Blood Evidence

Twenty years ago, Rebecca Lane was murdered, and Ethan Cole was convicted of the crime. The case was closed, the evidence accepted, and Grayhaven moved on.Then an old courthouse is demolished.Beneath the floor, Sheriff Daniel Mercer discovers a dark bloodstain and a rusted evidence tag marked 417—a piece of evidence that was supposedly destroyed years ago.The blood doesn't belong to Rebecca Lane.It belongs to the prosecutor who put Ethan Cole behind bars.As Daniel and Deputy Lena Ortiz reopen the case, they uncover missing evidence, altered laboratory reports, a hidden diary, a vanished prosecutor, and secrets involving three powerful men who had every reason to keep the truth buried.Rebecca's diary reveals that she had discovered something far more dangerous than an affair. She had uncovered evidence connecting a wealthy developer, a judge, and the prosecutor to a corruption scheme.Then the impossible happens.The missing prosecutor, Martin Hale, returns after nineteen years and finally tells Daniel what happened the night Rebecca died—and why he disappeared.With new DNA evidence, a hidden confession, and the truth about what happened at the old boathouse, Daniel must finally separate the evidence from the lies.Because sometimes the smallest piece of evidence can destroy an entire story.And some secrets refuse to stay buried.