Shadows on Coventry Road

A Ray Stone Mystery

Cleveland, Ohio 1934

The Great Depression has left even the wealthiest families teetering on the brink—and for twenty-one-year-old Ray Stone, the fall begins the night he returns home unannounced.

Within hours, Ray finds his family’s fortune stolen from a hidden wall safe… a mysterious woman vanishing into the snow with a crocodile handbag… and a man in a tweed suit watching from across the street.

Soon, a web of deception tightens around him—false identities, covert surveillance, and whispers of betrayal from inside his own household.

As Ray begins his first investigation, he discovers corruption that runs deeper than he ever imagined. A charming visitor isn’t who she claims to be. A trusted detective may be orchestrating the very crimes he’s sworn to stop. And every clue circles back to one haunting question:
Who knew the Stone family’s secrets well enough to destroy them?

Told through the eyes of an amateur sleuth in a city divided by wealth and want, Shadows on Coventry Road blends the atmosphere of classic noir with the desperation of Depression-era America.

In a world where trust can be the most dangerous gamble, Ray must decide who to believe—before his family loses more than just its fortune.