The Digital Coroner: A Hardboiled Mystery Full of Secrets in the Desert - Paperback

by Paul Austin Ardoin (Author)

A murdered tech mogul. A missing knife. And a coroner far from home with everything on the line.

Fenway Stevenson just wanted to help her boyfriend move across the country. But what should've been a routine road trip derails in the Nevada desert when her best friend Piper's knife goes missing-only to turn up the next morning in the chest of a dead man.

The victim? Vaughn Trask, the controversial founder of a flashy new digital art museum built around NFTs, hype, and investor cash. The crime scene? The parking lot outside their hotel. And the murder weapon? Personalized, engraved--and undeniably Piper's.

Fenway doesn't have jurisdiction here, but she knows what this looks like. Piper had a public argument with the victim. There's video. There's motive. And now there's forensic evidence pointing straight at her.

With local authorities on their way and the clock ticking, Fenway must walk a delicate line--helping with the investigation without interfering, protecting her friend without obstructing justice, and finding the real killer before Piper takes the fall for a crime she didn't commit.

But the deeper Fenway digs, the more questions she uncovers. Why was Vaughn Trask really in that parking lot? What secrets were hiding behind the museum's glossy black walls? And who else had a reason to want him dead?

The Digital Coroner is the tenth installment in the acclaimed Fenway Stevenson Mysteries, combining forensic suspense, modern tech intrigue, and razor-sharp character work. Perfect for fans of Patricia Cornwell, Ann Cleeves, and Tana French, this novel explores the collision of loyalty, legacy, and the murky morality of innovation.

With no badge, no tools, and no backup, Fenway will have to rely on her instincts--and hope the truth is enough to keep her best friend out of prison.

Start The Digital Coroner today and dive into a smart, high-stakes mystery where art meets ambition, and murder is just another line of code.