Adam Parker Mysteries Series

In the small town of Hilldale, crime feared the name of young Adam Parker and his friends at The Parker Detective Agency. No job too small, no crime too large. The Parker Detective Agency was at the ready to stop the bad guys from taking over their town. Then Adam became a teenager. Being a kid detective was all Adam knew until he hit High School and he wanted to be cool more than he wanted to solve crime. He turned his back on the agency and his best friend, Kevin Simpson and the girl next door, Becky Wilson. The agency was no more. Years later, Adam struggles to find his way ever since those carefree days of solving crimes. He bounces from job to job, never finding one that fits him just right. He dreams of becoming an actor, but quickly discovers he might not be any good. After losing out on role after role through the community theater scene and watching his acting rival steal away his girlfriend, Adam's life collapses around him. He calls his best friend and former agency partner, Kevin. Adam returns to Hilldale, licking his wounds. When Kevin's father's hardware store is burglarized one evening and Adam agrees to talk a look for "old time's sake." The jaunt down memory lane of solving crimes isn't a strong enough pull to keep Adam interested, but when the first girl he ever fell in love with, Becky Wilson jumps at a chance to reunite and solve one more case, Adam is gung-ho for action. But how can Adam do a job he hates being good at? Does he indeed hate it or is he too afraid to admit he was wrong all those years ago for leaving it behind? The burglary is just the beginning of a trail that leads to a madman that threatens the lives of everyone in the town of Hilldale. Adam struggles with his doubts, all the while drawing closer to this madman. The Parker Detective Agency reunites for one more case, but will it be their last?

After the events from four months ago when amateur sleuth, Adam Parker and his friends stopped the Scout from destroying the town of Hilldale, business picked up for the Parker Detective Agency. While this has brought more business and money, it has also brought on new changes. Becky's marriage is holding on by a thread as she spends much of her time on cases and not home. Kevin deals with the uncertainty of whether Adam will remain in town or leave once again all the while carrying on a secret romance, for fear of ridicule. Adam still struggles with finding his place in his own life. A new threat emerges. One from Adam's past who wants nothing more than to humiliate Adam and make him pay for what he did so many years ago. After murdering an old friend of Adam, the killer sends a message that Adam Parker is Next. He then kidnaps Kevin to force Adam to take a trip down memory lane and relive moments from high school where Adam was not so nice of a person. A bully. Adam is joined by Becky, who has a secret of her own as this is her last case, choosing her family over 'playing detective' and Kevin's secret girlfriend, Nancy Olliver, who doesn't put up with Adam's usual wise-cracking and is quick to shine a light on Adam's true nature when he was in high school. While they look to solve the mystery of Adam's past and save Kevin, Chief Kenney is on his own path to finding the killer as he enlists the help of the local sheriff from Brookville and find out who wants Adam dead. Not just a story about solving a puzzle but reliving the past and paying for the choices we make when we're teenagers. Bullying is a hot-button topic for kids growing up today, but it wasn't always this way. In fact, dealing with bullying was typically "part of growing up", which is the excuse that Adam has always lived by, but never really understood the other side of it. As Becky explains: Adam scoffed. "It was high school. Who didn't get bullied?" "Bullies," Becky replied. With his friend's life in the balance, Adam must face a past he hoped to forget even if it's at the expense of his friendships with Becky and Kevin. Back of the Book It's been four months since Adam returned to Hilldale. With the help of his friends, Kevin and Becky, the Parker Detective Agency has solved their fair share of cases in that time. But now, their partnership will be tested as a new threat has emerged. In the neighboring town of Brookville, Adam's old high school friend is found murdered and a message left behind: Adam Parker is next. A mysterious man from Hilldale's past threatens to not only kill Adam, but also reveal his true nature to his friends. Kevin is then kidnapped. Adam is forced on a scavenger hunt around town, reliving his past indiscretions and admitting to his friends the truths from his own past that were long forgotten. But once revealed, they threaten to forever destroy Adam's friendships with Becky and Kevin.