Drawn into Malice

By Staci Troilo

Grace may teach the heart to fear, but a killer can make it stop beating.

When a prominent attorney is found dead in his sprawling mansion, Detectives Paxton and Walsh are called to the scene. As they dig deeper into the lawyer's carefully curated life, they uncover a masterpiece of deception fueled by mounting debts, multiple affairs, and myriad enemies. What's crafted to look like a mishap proves to be a meticulously constructed execution. Layers of deception transform a simple investigation into a labyrinth of motives, secrets, and lies.

When the death toll rises, the pressure cooker explodes. The victims seem unrelated, but a sinister thread weaves them all together. With leads fizzling and suspects dwindling, Paxton and Walsh find themselves chasing a murderer who is always one step ahead, and the deeper they dig, the more danger they're in.

Many artists choose paint for their medium, but one has a preference for blood... and is drawn into malice.

Paxton & Walsh stories deliver the unflinching loyalty and sharp humor of Robert Crais's Elvis Cole & Joe Pike novels, the dogged determination and complex cases of Michael Connelly's Bosch & Ballard, and the rural atmosphere and lawman partnership of Craig Johnson's Longmire series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HL1V4T5F
• ISBN13: 9798176267631
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"