Smoke & Mirrors

Grace Ashby wakes to the sound of a horrifying scream. She races down the hallway, finding her mother’s lifeless body on the floor in a pool of blood. Her mother’s boyfriend Hugh is hunched over her. At first glance it seems Hugh is to blame, but is Hugh really her mother’s killer?As revelations about Caroline Ashby’s secret life unfold, private detective Sloane Monroe takes the case, but it won’t take long to find the killer. He’s been watching, carefully tracking her every move. And now Sloane’s own life is in grave danger.Readers are Saying:'While I’ve found most mystery/thrillers to be rehashes of the same old plot line, this was refreshingly new/original.' - Jack Murphy, New York Times bestselling author of Reflexive Fire ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I am now a Cheryl Bradshaw fan and look forward to reading the other books in the series over the summer. - Mel Comley, New York Times bestselling author of the Justice series ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'Bradshaw writes a great thriller, with likeable characters, and a taunt timeline that keeps you reading way past lights-out.' - Vine Voice Top 500 Reviewer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'The pot-boiling tension in this story is out of this world. Cheryl Bradshaw can write like the pros did at the turn of the 20th century.' - Glen Cantrell, Author of The Resume ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Sloane Monroe Series Order0. Silent as the Grave (prequel)1. Black Diamond Death2. Murder in Mind3. I Have a Secret4. Stranger in Town - Shamus Award Finalist5. Bed of Bones - USA Today Bestseller6. Hush Now Baby - USA Today Bestseller7. Gone Daddy Gone - USA Today Bestseller8. Smoke and Mirrors - USA Today Bestseller