The Overton Files Crime Thriller Series
The truth Sam uncovers… might destroy everything…
A pulse-pounding thriller…
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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 plot’s seamless, twisting turns and the tension-building exploits kept me flipping the pages…” Author Jeanne Marie
★★★★★ “…I LOVED this book! It was fast paced and had me gripped from the start … And talk about twists! Just when I thought I knew where this story was leading… Bang!… Plot twist!…” Nicola – Orchard Book Club
★★★★★ “…Exciting story, loved the beginning introduction to Sam. She is a firecracker and had me chuckling. Had a little bit of everything from betrayal to romance. Another wonderful read from Maggie Thom.” Musings from an Addicted Book Reader
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Here is what readers are saying:
“…The plot’s seamless, twisting turns and the tension-building exploits kept me flipping the pages…”
…The premise of this thriller is captivating. Both protagonists are well-drawn and believable with no overdone heroics on the part of the hero…
“I enjoyed Tainted Waters thoroughly from the moment I started to read it. I especially loved the two characters, Sam & Keegan and their journey to seek the truth…”
“…the action scenes kept me on my toes waiting with anticipation wondering what was about to happen next…”
“…I LOVED this book! It was fast paced and had me gripped from the start … And talk about twists! Just when I thought I knew where this story was leading… Bang!… Plot twist!…”
“…Tainted Waters is a journey of suspicion, discovery and truth that keeps you on edge throughout the story…”
“…this is a definite heart-stopping and awesome suspense…”
…Maggie brilliantly creates suspense and the atmosphere of unease and creepiness. Her characters inspire the reader to join them in their hunt to solve the mystery which makes them likeable, approachable and very human rather than super human…