Crooked River

When a construction crew uncovers a coffin buried deep in the banks of Cleveland’s crooked Cuyahoga River, Detective Marisa Dee and her partner Donna Caruso are called to the scene. Inside lies the body of a long-missing county auditor—and a journal filled with names, dates, and corruption that reaches into the city’s darkest corners.

What begins as the solving of a forty-year-old cold case quickly ignites into a deadly clash with powerful enemies who never expected their secrets to resurface. Mob ties, police corruption, and the sins of a brutal enforcer known only as “Big Red” threaten to silence anyone who digs too deep. And when Donna herself is kidnapped, Marisa must risk everything—her badge, her family, and her life—to bring her partner home.

Gritty, emotional, and unflinching, Crooked River is a Cleveland crime thriller that peels back layers of history to reveal a chilling truth: some secrets refuse to stay buried.

Fans of Robert Dugoni, Tana French, and Michael Connelly will be riveted by this page-turning second novel in the Detective Marisa Dee Files.