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

Anxious to see her friend, Jessie returned her attention to the investigators, her eyes searching every inch of the room when they settled on the scented candles surrounding the tub enclosure. It looked like candles on a birthday cake in every size and shape. She inhaled the sweet, lingering scent that hung overhead like a storm cloud. She remembered giving Maureen one of those, but trying to single it out now, was an impossible task.


Looking away, Jessie forced her emotions to calm down. Easier said than done, she thought. Maureen and Kevin were to be part of her wedding party in her upcoming marriage to Zach, but if she lingered on that thought too long, she was going to break down in front of everyone...something she didn't want her boss to hear about because he'd take her off the case. She forced the thought from her mind...she had work to do.


Chapter 172: THE SEARCH FOR EVIDENCE