MIDNIGHT ON THE MISSISSIPPI begins the new Secrets of the South
Mysteries from bestselling author Mary Ellis. These complex crime dramas follow an
investigator's quest to make the world a better place...solving one case at a
time.
New Orleans--Hunter Galen, a stock and securities broker, suspects his business
partner, James Nowak, may be involved in embezzling their clients' money, but he's
reluctant to jeopardize their friendship based on suspicion alone. After James
turns up dead, Hunter realizes his unwillingness to confront a problem may have
cost James his life.
Nicki Price, a newly minted PI, intends to solve the stockbroker's murder, recover
the missing millions from the client accounts, and establish herself in the career
she adores. As she ferrets out fraud and deception at Galen Investments, Hunter's
fiancee, Ashley Menard, rubs Nicki the wrong way. Nicki doesn't trust the
ostentatious woman with an agenda longer than the Mississippi River. Ashley seems
to be hiding something, but is Nicki's growing attraction to Hunter--a suspected
murderer--her true reason for disliking Ashley?
As they encounter sophisticated shell games, blackmail, and murder, Nicki and
Hunter's only option is to turn to God as they search for answers, elude lethal
danger, and perhaps discover love along the way.