Deceived: Book 2 – Darkest of Portland Series by Dena Crawford-Nibler

Randall Goshwin was found dead in his living room, and the cops believe his wife is responsible. Initially, it seems open and shut. The man’s wife is taken into custody, and the evidence points to her as the perpetrator.

However, the dead man’s brother doesn’t believe Vanessa Goshwin committed the crime. He hires private detective Xavier Ramos and his friend, Calliope King, to find out who really killed his brother.

Once they delve deeper into the mystery, it’s clear to them that this was no simple domestic dispute gone wrong. It seems that the murdered man was more than just a suburban dad with a mundane job, and someone killed him for it. When the man’s connections to dangerous gangs and deadly industries began to be revealed, Callie and Xavier realize that the person who committed this crime may stop at nothing to keep their secrets.

Category: Mystery – Private Investigators

Calliope King has come across some strange and unsettling situations as a social worker. None of them compare to what she finds at the end of Abernathy Lane.

The Maxwells claim to be a family that believes in simple living and quiet devotion., but Callie has a feeling that something else is going on at their farm. Their clothing from centuries past, unnaturally silent children, and the fact that Callie can’t find a trace of them in public records has her starting to believe that the Maxwell’s placid farm hides something much more sinister than a family choosing to live apart from the modern world.

Callie enlists her friend, private detective Xavier Ramos, in her quest to find out more about the Maxwells. What he finds only muddies the situation further. Missing people, false identities, and suspicious deaths seem to follow the family everywhere they go.