The Investigator

A woman who thought she could run away from her past... At fourteen Kate Collins ran away from home. Ten years later her mother has disappeared without a trace. Faced with no other choice she returns home. Kates convinced her stepfathers responsible but hes a highly decorated police officer. Whos going to take her accusations seriously? Banished to a small country town to repent after reporting his city superiors for corruption Detective Riley Munro is hardly going to accuse the towns recently retired Commander of murder. But Kates fear and distress seem genuine. Reluctantly he agrees to investigate. After making rudimentary enquires hes told Kates mother is on a cruise. The information pans out and Rileys convinced the former Commander is innocent. Rileys on the verge of closing the case when he receives a subtle threat from his boss to leave Kates stepfather alone. Why would the new Commander feel the need to warn him off? And why would his boss go out of his way to blacken Kates character? Things get even more intriguing when Riley discovers not only is Kates mother in a wheelchair she also hates the water. Is Kate telling the truth? Is her stepfather the former Police Commander guilty of murder?