WHITE DUNES

A Crime Novel

FIRST PRIZE WINNER OF 2021 FIREBIRD BOOK AWARD! Gangsters, an assassin, and a woman detective await you at WHITE DUNES!

Murder and violence are rife in the desert city of White Dunes, California, where gangsters run a seedy underworld of sex trafficking and vice. Detective Viola Hendricks secretly records a conversation between a crooked judge and a hit man hired to murder two thugs. Police arrest both men, but the victims' bodies are missing, and the killer won’t confess. The case stalls when the judge dies in jail from a fatal “accident.”

Kidnapped and pandered by her gambling father at age twelve, Serenity Bower feels hopeless and trapped. At first, she yearns to be rescued by her mother until she realizes no one knows where she is. At age fifteen, Serenity's lowlife father sells her to drunk stranger Bill, and flees.

Years later, still with the abusive man, Serenity arrives in White Dunes with Bill and their young daughter. Her hope for a better life is dashed when Bill becomes embroiled with the town's gangsters. Days later, headlines announce the disappearance of a local married couple. Is Bill involved?

As Detective Viola Hendricks investigates the judge's murder and the missing couple, fate drops a bombshell that unexpectedly alters lives on both coasts!

WHITE DUNES tells an unforgettable story with unexpected twists and a mix of evil. A kidnapped girl's journey unfolds over twelve years as she matures and becomes a mother who fights for her freedom!

For fans of crime novels, melodrama and noir.