Riley Spartz

TV reporter Riley Spartz publicly clashes with local gossip writer Adam Lorenzo and throws a drink in his face after he implies in his newspaper column that she cheated on her dead husband. When the gossip is found shot to death, she is shocked to be charged with murder. Though the victim was widely despised, police seem unwilling to look any further for suspects, and Riley must use her skills to secretly investigate the case before it's too late and she winds up in jail.Everyone focuses on revenge as the motive in the gossip homicide, but Riley discovers the murder might actually have been a preemptive strike by new Channel 3 reporter Clay Burrel, after the gossip columnist stumbled upon evidence that could prove the reporter killed his wife-for ratings.

Riley goes on a dog rescue story sure to win over Minneapolis viewers. But when the Twin Cities' latest murder victim is someone from Riley's past, she can't stay away. Kate Warner was her college roommate's sister. The killer's signature, a chalk outline of a winged angel, links him to a string of homicides across the Midwest. Which then leads Riley to the legendary Black Angel statue in an Iowa cemetery, and may lead to a twisted trap designed just for her by the angel killer himself.

No women near the small Minnesota tourist town have been reported missing; No women near the small Minnesota tourist town have been reported missing; because the victim's face is damaged, she can't be identified without the help of a forensic artist. She finally is recognized as Sarah Yoder, a young Amish woman, the police have difficulty investigating the case because the Amish believe in forgiveness rather than prosecution. When Riley finds a clue the cops miss, she uncovers a dark web of fraud and deception in the community - driven by motives as old as the Bible.

When TV reporter Riley Spartz receives a package of rotting human teeth in the mail at work one day, she's quickly embroiled in a homicide investigation that spirals into one of the odder cases the Minneapolis police force have ever seen. Though they try to keep certain grisly details quiet, this murder has a strange twist-it seems that the criminal wants his crimes publicized. Riley's investigation takes her inside a lucrative identity theft ring that links criminals from all walks of life. But as the stakes continue to rise, Riley finds herself face-to-face with a murderer who's willing to risk it all for a killer story, and has lured her into a fatal trap.