Devil’s Leg Crossing by Kaye Davis

When sixteen-year old Karin Beauchamp disappears from her Texas home, the local police believe she’s run away. Frustrated by the inadequate investigation, Karin’s aunt, Lauren O’Connor, takes a leave of absence fro the F.B.I. and hires independent crime specialist Maris Middleton to help her find her niece.

Maris isn’t sure which she finds more disconcerting – the dearth of hard evidence or her growing attraction for the enigmatic Lauren. The discovery of Karin’s blood-soaked blouse appears to be a turning point ion the case, until Maris’s lab tests show it’s not the type of blood they expected.

Unknown to the women, someone linked to Karin is about to have a deadly “accident,” an accident that will lead them to long-buried scandal, dark family secrets, and the evil that lurks at Devil’s Leg Crossing.