Author Description

A lovely, sun-filled day in late March turned ugly shortly before midnight at Richland Villa RV Park, located in Corpus Christi, Texas. From the Gulf of Mexico, a storm concealed moon and stars with black skies, resounding thunder, branched lightning, torrential rains, and high winds. At the RV Park, a haven for happy retirees who came from the northern states for the winter, the power went out. The outage lasted only a short time, but an enduring darkness descended over the park when everyone learned that during the middle of the night someone had been murdered at a public building within Richland. Detectives Stan Belkin and Maria Gonzalez lead the search for the murderer. Intriguing personal dilemmas in their lives combined with someone determined to sabotage their efforts, threaten to compromise the entire investigation. Every person at Richland is considered a suspect, including RVers from Minnesota, a state linked to the story. Readers will find it challenging to determine the killer among so many suspects and will have to sit through a long trial to see if the person charged with the crime can be convicted.