Not Today

Dora Ellison's traumatic past is her secret weapon. Dora is a garbage collector in the town of Beach City, and a survivor of childhood trauma. Her tough exterior covers a deep well of buried pain and anger … which comes in handy.

Dora's police officer lover, Francesca Hart, is receiving bizarre phone calls from a disguised voice advising her to investigate a long ago covered up murder—a coverup that led to decades of rampant city-wide corruption, violence and murder.

Hart's investigation leads to tragedy, which draws a grieving and devastated Dora into the dark web of a violent cabal that is running the city. A savage assassin is dispatched to deal with Dora, but he has no idea of who he's up against—Not Today, Dora Ellison Mystery Book 1.

Will Dora survive long enough bring the vicious gang running Beach City to justice?

Not Today, Dora Ellison Mystery Book 1, a Killer Nashville Best Mystery Finalist, features murder, betrayal, revenge … and love. The Dora Ellison Mystery Series is also populated by an ongoing supporting cast of fascinating characters who grow and change over time.

Dora Ellison is a vulnerable yet tough woman who solves mysteries, finds love, and doles out her own special brand of justice.

"There's no better starter to a book series than this!"

"The characters were right on point"

"A true page-turner"

"Grips and compels"—Midwest Book Review.

Dora Ellison takes the reader on a suspense-filled journey that rivals those of Lee Child, John Sandford and Harlan Coben.

Fans and lovers of Noir, Hard-Boiled and LGBT Detective Mysteries will love the Dora Ellison Mystery Series