Not Guilty

Hailed as “one of the best practitioners of romantic suspense” (The Plain Dealer), Patricia MacDonald unfolds a masterful thriller that explores how far a mother will go to save her troubled son. WAS IT AN ACCIDENT OR WAS IT MURDER? Years ago, Keely Bennett’s world was shattered by her husband’s suicide — witnessed by her young son, Dylan. Determined to go on, Keely has remarried, and now lives a comfortable life with a newborn baby girl. The darkness of the past is all but forgotten — until the nightmare begins again, and this time the authorities think it’s murder. The prime Dylan, now a brooding, troubled teen. To clear her son’s name, Keely must battle her own worst fears, an indifferent police force, and a D.A. with a vengeful agenda. But someone very close to her is watching her every move. And as her investigation threatens to expose a conspiracy of secrets and lies, Keely steps into the sights of a killer who will stop at nothing to bury the truth forever….