Poison Secrets: A Detective Mystery (The Harding Boys Book 2)

The flood waters have receded, and the city is in full bloom, when Harding’s most cherished artist dies in horrific fashion, just hours after unveiling his greatest work yet to the public. Crime scene analysis confirms Detective Kyle Villante’s hunch: Poison. But the exotic poison’s mere existence is a mystery in itself.

Retired from police work, Solomon Aduwo has returned to Harding to lose himself in volunteer service, but Harding’s elites single him out and draw him into their circle of power, power he finds intoxicating. They make him offers he can’t refuse, but when the artist’s death rocks their ranks, Aduwo is there to witness the aftermath. And something isn’t right. Old habits die hard, and he’s lured into an investigation of his own.

Villante and Aduwo’s paths cross, and they must grudgingly combine their knowledge and efforts if there’s any hope of cracking the case. Surprises along the way send both men reeling, leaving all of Harding at risk. And after Aduwo confronts the murderer, he finds his mask game may have come to an end with a terrifying result.

Poison Secrets is a thrilling mystery, full of vivid characters, puzzling questions, action and suspense.