The Cold Road

The Cold Road is a gripping mystery and detective novel that follows Melissa O'Malley, a woman born with the inherited obeah talent to experience the final moments of the deceased. After a childhood in rural Minnesota and a tragic loss, Melissa moves to Florida and eventually becomes the PR director for a luxury resort on the island of Saint Kitts. This fiction story blends elements of Jamaican American culture with a suspenseful plot as Melissa discovers dark secrets surrounding the resort and the disappearance of a local man.

The narrative shifts back to Minnesota when a series of brutal serial murders targeting women and daughters shocks the community. In The Cold Road, volume 1, Melissa must use her psychic abilities to assist Detective Dan Finnegan in solving the crimes. This taut thriller explores the tension between her new life in the tropics and the haunting tragedies of her home.