D.L. MADDOX

She lost everything for refusing to stop investigating. Now the conspiracy she exposed is hunting her across two continents. Kate Mercer was a senior investigator for the Arizona Attorney General—until she got too close to a financial fraud scheme that powerful people wanted buried. They...

Jane Ashcroft has spent years running. In Norway, she finally believes she can stop.High above Bergen, Jane, R, and Fable have found a place that feels like home. Jane walks the city's steep hills with Fable at her side, and slowly, cautiously, begins to believe the past has finally let them go...

She walks dogs. She gets to know their owners. And she inevitably discovers what her clients are capable of.Jane Ashcroft walks dogs under a false name, trying to stay quiet, unnoticed, untouchable.It should be the perfect way to disappear.Instead, the dogs lead her into other people's...

The killer isn’t just close. He answers the door when she knocks.Jane Ashcroft came to Corvallis, Oregon, looking for a clean slate. A quiet college town. New dog-walking clients. A chance to heal alongside R, the best friend she has left, and Fable, the dog who saved her life.Then a young...

Jane Ashcroft walks dogs under a false name, trying to stay quiet, unnoticed, untouchable.In Old Saybrook, Connecticut, Jane thinks she's found the perfect place to disappear. The Loomis family needs someone to care for Fable, their powerful Belgian Malinois, on an estate built on privilege...

THE STUNNING CONCLUSION TO THE KATE MERCER FILES. What began in Phoenix and led to Amsterdam now reaches a final confrontation in Zurich. Kate has followed a trail of missing people and money across continents, uncovering a powerful network that preys on the vulnerable while hiding in plain...

The money leads to Amsterdam. So does the danger. After exposing a network that funneled public support payments offshore, former investigator Kate Mercer thought she'd seen the worst. She was wrong. Now the trail leads to Amsterdam—and to a powerful circle that hides behind legitimate...

Kate Mercer used to investigate people who stole money. Now they live in her building. A year ago, Kate was a senior investigator for the Arizona Attorney General. Then she refused to bury a fraud case involving missing people and millions of dollars—and lost her career, her reputation, and...

Jane thought Santa Fe would be safe. Then someone stole her dog.In Santa Fe, Jane finally has something that feels like a normal life: walking dogs, mornings with Fable, evenings with R. For once, no one is trying to kill her.Then a client who knows Jane’s past makes her a tempting offer.Three...

Before the scars. Before the secrets. Before Jane Ashcroft learned just how dangerous curiosity could be.Jane needs a fresh start. A fake name, a clean record, and a dog-walking job in Paradise Bluff—one of Phoenix’s most exclusive gated communities—might finally give her one.The money is...