Martha Holmes Mysteries - A novella mystery series
Private investigator Martha Holmes is falling out of love and back into life... and into a harrowing, life-changing case...
When an abrupt divorce turns her world upside down, Martha finds herself leaving a decade-long relationship and learning how to navigate the world as a 33-year-old single woman. She thinks she can hide from the pain by diving into her job, spying on adulterous spouses like her own and busting them.
But when musician Thomas Remmy approaches her regarding his sister, who has been missing for ten years, Martha finds herself taking on a purpose bigger than cheaters and marital problems: She and her best friend, Daisy, have a chance to bring home Chloe and Sydney, both who vanished within a year of each other. A chance to heal two families and find out the truth of what happened to these lost girls. A chance for Martha to make her career more worthwhile, and to find the new version of herself in the pieces of who she used to be.
1: The Lost Girls
Private investigator Martha Holmes is falling out of love and back into her life – or so she thinks, until a decade-old missing persons case comes her way. Two teenage girls have been missing for ten years, and their families have never given up looking. Desperate, the brother of one of the girls turns to Martha, relying on her solid reputation to find some answers.
Martha isn’t so sure she can carry the weight of these girls’ lives and what their disappearances have done to the community, especially when she discovers there are more victims. The shambles of her marriage have left her uncertain of her capabilities and unsure of who she even is. She elicits the help of her best friend, Daisy, to ensure the community hasn’t forgotten Ottawa’s lost girls. Is there a chance to find them alive, still, or will Martha deliver the news she dreads most? As she sorts through leads that aren’t what they seem, and as more lives are endangered, it becomes apparent this suspect hasn’t forgotten the girls either – and might not let Martha get to the truth, or to them.
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2: The Bitter Obsession
The follow-up to the grand rescue that shone unexpected attention on the private investigator and her best friend, the social media influencer. Martha continues to navigate her new life as a single woman with Daisy by her side.
It isn't often that Martha gets betrayed by a client, but she suspects Owen Nester might do just that. A month after he hires Martha to perform surveillance on his ex-girlfriend, Mia Naslund, Martha continues wondering what his true intentions are. She is no stranger to how messy - and potentially dangerous - breakups can be. Are Owen’s claims that Mia is involved with gang crime legitimate? Or does he have more sinister motives? And can Martha warn Mia in time before the worst happens?
