Before Pleasant Falls, Samantha Leary’s world shattered.

A shot rang out in The Neighborhood Pantry. Samantha Leary’s father, Harry Leary, is dead behind the counter.

Shop keepers in the town of Jewel Heights have been paying a shadowy organization for years. Small amounts, quiet demands, consequences for anyone who resisted. When Samantha Leary’s father pays the ultimate price for resisting, Samantha’s college plans are thrown into chaos as her family is destroyed.

As the police investigate the murder, Samantha learns that containment stops the damage. But it doesn’t erase the loss.

Faced with grief and loss, Samantha must decide how she will process her father’s death. Before Pleasant Falls. Before Greg Dickson. Before the cases that would follow, the final blow landed and Samantha’s life changed forever.

For Mature Audiences Only

🔻 EDITORIAL REVIEWS / PRAISE

Praise for the Samantha Leary Psychological Thrillers

“Quietly unsettling. The tension doesn’t explode—it tightens.”

“Not just a crime story… a psychological descent into the human mind.”

“Samantha Leary doesn’t just solve cases—she carries them.”

“Calm on the surface. Something darker underneath.”

“This series doesn’t just entertain—it lingers long after the last page.”

🔻 FROM THE AUTHOR

Step into the world of Samantha Leary. A crime blogger who doesn’t chase leads—she chases the truths people are hiding.

Every case leaves traces—on the victims, on the criminals, and on Samantha herself.

Some cases are solved. Some lives are shattered.

And some truths only reveal themselves when you follow the series all the way through.

With over 35 novels and counting, this is a world of psychological tension, high stakes, and moral ambiguity. Each story stands alone, but the emotional aftermath builds across the series.

If you’re looking for simple thrillers, this isn’t that story.

If you want tension, consequence, and the psychology behind the crime—you’re in the right place.

🔻 THE SAMANTHA LEARY SERIES

Start anywhere—or follow the order of publication:

• Book 1: Murder House – A Samantha Leary Psychological Thriller

• Book 2: The House on Teller Hill – A Samantha Leary Psychological Thriller

• Book 3: The Midnight Visitors – A Samantha Leary Psychological Thriller

…

• Book 35: Collateral Fear – A Samantha Leary Psychological Thriller

Each novel explores a new case, new tension, and new psychological layers—while weaving the ongoing story of Samantha Leary herself.

🔻 STEP INTO THE WORLD OF SAMANTHA LEARY

Some cases end.

Others follow you home.

Dive in… if you dare.