Sheriff Bet Rivers Mystery Series: Book 3
Publication Date: July 7, 2026
A female sheriff races against time to solve a murder at a carnival that puts her whole town at risk. Thrilling, romantic, and full of suspense!
Sheriff Bet Rivers’ inspection of the carnival grounds should have been routine. Murder is certainly the last thing on anyone’s mind. Then comes the sound of a gunshot. And a dead body with no signs of trauma, no witnesses and no obvious motive for the killing.
But solving the unexplained death is only part of the challenge. Bet is still grappling with her on-off relationship with town owner Rob Collier, while dealing with her feelings about her late father, the beloved town sheriff she had to replace.
As Bet launches her homicide investigation, she soon discovers the carnival is a place of whispers, rumours, resentments and lie after lie. And as the stakes build, it quickly becomes clear that protecting a deadly secret is something that someone is willing to kill to keep.
Fans of Julia Keller and Sheena Kamal will love this riveting suspense.
When the carnival comes to town, Sheriff Bet Rivers finds herself trying to untangle a web of secrets connected to a dead body.
Author Elena Taylor serves up a new adventure in Kill to Keep. With former FBI agent Rob Collier at her side, Sheriff Rivers works to unravel a mystery packed with suspense.
Bet brings talent to her role, while also maintaining a sense of curiosity about stepping into her late father’s shoes. It increases when she discovers the trick rider, Rosalind, was a friend of her very private father.
The latest case proves to be a doozy, as each discovery leads to additional questions. The explosive ending wraps up all the loose ends, with both a personal and professional touch.
Kill to Keep brings danger to Collier, but Sheriff Bet Rivers is more than capable of handling it.
Elena Taylor spent several years working in theater as a playwright, director, designer, and educator before turning her storytelling skills to novels. Her first series, the Eddie Shoes Mysteries, written under Elena Hartwell, introduced a quirky mother/daughter crime fighting duo.
With the Sheriff Bet Rivers Mysteries, Elena returned to her dramatic roots to bring readers more serious and atmospheric novels. Located in her beloved Washington State, Elena uses her connection to the environment to produce tense and suspenseful investigations for a lone sheriff in an isolated community. The third in the series, Kill to Keep, launches summer 2026.
Her favorite place to be is at Paradise, the property she lives on south of Spokane, Washington, with her equines, dogs, cats, and hubby.
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