Scandal in the Pines (A Detective Riley Quinn Pine Brooke Mystery Book 10)

Stephanie Dubois put her baby girl down to sleep.
Finally, a moment of peace had arrived.
She drew herself a bath, when suddenly she heard a loud knock.
Through the peephole, she saw a welcomed face.
But unbeknownst to her, a friendly exchange would turn into cruel betrayal.

After finding her best friend murdered in cold blood.
Detective Riley Quinn moved to Pine Brooke.
The small, idyllic town was exactly what she needed.
But upon her arrival, the once peaceful town is turned upside down.
With cases of mysterious disappearances and bizarre deaths.

Soon, the many mysteries of Riley’s past and present collide.
With nowhere else to turn, she leans on the town’s doctor, Logan Elwood.

When she stumbles upon a strange connection linking to an old case.
The murder of a young mother, Stephanie Dubois.
Riley follows the trail of the cold case, putting her on a dangerous path.
One full of insidious lies and bloodthirsty betrayal.
With treachery and deceit surrounding Riley at every step.
Trusting the wrong person, or a false lead could mean death.

Family drama, murders, coverups, and monsters in disguise.
A conspiracy is afoot, one that is putting those in Pine Brooke in danger.

A.J. Rivers loves all things mystery and thriller. Growing up in a sleepy small town, A.J. spent her days enthralled in crime solving novels and movies. She started creating stories at a young age to escape and create adventures for herself. As a child she dreamed of solving crimes and becoming a crime fighter. She dreamed of being as great as her favorite crime solving character Sherlock Holmes. While in college she realized that leading a crime fighting life might be more gruesome than she could stomach. She decided that the best course of action would be to fuse her love of writing with her love of thrilling mysteries together.

She finds inspiration from researching true crimes and is passionate about writing suspenseful novels with crazy twists. Twists that you’ll never see coming. The inspiration for her first novel came when she read a news article about a missing young woman in a small town that was never found. Her question on who, what, and why brought her to her journal to discovering the dark twisted story behind the disappearance and to seek justice for the victim through her writing.

Her thriller novels have elements of mystery, suspense, and romance.

When she’s not absorbed in a novel or working on her next thriller mystery, her favorite past time is spent with her husky. She finds great inspiration while going on hikes with her dog.