Lacey James Series – serie

A small-town psychological crime thriller that opens with a routine robbery call and ends at the door of a kidnapper’s private nightmare. Female-detective police procedural set in Sweet Home, Oregon, with chapters inside the predator’s head.A Stolen Hammer. A Dead Suspect. A Trail That Leads Somewhere Worse.Detective Lacey James of Sweet Home, Oregon needs to solve her marriage problems. Instead, her focus is on a culprit fleeing a robbery call, and her alarm grows when his getaway car turns out to hide rope, gloves, zip ties, and a gun. Her success in hunting the man down turns to horror when he grabs a firearm, killing a fellow officer and then himself.With her only lead lying silent on a slab, Lacey’s suspicions harden after a woman connected to the case turns up missing. Fearing what every wasted hour means for the kidnapped victim, she follows the clues to a gruesome scene, and a warning that she may already be too late.Find Her is the first book in the Lacey James small-town crime thriller series and a BookFest Gold Medal winner for best police procedural, for readers who love sharp-witted heroines, small-town police procedurals and villain-POV chapters. Perfect for fans of Kendra Elliot, Lisa Regan and Melinda Leigh.Praise for Find Her:★★★★★ “Find Her has all the earmarks of a top-notch psychological thriller.”★★★★★ “This fantastic small-town crime thriller is well-written with interesting storylines that captivate your attention the entire time.”★★★★★ “Excellent detective work by Lacey James, I loved her dedication to solve the crime and not give up on finding her.”★★★★★ “It is a cleverly plotted story with plenty of drama, both crime and personal, some angst, mystery, and thrilling suspense that brings you to the edge of your seat.”★★★★★ “Lacey James is very relatable as a modern woman who does her job well while trying to hold everything together in her personal life.”★★★★★ “Lacey is strong, smart, and capable.”★★★★★ “The view into the mind of Noah was interesting and chilling.”★★★★★ “I love the small-town start to the first book in the Lacey James series. What starts out as a robbery sure takes a dark turn.”★★★★★ “Officer Lacey James is a great character – tough, believable, tenacious.”★★★★★ “This is a very good start to the Lacey James series.”

A snowbound small-town crime thriller that strands a woman on a frozen mountain road and sends one determined officer into the storm after her. Survival suspense and police procedural grit in the Oregon mountains.A Killer Storm. A Missing Woman. A Long Way From Help.A New Year’s Eve party is the perfect chance for Audrey Drummond to reconnect with old friends, and she hitches a ride with her high school ex. What begins as a trip down memory lane ends as a stone-cold nightmare when Audrey is abandoned on a mountain road: bitter cold, black as sin, miles from help.Audrey’s disappearance thrusts Officer Lacey James into action. With few clues to go on and the storm growing more treacherous by the minute, the search takes a dark and perilous turn. And the weather isn't the only thing on that mountain trying to kill.Save Her is the second book in the Lacey James small-town crime thriller series and winner of the 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Award for best novella, for readers who love survival suspense, snowbound settings and small-town police procedurals. Perfect for fans of Kendra Elliot, Melinda Leigh and Lisa Regan.Praise for Save Her:★★★★★ “This book is a page-turner, and you won’t be disappointed!”★★★★★ “This one is a true nail-biter, and had me holding on for the ride!”★★★★★ “I love Lacey James and her fight for life and love!”★★★★★ “She’s as smart as she is tough.”★★★★★ “I love police officer Lacey James. She’s a smart, strong, and determined female lead.”★★★★★ “New Year’s Eve, a snowstorm, an ex-boyfriend, a missing woman, all set the scene in a well-written mystery that you’ll be glad you picked up.”★★★★★ “She is a confident and ever-pressing officer and she will capture your hearts with her perseverance and never give up attitude.”★★★★★ “This is an intense race against time.”★★★★★ “This second book in the Lacey James series is action packed.”

A small-town psychological thriller set in Sweet Home, Oregon, where a murder investigation runs headlong into a close-knit community’s lies. Female-detective police procedural with salacious gossip, unreliable witnesses and twists built on small-town loyalty gone sour.When Officer Lacey James is called to the scene of a murder, she doesn’t recognize the victim. Jonathan Jones, JJ to everyone in town, is new to Sweet Home. Someone wanted JJ dead. And someone else knows why.On the hunt for the murderer, Lacey reconstructs the victim’s trail: a bar fight, a bloody footprint, a timeline that doesn’t add up. Together with her partner, Eli Davidson, she pieces together the clues while keeping track of the witnesses’ lies. Each twist in the case raises new questions about the victim and the motive behind the crime. Then a piece of salacious gossip sends the investigation reeling down a path that puts Lacey herself in a killer’s sights.Tell Her is the third book in the Lacey James Mystery series, a small-town psychological crime thriller, for readers who love strong female detectives, close-knit communities with something to hide and twists that land without warning. Perfect for fans of Tana French, L.J. Ross and Elly Griffiths.Praise for Tell Her:★★★★★ “This series keeps getting better and better.”★★★★★ “Seeing how Lacey handles all going on in her personal life and still managing to perform her duties shows her strength of character.”★★★★★ “Really good police case with lots of surprises.”★★★★★ “This story rolls at a really nice pace with well planted twists and turns.”★★★★★ “Just when I thought I figured it out, bam! Chris hits with another bombshell.”★★★★★ “The twists and turns kept me guessing - and I couldn't put the book down.”★★★★★ “The main character Lacey is an amazing woman, mother and police officer.”★★★★★ “Glad to see a strong female lead.”★★★★★ “It was definitely a page-turner. I couldn’t put it down.”★★★★★ “This powerfully written story grabs you immediately and doesn’t let go.”

A small-town psychological crime thriller that begins with a child alone on an empty highway and no one looking for her. Cold-case echoes, task-force procedural detail and a media storm descending on Sweet Home, Oregon.A Child With No Name. A Town With a Long Memory.It’s early morning in Sweet Home, Oregon. Officer Lacey James is speeding down an empty highway when a young girl appears out of nowhere, alone, terrified, and unable to speak. Lacey begins searching for her parents, but the investigation soon hits a dead end.A task force is formed with the help of outside agencies. Who's this child? Where does she come from? And why has no one stepped forward to claim her?As the mystery of the girl’s identity starts to unravel, a truth about the child’s past emerges, and a link to an infamous cold case thrusts Lacey into a media firestorm the likes of which Sweet Home has never seen. Revealing what she knows could endanger the girl’s life. Staying silent might cost it anyway.Hide Her is a Lacey James small-town crime thriller and a Readers’ Favorite Award winner for best crime fiction, for readers who love abandoned-child mysteries, cold-case links and fiercely protective heroines. Perfect for fans of Lisa Regan, Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh.Praise for Hide Her:★★★★★ “The Lacey James series is one of my favorite series!”★★★★★ “I loved the twists the story took, and I love that the story moved forward quickly.”★★★★★ “I can’t get enough of Lacey and her ‘realness’.”★★★★★ “Another good one. Very good book of police work and complications in the case.”★★★★★ “Storyline has depth, humor and mystery and flawless writing.”★★★★★ “This is one of my favorite mystery/suspense series.”★★★★★ “Also the characters are easy to identify with and admire.”★★★★★ “It was a gripping story of a lost child.”★★★★★ “This series gets better and better each novel.”