My Sister Watches

Book excerpt: My Sister Watches is the riveting tale of murder in the picturesque community of Port Orchard, Washington, which is located 13 miles west of the bustling metropolis of Seattle. On a cold wintery night in 1999, Charlotte Ruse was brutally attacked and murdered on her way home, after engaging in a violent confrontation with her secret lover. After her slaying, a shroud of uncertainty and suspicion enveloped the Kitsap County town, transforming the once trusting residents, into a municipality of locked doors and apprehension. Who killed Charlotte Ruse? Was she or the Ruse family harboring despicable secrets? Or did the citizens of Port Orchard simply despise the Ruse family for being outsiders with pedigree and affluence? The quest to capture her murderer would span decades, but when the moment of arrest unfolds, the community will be dealt another jolt of disbelief...