Price of Innocence

She runs a foundation dedicated to forgiveness. He's a cop running down the guilty to make them pay. If they don't work together, people will die.

Detective Bel Belichek and his partner arrive at a murder scene in a peaceful, historic section of Fairlington, Virginia, only to realize the victim is the cousin of Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Maggie Frye.

Or is it?

The family tragedy that forever scarred Maggie and her cousins, Jamie and Ally, reaches into the present, threatening to claim more lives if Belichek can't find this murderer. And to do that he has to shut down emotions he'd thought were gone for good.Price of Innocence, by USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn, is a sequel to Proof of Innocence that can also be read as a stand-alone. If you love twists and turns, characters who stick with you, and mysteries and romance swirled together, you'll love Price of Innocence. The Innocence Trilogy concludes with the finale, Premise of Innocence (2022).

The Innocence Trilogy

Proof of Innocence

Price of Innocence

Premise of Innocence

NOTE FROM PATRICIA McLINN TO CAUGHT DEAD IN WYOMING READERS: The Innocence Trilogy does not have nearly as much humor as the Caught Dead mysteries, though there is some. They're a bit grittier and darker ... though not in the deep end of grit and dark.

Caught Dead in Wyoming cozy mystery series

Sign Off

Left Hanging

Shoot First

Last Ditch

Look Live

Back Story

Cold Open

Hot Roll

Reaction Shot

Body Brace

Cross Talk

"Colorful characters, intriguing, intelligent mystery, plus the state of Wyoming leaping off every page." -- Emilie Richards, USA Today bestselling author

"Twisty-turny and thoroughly engaging." -- Diane Chamberlain, bestselling author

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