The Chief Complaint

Three years ago, Deputy Fire Chief James Whitmore had an affair with Carla Barnes, the Fire Chief's wife. Three days ago, the Chief was murdered inside the Fire Station after a very public fight with James. Tensions soar and accusations fly as the sleepy little hamlet of Element, S. D. (pop 2,387) wakes up to murder. Element is the type of place where people still leave their doors unlocked, a town that hasn't seen a murder in more than 40 years. With a police force of 5 deputies and one burnt out detective from Kansas City; finding a murderer in such a small place should be easy. When James is arrested for the murder things get ugly, and after his release James finds himself facing down a town that believes in his guilt. With the help of his next-door neighbor, Alex (Alexandra) Kincaid, James finds himself racing against time to find the real killer. When both Carla and Alex go missing, James teams up with detective Samuel Gunne to catch the killer and save the one woman who just might make his life worth living. THE CHIEF COMPLAINT, written with an intimate knowledge of the world of Firefighters, will ring true for anyone who is (or knows) one of the nearly 2 million firefighters in the U.S. With surprising plot twists and growing passions, this cozy mystery draws the reader into the world of small town USA and carries them along a roller-coaster ride of murder, kidnapping, madness, and redemption.