In the shadows of an alley in Los Angeles, Detective Lena Gamble stands at a crossroads. For eight long months not a single murder case has come her way, her good name tarnished by city bosses and the dark politics of the LAPD.

But then fate deals her a hand from the cards of death. A body, a girl, a young woman—dismembered and tossed in a dumpster with the trash.

The only lead is delivered in secret. A mysterious courier, a lost witness, who drops off an envelope with the victim’s driver’s license and a video clip. A glimpse into the murderer’s world.

As Lena digs deeper, her path is fraught with mystery and deceit and whispers of a larger conspiracy. And with the body count rising, the LAPD and city bosses are watching, waiting for a misstep—hoping for it—spying on her through the walls of her own home.

Yet Lena’s resolve never wavers, her mind sharp as the blade that stole the girl’s life. And when she unearths the killer’s lair—the knives, the blood, the dead girl’s clothing—she knows it’s a race against time.

A dark dance of intellect and intuition, where every clue is a step closer to the truth, and every truth is a step closer to redemption. Will Lena Gamble outsmart everyone who wants to see her fail? Or will the City of Angels claim another lost soul to its depths? Will she live or will she die?

The answers lie in that chilling moment Lena reaches the end of the road. The moment she discovers the lost witness.

“Scorching. Deliciously twisted. Nothing is what it appears to be. Ellis succeeds masterfully in both playing fair and pulling surprise after surprise in a story that feels like a runaway car plunging down a mountain road full of switchbacks.”
—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

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Henry and Emily Fox are jolted from their peaceful semi-retirement in the idyllic community of Sugarbury Falls, Vermont when Emily discovers a dead body during her morning run. As if the discovery isn’t shocking in itself, Emily learns the dead body has a connection to the adult summer writing camp she is about to start teaching. With no apparent cause of death, Henry’s buddy, the coroner, suspects foul play. Neither Dr. Henry, nor former reporter Emily can resist solving a puzzle. As they work to solve the mystery, they discover an intricate web of relationships and motives involving the writers in Emily’s class. Along the way, they are confronted with a profound, life changing decision. Follow A Deadly Course through the first book in the Sugarbury Falls mystery series and see if Emily and Henry make it safely to the end.

A brutal murder. A cryptic crime scene. A killer who rewrites the rules.

Detective Inspector Joe Hogarth faces a chilling puzzle—a victim bound to a chair, stabbed viciously, yet eerily at peace before the end. It looks like a gangland execution. But why did the killer first administer a blissful overdose?
Then, another body turns up. Same gruesome details. Same ruthless precision.

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As the body count rises, Hogarth must untangle a web of deception, greed, and buried secrets before the next victim falls.
But danger isn’t only on the case—someone from Hogarth’s past has returned. And they’re out for only one thing…
Revenge.

With time running out and enemies closing in, Hogarth must track a killer while watching his own back.
Because justice comes at a price. And this time, it's personal.

THE BLOOD LINE—A gripping DI Hogarth thriller where villains rise, heroes fall… and the truth cuts deep.
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A body is never good for a room’s feng shui …

The McKays' divorce played out in the unforgiving public eye, mirroring Sheriff Mark McKay's humiliating defeat in the recent election. Just as it seems everyone is ready to move on, Mark is discovered lifeless, right in the middle of one of his ex-wife Courtney’s staged houses.

The talented interior decorator finds herself at the epicenter of the accusations. Despite the town's speculative murmurs, Hadley and her friends are unwavering in their belief of her innocence.

In a case where appearances can be deceiving, it will require a discerning eye and unwavering determination to unearth the truth. The puzzle surrounding Mark's demise becomes a complex tapestry of secrets. Hadley and the gang are determined to see justice prevail, confident that the interior decorator they've embraced as a member of their community is far from a killer.

Recipes included: Blackberry plum jam and cranberry butter