Odds: A Jess Kennard Mystery

by Helen DePrima

After surviving attempts on her life while pursuing a murderer the previous autumn, investigative reporter Jess Kennard looks forward to springtime in Kentucky and her marriage to Det. Joe Schuler. Plans change drastically when Joe suffers life-threatening injuries from being forced off the road during a late winter snowstorm. The police seem to have no answers; when a body later turns up at the crash site, suspicion appears to fall on Joe, still comatose, as complicit in the death.

Convinced Joe is innocent of any wrongdoing and in danger as a potential witness, Jess launches her own investigation. As her probe carries her deep into a far-reaching plot, she finds herself fighting for her own survival and Joe’s as well.

302 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 17, 2023

About the author

Born and raised a Kentuckian, Helen DePrima fell in love with all things Western while spending summers on a ranch as a teen and later living in Colorado for ten years. Retiring after 25 years rehabbing wildlife in New Hampshire, she turned again to her earlier passions, writing and the West. After four novels set in Colorado, Helen has returned to her roots with a mystery set in Kentucky. Cave Creek, first in a new series features investigative journalist Jess Kennard and Louisville PD detective Joe Schuler.