Pepper Jackson Thrillers

A mysterious handsome new neighbor. A disturbing voice message. One impossible mission.Under mysterious circumstances, a handsome house-sitter moves in across the street from Pepper.Not long after, she notices a drone following her around town, even seeing it hovering outside her bedroom window.Pepper's ex calls, claiming he's in trouble. Deep trouble. Life and death trouble, and warns Pepper she's in danger too. Minutes later, he leaves a disturbing phone message that rocks Pepper to the core.A powerful ransomware program is unleashed on the Hunter Heights Police Department. Chief Stevens suspects someone in the department is involved. Maybe even Pepper.Unwittingly entangled in a high stakes matter of national security, Pepper is captured by ruthless criminals and forced to fulfill an impossible mission. Failure will result in the death of her beloved pets. And Officer Jack Weston.Pepper's caught in the middle. Do the right thing and bring down a group of sophisticated criminals, or break the law and preserve the lives of those she loves. Can she figure out a way to do both? Find out in this exciting second book of the Pepper Jackson Thriller series. An animal lover, fitness instructor, and author of dark and chilling thrillers...Shirley strives for what she calls, "plausible realism" in her books and garners critical details from her "police ride along" experiences as well as educating herself by attending and graduating from the West Jordan Citizen's Police Academy and receiving training as a CERT member (Community Emergency Response Team). She is currently a West Jordan Police Department VIPS (Volunteer In Police Service).​When researching Ultimate Trust (book 2 in the Jewels Trust M.U.R.D.E.R. series) her antagonist built a bomb and consequently blew up a house. To ensure the scene was "plausible" she met with the fire chief and a SWAT arson investigator who helped her "build a better bomb" for her story!"Thinking up and plotting the dastardly deeds of demented killers is a challenge," Shirley says. "However the real fun begins when figuring out how my heroine--and her studly hero, of course--will turn the tables, outsmart the twisted murderer, and survive."In real life, Shirley has been a victim of human predators more than once, yet lives by the motto: No matter what horrible circumstance life hurls at you, choose to survive and become stronger because of it. She uses that maxim as a guide when writing her novels.Shirley often wrangles friends into "role playing" when researching scenes and admits she "experiments" on herself and has done so with some of the tools her bad guys use, including duct tape, a variety of rope, and handcuffs. She even locked herself in the trunk of her car and attempted to escape. Hmmm. Knowing this, you may wonder how many of the stunts described in her books she tried on herself ... but she'll never tell! Smart. Sexy. Single. And a knack for trouble, either finding it or it finding her.Introducing Pepper Jackson. In her mid-forties and recently divorced, she's every bit as tough as she is drop-dead gorgeous.A Neighborhood Watch patroller, member of the Crime Busters book club, and advocate for finding forever homes for shelter pets, Pepper is an active, outspoken member of the community. Although adored by many, some abhor her, eager to see her fail. Or dead.Join Pepper in her hair-raising adventures as she and her sidekick, Myrna, unwittingly cross paths with serial killers.

