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

Samuel Davis stood over the body and stared at the victim. "She's just as beautiful in death as she was alive," Samuel Davis, the medical examiner, said when he stood in front of Maureen's body. "Such a tragedy."


Leaning over the edge of the tub, he pulled the plug to drain the water. The gurgling sound made Jessie cringe. She knew from this day forward, that sound would forever remind her of Maureen.


A muscle flickered in his jaw. He'd dated Maureen during their single years. "Congratulations on your promotion."


"Thank you." Jessie thought it was nice that Samuel acknowledged it, but the impact of that reality hadn't caught up with her yet.


"I saw her yesterday," he said while he examined the body, "at another crime scene."


"She seemed fine . . . I mean, she was upset the victim's ten-year-old daughter killed her mother, but other than that, she was her usual pleasant self."


Chapter 175: THE LAST TIME