Cold Case at Crescent Bridge (Paperback)

When a 17-year-old disappearance resurfaces as a skeleton beneath Crescent Bridge, Detective Mara Vance is forced to confront the darkest summer of her childhood. The bones belong to Lily Hart - her former best friend, the girl who vanished without a trace.

As Mara digs deeper, she unravels a web of lies, hidden abuse, political interference, and friendships fractured by guilt. But the most dangerous secrets belong to Rowan Calder - Lily's charming, respected ex-boyfriend whose influence stretches further than anyone dares admit.

The case becomes a brutal clash of truth versus loyalty... and survival versus silence.

With betrayal at every turn and her own trauma resurfacing, Mara must decide how far she's willing to go for justice - even if it means destroying lives, exposing powerful families, and reopening wounds the town buried years ago.

Cold Case at Crescent Bridge is a gripping murder-mystery of love, survival, and the cost of truth - perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Ruth Ware, and Tana French.

J.L. Stiles writes high-stakes romantic thrillers where love and danger collide in equal measure. Known for sleek, cinematic prose and morally complex characters, Stiles weaves stories that blur the line between passion and peril - where loyalty is tested, secrets cut deep, and redemption never comes cheap.