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

Jess, I'm home," Zach said, walking into the house from the garage, to music loud enough to wake every neighbor on the block, he covered his ears with his hands and walked to the living room to shut it down.


"What the hell?" Jessie liked a variety of music but Rap wasn't one of them. "Hey, where are you?" he asked, walking through the house, but there was no response.


Walking back into the kitchen, he noticed the deck's porch light was lit. He pushed the slider aside and stepped out onto the deck, called out to her again. No answer. Trying not to panic, his eyes darted around the yard. Although Jess wasn't the type to pull a prank, he was hoping this time, she was.


Seeing an unfinished glass of wine on the small table near the lounge chair with a crumpled blanket half hanging over the side scared the hell out of him. Maybe she'd left a note. But leaving the deck the way she did, or the music blasting was so unlike her.


Chapter 214: AN EMPTY HOUSE - PART 1