The Kensington-Gerard Detective series follows the careers of NYPD Homicide Detectives Jessie Kensington and her partner Zachary Gerard as they fight crime in the city that never sleeps. Jessie is a good detective, but is damaged with commitment issues that have a fearsome grip on her present. Gerard’s been around law all his life as seen through the eyes of his father, a hotshot attorney with a reputation for racking up not guilty verdicts on his son’s cases. That only adds to their already tenuous relationship.
Greed, betrayal, sexual tension, threats on their lives, abductions, and missing witnesses makes for an ongoing parade of cases that seem unsolvable, but the fascination of seeing the evidence mount, regardless of setbacks, the pieces of the puzzle always seem to fit into a nice neat little package. In the end, persistence on Zach’s part opens Jessie’s mind to the fullness of a life her heritage has denied her. THE KENSINGTON-GERARD DETECTIVE SERIES IS CREATED BY K. T. ROBERTS

Kensington-Gerard Detective Series

"Docket Number 08-N-629-014," the Court Clerk bellowed in a strong New York accent, "People of the State of New York versus Patrick J. Sawyer."


Assistant District Attorney Stephen Barringer watched the defendant, Patrick Sawyer, hobble across the floor toward the defendant's stand. Here for Sawyer's arraignment, Stephen was filling in for ADA Samantha Richards to present the State's case against Sawyer. Standing in front of the Honorable Adam Kohl for the first time made him nervous because the judge was known for chewing up and spitting out rookie attorneys just for the sport of it. 


Dressed in a prison-issued orange jumpsuit, Sawyer's leg irons and wrist manacles attached to a belly chain around his mid-section jiggled like coins brushing against a metal surface. A guard on each side of him led him to the defendant's stand, where his attorney, Alan Gerard, gave a nod of acknowledgment. 


Chapter 53: THE ARRAIGNMENT