The Overton Files Crime Thriller Series

Some secrets are worth killing for.

Fired from her job as a reporter, Sam Overton retreats to her family’s abandoned lake cabin—the last place she saw her father alive over twenty years ago. She’s been told he’d committed suicide, but the memories that surface don’t add up. And the heavily guarded compound that’s appeared at the north end of the lake? That’s raising even more questions.

Keegan Wesley arrives at his late grandfather’s cabin with his own mission: to uncover the truth about a death that was ruled natural but feels anything but. When he discovers that all four original cabin owners have died under suspicious circumstances, he knows he’s onto something dangerous.

Thrown together by circumstance and a shared need for answers, Sam and Keegan stumble into a deadly conspiracy that’s been hidden in plain sight for decades. Bodies are buried beside the lake’s serene surface. A criminal empire operates from its shores. And the man behind it all has already killed to protect his secrets—and won’t hesitate to kill again.

With armed men closing in and no one to trust, Sam and Keegan must expose the truth before they become the next victims. But in a town where corruption runs deep and the guilty wear respectable faces, proof might cost them everything—including their lives.

Tainted Waters, Book 1 The Overton Files, is a pulse-pounding suspense thriller where small-town secrets hide big-city crimes, and the past refuses to stay buried.

The Overton Files Crime Thriller Series

Tainted Waters

Broken Trust (Fall 2026)

Buried Sins (TBA)

“…Tainted Waters has won book of the year in two categories – Suspense and Thriller…” Turning the Pages Magazine

“…the action scenes kept me on my toes waiting with anticipation wondering what was about to happen next…” Author Dawn Husted

 “…Tainted Waters is a journey of suspicion, discovery and truth that keeps you on edge throughout the story…” Author Peter Martin

George Assenby is dead.

That’s what Samantha Overton was told.

That’s what she believes… until the phone rings.

Now George is back… watching, waiting, and pulling strings from the shadows. He knows too much. About her life. Her family. Her past. And he’s not just playing games, he’s rebuilding.

Forced into a dangerous web of secrets and lies, Sam is sent chasing answers that only lead her deeper into George’s world. Each step pulls her further from the truth… and closer to becoming part of his plan.

As Sam and Keegan race to uncover what George is really after, one thing becomes clear:

This time, the danger isn’t just coming for her.

She may have been helping him all along.

And by the time she realizes it… it might be too late.

Broken Trust, Book 2 in The Overton Files, is a gripping suspense thriller where trust is weaponized, secrets run deep, and the past refuses to stay buried.