Series: Sixteen-year-old Toby Gentry races to uncover $4.2 million in stolen underworld assets after his pregnant sister-in-law disappears from a locked Charleston cellar, exposing a deadly family conspira...

Part 1 The air hung heavy and humid even inside the Gentry mansion, a suffocating blanket that pressed down on Toby. He pressed himself further [more…]

The air in the cellar felt thick and heavy, like something was pressing down on my chest. I stared at the dark opening behind the [more…]

The sound of Maeve’s voice, calm and even, echoed slightly in the narrow passage. I froze, pressing myself against the cold, damp bricks. The faint [more…]

The cold sweat on my back had nothing to do with the dampness of the tunnel. It was pure shock. Maeve, the victim, the pregnant [more…]

Maeve’s offer hung in the damp air. Two point one million dollars. Half of what she’d stolen. A lifetime of escape money. I looked from [more…]

The inside of the transport van smelled faintly of old gasoline and stale coffee. Maeve slid onto the worn bench seat, her face unreadable. I [more…]

Bram drove the van with a grim determination. The words “destroying the original paper deeds” echoed in my head. Garrity was about to erase all [more…]

I took the ancient parchment from Garrity’s trembling hand. The wax seal, bearing the Gentry family crest, felt cool and smooth under my thumb. This [more…]

The silence in the storm surge vault stretched, punctuated only by the drip of water from the ceiling and the faint lapping of the dark [more…]

The metal door to the pump room was heavy, slick with condensation. I pushed it open with a grunt, the sound echoing in the confined [more…]