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A layered plot, thick with suspense and murder, lies and crime.
Haley Tilbury was sixteen years old when she discovered she was adopted. Almost ten years later she comes face to face with Evie Sullivan, the woman she thinks is her biological mother.
When Haley starts dating Dylan Crowe, criminal defense attorney and brother of a prime suspect in an unsolved murder case, she finds herself in a tangled maze of questions that lead her back to her past.
What happened during the first few years of her life?
Why does her mother seem to be protecting her adopted father from something?
When Evie is hired to tend to the landscaping on Dylan’s newly purchased oceanfront property, both women dig up clues involving the murder case the Crowe family’s name was dragged through the mud for. Nineteen-year-old Bella Winters was found dead during an open house, tucked into the guest room bed, her body discovered by real estate agent and Dylan’s brother, James Crowe. The crime happened in Bridgeton, Massachusetts but the closer Evie and Haley get to uncovering the truth, the more they realize the murder is tied to Flagport.
Everyone in town has something to hide: a jealous ex-lover with a secret past, a wealthy family hiding their own dirty laundry, and a few locals in Bridgeton who have their own theories on the case.
The truth is murkier than they imagined, and as they get closer to the heart of the mystery, the line between ally and enemy begins to blur.
Mystery Thriller & Domestic Suspense Author
Kate is the author of the Grace McKenna Mystery series and The Town Series. She’s also penned several standalone novels and co-authored a nonfiction book or two. In addition to her life as a novelist, Kate is a ghostwriter, book coach, and a veteran of the United States Air Force. Her debut novel Saving Jason, touches upon the struggles of PTSD, a topic that is near and dear to her heart. Kate lives on the North Shore of Boston with her husband, two daughters and golden retriever pup.
Meet Grace McKenna
A missing teacher from the eighties, a ghostly gothic teen, and a sullen young boy from decades before. These are some of the images that Detective Grace McKenna sees when she looks into a criminal’s eyes. Follow Grace as she untangles secrets in the small town of Bridgeton, Massachusetts, alongside a quirky cast of characters in the plot-twisting series.
"Thriller fans will enjoy the story's darker turns; but the author also offers some welcome lighter moments, which give texture to the setting and characters. An offbeat page-turner about an empathetic detective." -Kirkus Reviews
“Anslinger does an excellent job in making us believe in Grace’s ability as well as understand how it could be both a blessing and curse.” —McKie Campbell, author of Clean Slate, a thriller set in the Alaskan wilderness.
"So real and well written, it feels like you're in the story watching it unfold." —Amazon Reviewer
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"So real and well written, it feels like you're in the story watching it unfold." —Amazon Reviewer 〰️
Welcome to Flagport, Massachusetts, where everything looks shiny on the surface. Don’t believe everything you see because somewhere underneath the pretty blowouts and the sleek SUV’s, there are dark secrets, concealed by smiling faces.
The Town Series
Saving Jason
Jason Barnes is a walking contradiction, a fun-loving free spirit with a severe case of PTSD. When an accident leaves him in a coma, his pregnant girlfriend must team up with his ex-wife to solve the mystery of Jason's past. What they discover and the friendship they forge will have a profound effect on both of their futures.
Underwater Secrets
A mysterious photo of a handsome stranger.
A forgotten china set tucked away in the corner of the attic.
Claire Fitzgerald is already struggling to live up to the perfect people around her when she's faced with her mother's death. While sifting through the pieces of her mother's past, she discovers a need to reconcile her memories of a woman she idolized with the truth of who she really was.Alternating between generations and intertwining the stories of Claire and her mother, Underwater Secrets teaches that sometimes the key to loving ourselves involves learning to love the people around us, quirks and all.