The Summer Bones

Detective Danny Haase

by Kate Watterson, Katherine Smith (Pseudonym)

A woman searching for answers… When her sister, Emily, vanishes, Victoria Paulsen returns home to find herself immersed in acrimony, ugly doubt, and shocking family revelations. A man tied to a shrouded past... Damon Paulsen is the chief suspect in a murder and is in love with a woman he can never possess. Questioned by the police and bound by honor to a secret that was never his to reveal, he fears that one woman's folly will tear his world into shreds. A cop looking for peace instead finds a possible serial killer... Local police officer Danny Haase's life crumbles as he investigates a baffling set of murder cases in his hometown. Dark family secrets explode into deceit and deadly violence... Everyone believes Emily ran away from home, but when the remains of another missing girl are found, the heat of deep Indiana summer becomes the setting for fear and suspicion.

Note: Kate Watterson writing as Katherine Smith.

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Writing as both Emma Wildes and Katherine Smith, Kate Watterson has over thirty published books to her credit, plus five Eppie nominations, one Eppie win for best historical erotic in 2007, a RWA Lories win, WisRWA 2005 final for best historical romance, and is a CAPA nominee. She loves suspense and to write erotic stories in the genre is a special treat.