Claire Holloway believed returning the millions her late superstar-pastor husband stole would finally repair the damage he left behind. Instead, it places her at the center of a growing storm.

When Doris Flaherty, the bank’s regulatory attorney overseeing the restitution, begins asking uncomfortable questions, Claire senses that powerful interests want the past to stay buried. After Doris is found murdered on Claire’s front porch—with evidence pointing squarely at Claire—she becomes both the prime suspect and the town’s most convenient scapegoat.

Forced to flee, Claire must unravel the truth behind Doris’s death while evading law enforcement and a community eager to condemn her. Relying on quiet warnings, financial knowledge she once took for granted, and what people reveal under pressure, Claire begins to uncover a conspiracy driven by greed, resentment, and a hunger for control.

To clear her name and ensure restitution reaches its rightful victims, Claire must expose a killer hiding in plain sight—and survive long enough to tell the truth.

EMERALD is a suspenseful mystery exploring justice, accountability, and the cost of redemption.