Quiet Hand

A woman is found strangled in a rundown Portland motel. Hours later, the man tied to her death turns up dead in a city park, his throat slashed with an unusual blade left nearby. Fingerprints on the weapon lead to an ex-con at a neighborhood bike shop-until an anonymous tip brings police rushing in, and he doesn't walk out alive. Three deaths. Three explanations that close the cases far too quickly. Detective Rebecca Friedrich can t shake the feeling that something is wrong. Removed from the investigations, she follows the threads anyway threads that pull her deeper into a hidden pattern unfolding beneath Portland s familiar streets. Each clue brings her closer to something colder and more deliberate than she expected and toward the shadows she hoped she d left behind. The Quiet Hand is a taut, atmospheric mystery that blends procedural tension with psychological depth. Perfect for readers who enjoy slow-burn investigations, layered characters, and stories where the truth hides just below the surface.