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

"Mrs. Stone?" Zach said, standing on the porch of the small bungalow in front of the screen door. Eyeing his surroundings while he waited, he noticed an old beat up 1998 Chrysler mini-van parked in the driveway. Tiny handprints covered the back windows of the vehicle. The dark blue paint on the roof of the car had begun to fade. Zach took notice that the screen door was in desperate need of repair too. The paint on the door frame was chipped and peeling. That told him she was either single or had a lazy husband.


Holding out their badges for verification, Zach eyed the heavyset woman, who appeared to be in her early thirties, and whose kinky permed hair resembled dry hay. He didn't know much about permanents, but he was relatively sure it was a botched- up job.


"NYPD, ma'am. I'm Detective Zach Gerard, from the five-one precinct, homicide division, and this is my partner, Detective Red McGee." 


Chapter 69: SAFETY FOR JAKE - PART 1