Secrets in Stockbridge

How far would you trust your Ex when it comes to murder?


PI Sydney Brennan's first error in judgment: performing a background check for her ex-boyfriend. Her second: delivering the report in person to his upstate New York home, where a man is murdered shortly after her arrival. Will believing her ex is innocent be the third error that leads to another murder?


Sue Grafton fans will find Kinsey's kindred spirit in Sydney Brennan, a Florida private investigator with a knack for getting into trouble who doesn't know when to quit. Secrets in Stockbridge is a stand-alone novella (see below for reading order). If you're looking for a mystery with believable characters and "just enough humor to offset the dark," click to download and read Secrets in Stockbridge today!


The Sydney Brennan Mysteries alternate between novels and novellas. The books stand alone, but each of Sydney’s adventures builds upon previous ones. The reading order is:

1) Back to Lazarus: A Sydney Brennan Novel

2) Secrets in Stockbridge: A Sydney Brennan Novella

3) The Perils of Panacea: A Sydney Brennan Novel

4) No Safe Winterport: A Sydney Brennan Novella

5) Braving the Boneyard: A Sydney Brennan Novel

6) River Bound: A Sydney Brennan Novella

7) Grave Truth: A Sydney Brennan Novel


FROM BACK COVER: Private investigator Sydney Brennan has reservations when wealthy businessman Bran Woodford asks her to deliver a Florida background check—in person—to his upstate New York home. A wise woman limits contact with her ex-boyfriend, no matter how big his bank account. But, as usual, when Sydney’s curiosity is piqued, wisdom flies out the window.


Within 24 hours of Sydney’s arrival, there is a murder on the Woodford estate, and Bran quickly becomes the prime suspect. Is the victim’s shady past to blame, or does the motive for murder lie within the estate’s manicured grounds? It’s up to Sydney to find the murderer, before the Secrets in Stockbridge can claim their next victim.