Once You Go That Far (Roxane Weary #4)

Once You Go That Far by Kristen Lepionka is the fourth book in the mystery series featuring PI Roxane Weary. 

Roxane has decided to exercise more. Her hard drinking and odd hours investigating need a balance. But when she starts out on a trail, she hears a scuffle. A woman has fallen / was pushed down a steep hill. 

School nurse Rebecca Newsome's daughter hires Roxane to investigate what really happened. She is sure that her mom's ex-husband must have done it. As Roxane pieces together Rebecca's last days, they don't add up.

Lepionka has created a wonderful, flawed character. Her writing will pull you in immediately and her twists and turns will take you by surpirse.

Lepionka, Kristen. (2020). Once You Go That Far. New York: Minotaur Books.

The Last Place You Look (Roxane Weary #1)

The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka is the first book in her mystery series featuring private eye Roxane Weary.

Roxane is a PI whose father was a cop. He died recently and she has not been doing well since. But she is still taking on jobs - she always had a knack for finding things.

Sarah Cook has been missing for years. Her high school boyfriend, Brad Stockton, is on death row for killing her parents and her. He has maintained his innocence.

As Brad is scheduled for execution, his sister is sure she has seen Sarah in Belmont, a neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio. She hires Roxane to find out if the woman was really Sarah.

Lepionka has created a wonderful, flawed character readers will love. They story is well crafted with twists no one will see coming. This is a great series - perfect for a summer read.

Lepionka, Kristen. (2017). The Last Place You Look. New York: Minotaur.