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

Warren Sloper's face morphed into anger; his fists pummeled the chair. Apparently, the pill wasn't strong enough. Seeing him so angry, Jess approached to calm him down.


"Mr. Sloper," she said sympathetically, "This guy is going to play with your mind until he gets what he wants."


"I screwed up. I need to pitch an idea to the kidnapper. That's what I do in my line of work. I can sell snow to the Eskimos. Surely, I can sell him on the idea of releasing my daughter. I should have tried harder to keep him on the phone longer."


Overhearing the conversation, Bud reassured Sloper. "You did everything right. This kidnapper is no slouch, Mr. Sloper. He's probably got a timer right next to him. He knows the system well, was probably released from prison a week ago, and wants to make some fast money, so he picked you knowing he could get the big purse all at once."


"But I want to give him what he wants . . . whatever it takes to get Lily back home."


Chapter 100: SLOPER ACTIVITY - PART 2