Beyond Tarnish

Carson Crime Files #3

by Amethyst Drake

Katherine Carson has been building a career in front of a door she closed eight years ago. But when her apprentice's aunt is taken, the case gets personal in a way nothing has been since Daniel.
Carson Investigations races to find Maya before the clock runs out. All they have are suspects without motives and clues without connections.
Every thread runs through Radcliffe Jewelers. Fraud. Theft. A four-month-old murder. And a federal crime they can't hand off without alerting the kidnappers.
The case demands everything Katherine has. The skills she smothered, the instincts she starved, and the pieces of herself she buried with her husband.
Some things can't be polished away. Others need scouring.
Because with a villain this volatile, there's no line he won't cross to keep his reputation sparkling.
A fair-play mystery for readers who like to pay attention.

216 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 29, 2026

Reviews

[Deanna]

I did like this but usually detective books like this one you can jump in mid series and not feel like you have to have read the previous books. I was out of the loop on this one. I definitely needed to read the previous books. This one spent a lot of time on the past.