Iris Leigh Prose – Iris G. Leigh

Liza’s Secret, Emmy’s Missing, Walt’s Last Message, Rodger’s Lies, and Esther’s Promise are set on Cape Cod and feature Liza Kasner, a gutsy, older private investigator who lives with her boyfriend Jeff, and two cats.

Liza’s Secret

@ 2017 Iris G. Leigh

Franny and her cat relocate from New Jersey to off-season Cape Cod to escape her abusive husband, Barry. She transforms into Liza and learns how to blend in with the locals. During her quest for safety and the perfect bagel, she meets Jeff, a former New York fashion designer who is deliciously handsome. He helps her navigate the impossibilities of hiding, while maintaining her quick wit and humor. As Liza learns to cope with unexpected visitors and situations, Barry is hot on her trail. He has no idea she’s changed and he’s ill-prepared for her resourcefulness and courage.

Emmy’s Missing

Liza becomes a private investigator who specializes in locating kidnapped children. After her experiences evading Barry, she knows where people hide, and how to find them. Carly and David hire Liza when their daughter is abducted during a beach holiday with friends. Liza follows a trail of scheming millennial moms, while uncovering the dark underworld of desperate parents, ruthless kidnappers, and dirty money from Massachusetts to New Jersey. Her son Sam and his wife assist Liza in solving the case.

Walt’s Message

When Aiden is accused of murdering her boyfriend, she hires Liza to find Walt’s murderer and clear her name. Aiden, her best friend Larry, and Liza uncover an international crime syndicate with kidnappings, murder, and money laundering. Liza is so impressed by Aiden and Larry’s skills; she offers them employment in her detective agency.

Rodger’s Lies

Rodger sails off a beach in Chatham, MA leaving his wife Laura, and family. At first, he is presumed drowned. However, his wife, with the assistance Liza, Aiden, and Larry discover Rodger’s moving money into offshore accounts and may be sending his family messages. Frantic with worry, Laura sets on a quest to uncover who her husband really is and why he’s gone into hiding. They untangle a web of blackmail, money laundering, and criminal enterprises. Liza is determined to locate Rodger and return him safely to his family.

Esther’s Promise

The only witness to an art theft is Esther, an elderly widow with dementia. Liza, Aiden, and Larry go undercover as Community Visitors to determine if the criminals are someone Esther knows. Sifting though a list of suspects, Liza scrutinizes family and acquaintances. There is a back story to this heist and it may relate to a World War II legend of a painting smuggled out of Europe. Esther insists someone stole her priceless painting and ransacked her house for the missing provenience. The question of Esther’s credibility is explored as Liza and her team are immersed in a race to help the woman and catch the thieves.