Hatchet Hollow

After a routine surveillance job, a private investigator stumbles upon a brutal murder—and a case she can’t walk away from.

After an afternoon of mind-numbingly boring surveillance in the woods, private investigator Raven Cane goes for a twilight jog to clear her head, only to discover a gruesome murder in the town’s most notorious cave, Hatchet Hollow. Minutes later, the impossibly handsome Lieutenant Zander Stone arrives at the scene to take over—but Raven has a hard time letting the case go. Why did the killer cut off the victim’s fingers? More importantly, who would do such a thing?

After a failed attempt to track down the elusive Marden Balik—aka the legendary witch of the Great Shadow Mountains—Zander dives headfirst into Devil’s Den’s latest murder, only to uncover twists and turns at every step… including a secret book of curses that may—or may not—exist.

As the list of suspects grows, Zander does his best to keep Raven at arm’s length. But Raven is persistent, pushing her way into his case—and making it increasingly difficult for him to focus on the investigation instead of her.

When another woman is found brutally murdered, Zander realizes Raven may have gotten too close… close enough to put her directly in the killer’s sights.

Hatchet Hollow is book two in the Black Rose Mystery series.