Detective Riley: Echoes Of Murder (Book 1: A Cold Day in Hell)

One dead woman. One perfect suspect. And a detective who begins to fear the truth is far more dangerous than it seems.

Detective Lauren Riley is used to chasing answers buried in Buffalo’s coldest murder cases. But when powerful attorney Frank Violanti asks her to investigate the murder of Katherine Vine, Lauren is pulled into a case where the evidence appears almost impossible to challenge.

Eighteen-year-old David Spencer was the last person known to be with Katherine. His DNA is everywhere. To the police, the case is simple. To Lauren, the deeper she looks, the more dangerous the unanswered questions become. A troubled marriage, hidden affairs and a trail of secrets suggest that the obvious answer may be the wrong one.

As the trial approaches, Lauren must decide whether David Spencer is an innocent young man trapped by devastating circumstances—or a killer who has learned exactly how to hide behind reasonable doubt.

But some monsters do not disappear when a case is closed. Sometimes, setting one free is only the beginning.