Eve Sawyer Mystery

A dead girl on the road. An accident, or something more sinister? Eve Sawyer takes off for a carefree end-of-summer getaway before diving back into another busy fall semester. Seeking relaxation and respite on the heels of solving a recent murder case, she has no plans and no destination in mind. But when Eve stops at a roadside diner to enjoy a homestyle country meal, she hears about a dead woman found on the road. A local girl named Kaylee, not much younger than Eve. Eve is just passing through Vain, a tiny Southern flyspeck of a town, and the last thing she expected is to stumble upon a highway hit-and-run investigation and get involved. She feels an urge to stay. Maybe it was fate that brought her here. She can't leave town. Not just yet. Not before finding out how Kaylee died. Was it an accident? Or something else? Danger lurks as someone is determined to get rid of Eve before she uncovers the truth. As Eve investigates and puts her inherent curiosity and instinctive skills to use, what dark secrets will she unearth?

Eve Sawyer is expecting a fun summer vacation until the chef at a popular food truck is attacked. But he's not the only victim... Chef Blake Conway has been stirring up the locals with his campaign for a plastics ban on the quaint town's littered beach. When Eve's friend Cassie takes her to visit Blake's crêpe food truck and they discover he's being rushed to the hospital, the college journalism student can't just stand by, especially after Cassie's beach house is burglarized. Beach Beat reporter Jake Thorne, who takes Eve on as an intern, mentors her while they race to find the answers. The fuse is running short on suspects who oppose Blake's proposed ordinance. And a killer is lurking at the small town's quiet beach, where murders are practically unheard of. As more suspects are embroiled in this web of mystery and crime, what dark secrets will come to light?