Henry Hoffman Books

Kevin and Kasey Conley have everything going for a happy marriage, flourishing careers, a baby on the way. Then a menacing stranger enters their lives, evoking a distant past and forcing Kevin to take a daring measure to protect both his wife and an emotionally fragile sister. But can Kasey cope with the ramifications of the choice her husband makes--one that places both their marriage and careers at risk? Or will Kevin face the ultimate irony that the very action taken to protect his wife will cause him to lose her? As the circumstances unfold, it becomes clear that neither they nor the stranger are prepared for the fate that awaits them.

During the course of his search for a man living off the grid in a remote stretch of the Sierra Nevada foothills, private investigator Adam Fraley suddenly finds himself the target of a deranged sniper who is determined to take him out. Behind the attempted execution is a mysterious mastermind who fears Fraley's probing will uncover a link between the missing man he is in search of and a lucrative underground drug-trafficking scheme. Coming to the aid of Fraley in his hour of need is an unexpected friend who appears out of nowhere to help guide the private detective through the harrowing encounter. Meanwhile, all of this is played out against the backdrop of a great American tragedy that occurred over a century ago, one that holds a direct tie to the case Fraley is investigating.

Two private eyes take on two seemingly unrelated missing person cases that unexpectedly place them on a collision course. Private investigator Adam Fraley and his colleague, Tamra Fugit, the woman to whom he is engaged, travel vastly different paths, as they take on two seemingly unrelated missing person cases. The trails take them through idyllic lands darkened by underworld intrigue, twisted relationships. carnal temptation, physical danger, and personal tragedy. Such are the legal ramifications they confront during their crossing of both state and international boundaries, that the FBI is eventually drawn into the matter. From the very beginning, little did the investigators realize that the two roads they were travelling eventually would come crashing together in a manner entirely unexpected, testing not only their professional skills and resolve, but their personal faith in each other.