Crimson Thaw (Detective Justice Book 1)

Detective Brock Justice, once a top performer with Maine State Police, has been exiled to the remote Major Crimes Unit—North as punishment for crossing the line. He is paired with Chloe Wright, a newly promoted detective carrying her own hidden struggles. When a routine snowmobile retrieval in the coastal town of Blue Hill turns into a murder investigation, Brock and Chloe's uneasy partnership is immediately tested. As they investigate, they encounter the town doctor, a biker gang involved in drug trafficking, a politically connected sheriff, and Brock's own father. Each revelation blurs the line between ally and enemy, forcing both detectives to question their trust in those around them. Brock must navigate his fragile partnership with Chloe, the town's deadly secrets, and the shadows of his own past as winter loosens its grip on Blue Hill and suspicion tightens. The investigation becomes a puzzle they must solve before the Maine wilderness claims them.