After the death of her husband, neither Nina Reilly nor her son have been able to get a good night’s rest without nightmares.  And Nina cannot help wondering if her husband’s killer is still out there waiting and watching.  Nina would do anything for her son.  When he comes to Nina and wants her to take a case that’s sure to break her heart and open old wounds, she can’t say no.

Nikki Zack is a teenager with a chip on her shoulder and revenge in her heart.  At least that’s one side of Nikki.  The other side is that she also pays the bills, takes care of her mother (who’s more like the child in the relationship), and tries very hard to stay on the right side of the law – most of the time.  However, Nikki decides her uncle is being unfair, and she’s out to get what’s rightfully hers.  Since her uncle doesn’t agree, Nikki takes matters into her own hands and puts a plan into motion that can’t fail.  What never occurs to her is that someone else may have bigger and more final plans for her uncle.

When Nikki is arrested for her uncle’s murder, Nina comes to her aid.

Since Nina’s old flame, Paul van Wagoner, is the best private investigator around, and she knows she needs help and facts in a big hurry, she elicits his help.  As the case gets more interesting and trusts are broken, Nina realizes her own life is on the line.  Time is running out for Nina, Nikki and everyone involved.  Nina knows one truth for sure – it’s time to strike back.

Foreign Editions

In moody, changeable Los Angeles, a sudden inexplicable vanishing unleashes a tale of love, obsession, and the secrets we keep–especially from ourselves.

In a stand-alone debut, O’Shaughnessy unveils the story of troubled architect Ray Jackson. His nightmare begins one sultry California night when his wife disappears. No phone call. No ransom note. No body.

Where is Leigh Jackson?

A woman shows up on Ray’s doorstep demanding answers. Kat’s an old friend of Leigh’s, and she wants to know where her old friend has gone. Suspected by the police and Leigh’s old friend, Ray launches a desperate hunt of his own. Using a collection of keys he hung onto since he was a little boy who moved a lot, Ray returns to his childhood houses, hoping to unlock secrets from his own past. As a past and present collide, Ray is confronted with an agonizing choice–to face his own, violence-laden past, acting to prevent another horrible act of violence, or not.
His choice leaves nothing and no one the same.