Publisher's Synopsis
Meet Ren Copeland. Seattle East's only female detective has a humdinger of a case on her hands when an icy blonde named Lydia Merton arrives home from a trip and discovers a corpse in her Capitol Hill residence. Lydia claims to have never seen the dead girl before, but as a growing number of coincidences bind her to the events, it seems likely she is involved.After another two young people die, the trail of clues leads Ren to an alternative religious community in northern California called Shadow Rock. There Ren must use her wits to fend off danger and find a way to solve this most puzzling of cases.Closer to home, Ren has to deal with the matter of Delphine Hutching. Delphine was the love of Ren's life before she disappeared onto the streets years ago. Now she seems to be lurking around again. Will Ren ever get over her and move on? She has reason to want to when a sexy martial arts instructor catches her eye.Shadow Rock has been lauded as a "compelling mystery with complex characters" by former literary agent Caren Estesen. Literary agent Dee Mura praised it for having "a strong lesbian protagonist who large audiences can identify with." It is the first book in the Flashback Mystery(TM) series. Near the end of the narrative, the reader sees the crimes in flashback as they happened, learning details even Ren didn't uncover.Jump right in and help Ren solve the mystery of Shadow Rock. Ren will never forget her first, and neither will you.
