5-STAR REVIEW: SHATTERED SIGHT by Liz Milliron

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The Jackson Davis Mysteries: Book 1
Publication Date: March 18, 2025

Niagara Falls Police Detective Jackson Davis is living a lie.

He has the perfect life: married, two children, a home, a promising career.

Underneath, however, he battles self-doubt and guilt over the incident that cost his partner her sight and her career in an explosion during the pursuit of a suspect. He denies having PTSD or any trauma related to the event, but those around him know better.

When Jackson returns to active duty and is tapped to lead the investigation into the death of a prominent local business woman, all of this comes to the forefront. He must learn to work with a new partner and deal with his personal demons if he is to catch the killer — or he risks losing it all.

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The Review

A police detective, recovering from a tragedy that benched him for six months, lands a murder case that pushes him to the limit.

With Shattered Sight, author Liz Milliron launches a new mystery series featuring Detective Jefferson Davis. Told in first person from the detective’s perspective, the primary storyline centers around the death of Sylvia Bramley.

The author serves up clues about a secondary storyline that resulted in Davis losing his partner, Max. Now paired with Rodney Kirke, the two detectives undergo definite growing pains to see if they can work together.

Davis is still somewhat broken after losing his partner, the strain of which flows over to his marriage. There are a number of scenes that illustrate the challenges he faces out of internalized guilt.

The mystery itself is intricate. How did Sylvia die? Did she kill herself, or was she pushed into the water? With an interesting cast of characters with different motives, the detectives have to pull at various threads in order to draw a solid conclusion.

Shattered Sight serves up a new mystery series featuring interesting characters and a solid investigation into a prominent woman’s death.

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About The Author Liz Milliron is the Shamus-nominated author of the Homefront Mysteries, set in Buffalo, NY during the early years of WWII, the Laurel Highlands Mysteries set in the scenic Laurel Highlands of southwest Pennsylvania, and the Jackson Davis Mysteries set in Niagara Falls, NY. Her short fiction has been published in multiple anthologies including Murder Most International, Blood on the Bayou, and Murder Most Historical. Liz is a past president of the Pittsburgh Chapter of Sisters in Crime and the current Secretary, as well as the Education Liaison for the National Board of Sisters in Crime. She is also a member of International Thriller Writers, Pennwriters and the Historical Novel Society. Liz lives in the Laurel Highlands with her husband and a very spoiled retired-racer greyhound.