Blue Sun

“The plot for this novel involves a kidnapping/murder of a man who has uncovered illegal drug trafficking. The author successfully builds suspense throughout the work. The prose is straightforward, readable, and appealing. Lane is a solid storyteller.”
– BookLife Prize 2021 Review

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“After a young housekeeper stumbles upon two men holding her boss hostage, Don Harriman, she escapes to alert the neighbors. When the police arrive, there is no body or evidence to suggest a crime. Several days later, Private Investigator C. J. Cavanaugh learns of the case from his love interest, Destini, who is a Portland homicide detective. Harriman’s body has been found and the abduction has turned into a murder investigation. C. J. is called in to assist in the case and interrogates a series of ingenuous witnesses, including the housekeeper, all of whom have something to hide. But when C. J. is finally able to link a cryptic text message he received prior to Harriman’s abduction, motivations become clearer, and ultimately point C. J. toward the killer. Blue Sun, the second novel in the C. J. Cavanaugh private investigator series, is a taut, riveting mystery that will keep you guessing right up to the end.”
— Leona Grieve (author of The Jigsaw Man, Limboland and Renascence under the pen name Leigh Goodison)