Western Edge Mystery Books in Order

Investigators Sam and Nate begin with vandalism at his family's Montana ranch, then uncover a murder tied to current threats. An estranged mother's return and escalating violence complicate their search for someone determined to keep decades-old secrets buried.

Sam's father's murder arrest points toward the ranch where she once helped Nate escape an abusive home. Finding the missing witness brings them together again, but investigating the old crime threatens the powerful family he hoped never to revisit.

A nameless stranger resembling Nate seeks help from Sam's investigation agency, and DNA confirms a family connection without explaining his past. Their search uncovers dangerous secrets just as a winter storm cuts the Montana town off from help.

A novelist hires Sam to investigate the trauma behind her grandmother's decades-long muteness. The inquiry entangles Nate's family and his attorney brother, exposing childhood memories and carefully protected secrets that place everyone pursuing the truth in danger.