Publisher's Synopsis
Dark secrets lurk beneath small-town respectability. A dismembered body. A missing wife. Money trails that lead to dangerous places.
When Old Man Dawson stumbles upon a severed hand in his field, Sheriff Trent Parker is thrust into a harrowing investigation that unravels murder, lies, and deadly alliances. As Parker delves deeper, he realizes that the victim, Walt Collins, a banker is a key player in a deadly game involving the cartel and the Emerald Order mafia.
Sophia Collins, a retired schoolteacher, is devastated by her husband's gruesome death. Determined to uncover the truth, she digs into Walt's hidden world, uncovering sinister ties to money laundering and criminal enterprises. Together with her sister Vera-whose husband teeters between the FBI and the underworld-Sophia embarks on a dangerous quest for answers. But as they uncover more secrets, they find themselves entangled in a power struggle orchestrated by the enigmatic Carter Vaughn, a man who makes problems disappear.
In a town where innocence is an illusion, Sheriff Parker must navigate treacherous waters to uncover justice and bring a fractured community face-to-face with its darkest truths. But in Riverside, the line between hero and villain grows ever thinner.
