“Suspenseful . . . exciting . . . well-written . . . A wonderful follow-up to Five Fatal Shots”

Already facing a host of marital and financial problems, Stewardess Helen Church suddenly disappears after confronting her husband, a commercial airline pilot, over his extramarital affairs. Weeks go by before Helen’s finally reported missing by her stepsister, Attorney Pamela Ward. Before her disappearance, and due to concerns over her own safety, Helen hands Ward a sealed envelope, instructing her not to open it unless something terrible has happened. After Helen has been reported missing, seasoned investigators Paul Waring and Bobby Ray Jenkins, along with members of the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office, begin investigating Helen’s mysterious disappearance. During their investigation, a key witness who has just been interviewed disappears under mysterious circumstances. Less than an hour after being interviewed by two of Paul and Bobby Ray’s investigators, this witness is abducted from a parking lot located on the grounds of the Myrtle Beach Airport. With her abandoned vehicle found vandalized several days later, investigators learn Richard Church’s current mistress had failed to report to work for several days. As the investigation continues, Paul and Bobby Ray uncover several disturbing details regarding Helen’s disappearance. One detail they find especially troubling shocks the investigators working this case as they have never encountered such a horrific event during their long and successful careers. Packed full of suspense, this exciting, well-written murder mystery is loosely based on an actual murder which occurred in Connecticut several years ago. Many of the actual details from that investigation have been included in this captivating story. Written by PETER WARREN, a former command staff member of the Connecticut State Police Department and FBI National Academy graduate, readers will enjoy the author’s insight and personal knowledge of this shocking murder.

Retired from the Connecticut State Police Department after serving in several command assignments, PETER WARREN, an Honor Graduate of the Connecticut State Police Academy, is the author of eight novels. A graduate of the University of New Haven, and the FBI National Academy, he currently resides in Connecticut.