SUSAN PAYTON

HIDE AND SEEK

On a rainy, blustery Sunday morning, TV anchorwoman, Amanda Hart, walks her dog along a deserted beach cove. With the unruly dog luring her deeper into the marsh, she comes upon the body of a woman lying face down in the velvety silt. Like a good citizen, she calls the police.

Hours later, when a skeptical detective arrives at her door, Amanda learns that the woman was her fellow anchor and rival, Erica Thornton. Within days, a mysterious eyewitness and an unlucky coincidence have the pestering detective back, and suddenly, Amanda is at the center of a murder investigation.

Now caught between a legal system gone bad and a murderer who wants her doing time, Amanda races to expose a killer…and bets her very existence on a man she's vowed never to trust again…

DUCK, DUCK, DEAD

First day on the job—your average cop doesn’t expect a hot case—but then, there’s nothing average about Cally Bank. So when she’s called to work the sensational Couturier case, she responds with her usual moxie—the same stuff that’s gotten her through twenty-three years of being everybody’s “little sister”. Now she’s snagged the opportunity of a lifetime...and a chance to prove herself.

A spree killer is terrorizing her Jersey Shore town. He’s unveiled a perplexing agenda of multiple murders, make-up, and a strange sense of haute couture. The media and FBI are camped out for the duration, but Cally may be the only one who can put the pieces together.

With time running out, Cally fights for her chance to bring a killer down. Because proving herself has taken a back seat. Now she’s out for justice...and with a passion she never knew she had.

MIND GAME

In the course of one miserable day, Julie Bessette  is evicted from her home, loses her job, and learns that her brother is being kicked out of the group home. She also

receives a letter from a long-lost aunt.

Julie soon learns that the old, delusional woman is disbursing her estate. Suddenly, Julie is the owner of a looming, massive home. 

Now, as estranged family members re-enter her life, Julie finds herself caught in a web of deception involving inheritance, old secrets, past grudges, and mental illness. Telling fiction from reality is becoming  nearly impossible.

Only one thing is clear…someone is out to do her harm, and it appears…Aunt Genevieve, too. But can she get to the truth in time to save herself, her family...and her sanity?