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Held Beneath the Surface: A Cook Investigations Novel
Paperback
Series: A Cook Investigations Novel, Book 12
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 19 2025
Pages: 556
Weight: 1.46
Height: 1.38 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the coastal town of Seaside, Oregon, former police captain Ellie Cook has learned that the most dangerous crimes don't always leave bruises-or bodies.
When a dismissed home health nurse brings Ellie concerns about an elderly woman placed under court-appointed guardianship, the paperwork insists everything is fine. Immaculate records. Proper procedures. No abuse reported. But Ellie specializes in the space between documentation and lived reality-and she knows when a system is quietly tightening its grip.
As Ellie uncovers patterns of medical control, financial exploitation, and institutional cover-ups hidden behind best interest language, she risks her license, her health, and the fragile balance of her personal life. With the help of her partner, Dr. Alexa Mendoza, and trusted allies within law enforcement and emergency services, Ellie builds a case not for court-but for the record.
Held Beneath the Surface is a coastal noir mystery about guardianship abuse, elder exploitation, and the quiet violence of systems that erase people while claiming to protect them.
Perfect for readers who love character-driven crime fiction, slow-burn investigations, morally complex protagonists, and stories where justice doesn't come clean-but truth still matters.Also from
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