Broken Shields (Kat Booker Crime Thriller #1)

In the shadows of Mare Island, loyalty is a death sentence.

Tideview, California, is a city of rust and secrets, tucked away in the San Francisco Bay Area. When a local police officer is found murdered at the historic Dry Dock 4, the department demands a quick arrest to keep the peace.

IA Detective Kat Booker doesn't do "quick." She does the truth.

The evidence is gift-wrapped, the suspects are too convenient, and the official narrative is a lie Kat refuses to swallow. As she peels back layers of institutional rot, the investigation drags her into the industrial graveyard of the old naval shipyard—the same docks where, twelve years ago, her own life was shattered.

Kat isn’t just hunting a killer; she’s taking on the people who run the city. With a Police Chief closing ranks and a Mayor pulling strings, Kat is no longer just an investigator. She’s a liability.

In a department where silence is survival and "blue loyalty" is bought, Kat must confront a betrayal that cuts deeper than any bullet. What happened to her all those years ago wasn't a tragedy. It was a hit. And in a city of broken shields, the truth is the only weapon she has left.