In a moment, his life flashed before his eyes.
It shouldn’t have been this way. Why did it have to be this way?

After working on a horrifying case, one that led to her partner’s death.
The once distinguished FBI Agent Sarah Cross is sent to the small town of Silver Hill.
Full of guilt and grief, she sets up a quaint office atop a bakery.
Soon, Sarah begins to form an unexpected bond with the town’s sheriff, TK.

While rehabbing injuries from their last case together, one involving the Dragonslayer Syndicate.
They receive news about a horde of stolen military weapons uncovered in a mine.
It seems the Syndicate’s fingerprints are all over it.
But with no new leads, this case comes to a screeching halt.

When local high school teacher, Logan Howard is found dead in his remote home.
Sarah and TK get an unexpected visit from his father, Mayor Bill Howard.
Making them rethink the supposed drug-overdose entirely.
And when the drugs are traced back to a pharmaceutical supplier linked to the Syndicate.
The two cases intertwine, putting them face to face with ruthless criminal masterminds.

With many murderous schemes brewing and perplexing entanglements.
Trusting the wrong person in Silver Hill could mean death.

From bloodthirsty murderers and pharmaceutical coverups to weapons trafficking.
The great deception in the Hill is afoot, and no one is safe from its insidious traps.

Published
August 28, 2026
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TKs mothers death has changed from the first book of this series.  In the first book TK tells Sarah his mother died 4 years before from cancer.  He talks about how she made him move on from his destructive behavior after his football accident and death of his father.  He made his mothers dumpling recipe for her when he had her to dinner.  Told her his mother said he needed to know how to nourish his body, and he said about how much he missed her.

In Deception in the Hills, he tells her his mother died in childbirth while having him.  

Darkki259 books · 462 posts

Thanks for pointing this out! That's quite an interesting inconsistency, especially considering how detailed TK's memories of his mother were in the first book.

I haven't been able to independently verify both passages, but based on your description, this certainly sounds like a possible continuity error. It would be interesting to know whether other readers have noticed the same thing.

Thanks for sharing your observation!

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