Books & Stories

Death Pose

231 pages

A killer who stages his victims like works of art. A detective who refuses to look away.

When the body of a young woman is found posed with unnerving precision behind an abandoned warehouse on Cleveland's riverfront, Major Crimes Detective Marisa DiBenedetto is called in. Soon, more victims appear, each arranged with the same grotesque signature. A pattern is emerging, and it's terrifying. A devoted mother of four, Marisa has built her life on faith, family, and an unshakable sense of justice. But as media pressure intensifies, city hall demands answers, and shadows from her past resurface, she's pushed to the edge.

Crooked River

180 pages

When a construction crew uncovers a coffin buried deep in the banks of Cleveland's crooked Cuyahoga River, Detective Marisa Dee and her partner Donna Caruso are called to the scene. Inside lies the body of a long-missing county auditor—and a journal filled with names, dates, and corruption that reaches into the city's darkest corners. Mob ties, police corruption, and the sins of a brutal enforcer known only as 'Big Red' threaten to silence anyone who digs too deep.

Deserves to Die

148 pages

Cleveland is celebrating the season when the first body drops from a theater box at Playhouse Square. Minutes later, a cream index card lands at Homicide: 'Case reviewed… My verdict: Graham Mallory Deserves to Die.' Someone is auditing power—board chairs, dealmakers, and backroom fixers—and issuing sentences in plain language. No rants. No ransom. Just judgment. Marisa and her partner, Donna Caruso, race a clever mind that believes justice is a ledger and Cleveland is the balance due.