escape.

Julie Collins is back in a dark South Dakota mystery where violence and damaged relationships keep tangling together. The case hits close enough to remind her that the past never stays buried.

Mercy Gunderson keeps digging into the violence and corruption shadowing her South Dakota community, even when it puts her own future at risk. The case turns brutally personal, and backing off is not in her nature.

Julie Collins spots the trap but cannot resist stepping closer to the truth. Secrets, grudges, and sudden violence make every lead in this case feel risky.