Hello there!

I’m excited to announce the launch of my 7th book, The Secret of the Northern Cross. Like all of my books, it’s a stand-alone story of mystery and adventure with unexpected twists and turns. Unlike my other books, this new one involves many of the primary characters from my last book, The November Plot. It continues the story of Sheriff Jack Holiday and his pharmacist wife Beth who live in a second-floor apartment above their store, Holiday Drugs. In large part, it takes place in the sleepy (and fictional) Michigan town of Gull Harbor located on the shores of Lake Superior at the tip of the Keweenaw in Michigan’s upper peninsula.

In writing The November Plot, I admit that I had no intention of it being the first of a series. But I found myself really caring about Jack and Beth. In writing The Secret of the Northern Cross, I guess, I just had to see what daunting and dangerous situations they would get themselves into (and out of?) next. As I begin to write the third book in the series, I hope you become as attached to Jack and Beth and to the little town of Gull Harbor as I have.

Since both books in the series, and those to follow, are intended to be complete stand-alone stories, it’s not essential that they be read in order. Any necessary background will be included at the front of each book in a “Welcome to Gull Harbor” page.

And, if you’re new to my books, please know that I write about normal, everyday characters who find themselves embroiled in high-stakes mysteries and adventures.

In my stories, the unexpected is a perfectly normal state of affairs.