Cassie Windom Mystery

A figure floats on the surface of Beauty Lake. Cassie swims out to retrieve it, desperately hoping the person is alive. If not, well, this isn't her first dead body. Haunted by the vicious murder of her best friend by an abusive lover, Cassie Windom abandons her career in Los Angeles and flees back home to Minnesota. She hopes to leave behind the guilt of a gruesome secret and to reshape her life. But escape is not as easy as changing geography, and a quirky small town is not the quiet retreat she expected. A terrifying tornado churns up a body in the lake outside her cabin, drawing her into a mystery that quickly becomes personal. When a second killing shocks the town, her search for a link between the two victims puts her own life in danger. Through the gruesome turmoil, Cassie deals with the complicated lives of her three sisters. Their banter, wit and sarcasm are not often helpful but always entertaining. Averted Vision is a witty page turner filled with twists and eccentric characters.

On a trip to Wolf Haunt Island with strangers. Cassie hopes to connect with a memory that shaped her life. Instead she discovers a dead body. Well, it's not her first murder. An artist struggling to rebuild a derailed career, Cassie attempts to solve a puzzle of missing pieces: a stolen necklace, a teen who vanished years ago, and the dangly private parts taken from a scandalous sculpture of a human torso. Visits from the ghost of her dead friend Vicky only complicate the situation. Her sisters, busy with their own dramas, are little to no help. Her best source of assistance is Dale, a young neighbor who attended high school with the victim. He knows Wolf Haunt, a place with a notorious reputation-and several social media sites. But it's not easy for Dale to spill what he knows. He has his own secrets to keep and three dates for the dance. Join the unlikely duo as they romp through their second mystery together.