Bücher der Reihe Sheriff Jada Steele Mysteries

Sheriff Steele's world shattered as US Marshall Maddox Creel entered her office with a swagger. After he recovered from finding a woman in the Sheriff's chair, he described the days-old escape of a prisoner, Augustus Sims. She couldn't believe her ears. How did this happen?Augustus is not someone you want walking around your neighborhood. A jury sentenced him to life in prison for murder two years ago, and that's where he belonged.Steele promised she would capture this guy again since the US Marshalls couldn't. So, they started with their two-year-old evidence box.As the Sheriff and the US Marshall got closer to capturing Augustus, people started getting hurt while Augustus murdered others. Then, Augustus turned the table on the Sheriff, leaving her on the brink of death.Does Sheriff Steele recover in time to capture Augustus, or does US Marshall Maddox Creel beat her to it?

A boy and girl die back-to-back. Literally.A fisherman discovered the boy's body submerged in the lake with his hands tied behind his back. When Sheriff Steele and her troops hoisted the body into their boat, they discovered something unsettling. The boy still held onto a girl's hand, but only a hand.With a promise to find the girl and identify the victims, the Sheriff's Office began their investigation, but when more bodies turn up in the same cove, things turn dicey, not only for the Sheriff's Office but the county too. They chase leads only to find out the killer is closer than they think, but the secret the killer holds shocks them all.