Three missing women. Two twisted killers. One revenge murder.Embark on a spine-chilling journey into the heart of a mystery that refuses to be silenced in Murder Retreat, the fourth book in the Pepper Jackson Thriller series.At the isolated Tumble Lake cabins, three female writers vanish without a trace during a writing retreat over Halloween weekend. Despite exhaustive efforts, the case goes cold, and the media dubs the missing women the Tumble Lake Three.Months later, Pepper receives a last-minute invitation to speak at another writing retreat held at the same cabins. Driven by a desire to uncover the truth behind the unsettling disappearances, she hesitantly accepts.As Pepper delves deeper the Tumble Lake Three, she becomes increasingly suspicious of a bestselling novelist whose work seems more than merely inspired by the vanished writers.With hidden dangerous forces at play, Pepper soon finds herself entangled in a perilous life-and-death situation.Will Pepper uncover the truth behind the Tumble Lake Three, or become another victim of the chilling mystery?Murder Retreat is a gripping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. An animal lover, fitness instructor, and author of dark and chilling thrillers...Shirley strives for what she calls, "plausible realism" in her books and garners critical details from her "police ride along" experiences as well as educating herself by attending and graduating from the West Jordan Citizen's Police Academy and receiving training as a CERT member (Community Emergency Response Team). She is currently a West Jordan Police Department VIPS (Volunteer In Police Service).​When researching Ultimate Trust (book 2 in the Jewels Trust M.U.R.D.E.R. series) her antagonist built a bomb and consequently blew up a house. To ensure the scene was "plausible" she met with the fire chief and a SWAT arson investigator who helped her "build a better bomb" for her story!"Thinking up and plotting the dastardly deeds of demented killers is a challenge," Shirley says. "However the real fun begins when figuring out how my heroine--and her studly hero, of course--will turn the tables, outsmart the twisted murderer, and survive."In real life, Shirley has been a victim of human predators more than once, yet lives by the motto: No matter what horrible circumstance life hurls at you, choose to survive and become stronger because of it. She uses that maxim as a guide when writing her novels.Shirley often wrangles friends into "role playing" when researching scenes and admits she "experiments" on herself and has done so with some of the tools her bad guys use, including duct tape, a variety of rope, and handcuffs. She even locked herself in the trunk of her car and attempted to escape. Hmmm. Knowing this, you may wonder how many of the stunts described in her books she tried on herself ... but she'll never tell! Smart. Sexy. Single. And a knack for trouble, either finding it or it finding her.Introducing Pepper Jackson. In her mid-forties and recently divorced, she's every bit as tough as she is drop-dead gorgeous.A Neighborhood Watch patroller, member of the Crime Busters book club, and advocate for finding forever homes for shelter pets, Pepper is an active, outspoken member of the community. Although adored by many, some abhor her, eager to see her fail. Or dead.Join Pepper in her hair-raising adventures as she and her sidekick, Myrna, unwittingly cross paths with serial killers.

Days before Halloween, the vacant house across the street from Pepper is sold. The new homeowner moves in. Distrust rises. Jealousy festers.About the same time, a disturbing young man becomes obsessed with Pepper. But he's not the only one obsessed with her.A prominent woman in the community disappears without a trace, foul play suspected. Police have no leads. But Pepper believes she does, driving her to investigate.As Halloween day approaches, more women disappear and gruesome discoveries are made.Pepper's curiosity draws her deeper and deeper into danger. Life or death danger. Just when she thinks she's triumphed, a violent encounter she never saw coming changes everything. Perhaps forever. Will Pepper survive Halloween or become another victim in the countdown to murder? An animal lover, fitness instructor, and author of dark and chilling thrillers...Shirley strives for what she calls, "plausible realism" in her books and garners critical details from her "police ride along" experiences as well as educating herself by attending and graduating from the West Jordan Citizen's Police Academy and receiving training as a CERT member (Community Emergency Response Team). She is currently a West Jordan Police Department VIPS (Volunteer In Police Service).​When researching Ultimate Trust (book 2 in the Jewels Trust M.U.R.D.E.R. series) her antagonist built a bomb and consequently blew up a house. To ensure the scene was "plausible" she met with the fire chief and a SWAT arson investigator who helped her "build a better bomb" for her story!"Thinking up and plotting the dastardly deeds of demented killers is a challenge," Shirley says. "However the real fun begins when figuring out how my heroine--and her studly hero, of course--will turn the tables, outsmart the twisted murderer, and survive."In real life, Shirley has been a victim of human predators more than once, yet lives by the motto: No matter what horrible circumstance life hurls at you, choose to survive and become stronger because of it. She uses that maxim as a guide when writing her novels.Shirley often wrangles friends into "role playing" when researching scenes and admits she "experiments" on herself and has done so with some of the tools her bad guys use, including duct tape, a variety of rope, and handcuffs. She even locked herself in the trunk of her car and attempted to escape. Hmmm. Knowing this, you may wonder how many of the stunts described in her books she tried on herself ... but she'll never tell! Smart. Sexy. Single. And a knack for trouble, either finding it or it finding her.Introducing Pepper Jackson. In her mid-forties and recently divorced, she's every bit as tough as she is drop-dead gorgeous.A Neighborhood Watch patroller, member of the Crime Busters book club, and advocate for finding forever homes for shelter pets, Pepper is an active, outspoken member of the community. Although adored by many, some abhor her, eager to see her fail. Or dead.Join Pepper in her hair-raising adventures as she and her sidekick, Myrna, unwittingly cross paths with serial killers.