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

"I've never experienced anything as heart-wrenching as the scene at the Slopers," Jessie said, sitting across from Zach at Riley's Beer Stop. Given her melancholy mood, she was happy he'd chosen a small mom and pop place on the outskirts of the city. Now that they were here, though, she wanted to leave.


"I'm sure it was," Zach said, touching her hand. "I heard through the precinct's grapevine that when they found Lily's body in . . ." Jessie stopped listening and let his voice fade into the background. She couldn't listen to one more goddamned condolence. And what was even more depressing was knowing Lily's body showed up in Central Park, a place that held a piece of her heart. She wasn't so sure she would continue to feel that way without the image of Lily's body coming to mind.


"Jess," Zach jerked her hand to get her attention, "are you listening to me?"


Chapter 101: SLOPER ACTIVITY - PART 3