by Kevin Wade
Part of Jeep Mullane, book 2
First published 2026
A hurricane pounds Long Island's Gold Coast as Police Chief Jeep Mullane receives an urgent call from Jenny Racine's estate. He arrives to find his childhood friend beaten and bloodied from a home invasion. Jenny, now a wealthy entrepreneur, refuses to let him investigate the attack. But Jeep cannot walk away from the woman who has captivated and tormented him for decades. He launches his own inquiry, defying Jenny's wishes and his own department protocols. The investigation pulls him into a web involving Jenny's ex-military former husband, a rogue police captain, federal agents, local biker gangs, and the old money families who rule the Gold Coast. As the storm rages for five days, Jeep uncovers secrets that stretch back twenty-five years to his shared past with Jenny. Each revelation forces him deeper into danger and closer to a buried truth that will shatter everything he thought he knew about the woman he has never been able to forget.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, adult-fiction, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotionally-charged, fast-paced, gritty, suspenseful
Tropes: forced-proximity, obsessive-love, second-chance-romance, secrets-and-lies
Setting: Long Island, Gold Coast
Period: contemporary, 25 years prior
240 pages · Paperback · Celadon Books
Content warnings: physical-abuse, violence