CLAIRE
O'SULLIVAN
A Match Made in Mayhem
A Grit & Grace Mystery Book One
Coming this Spring, 2026
Murder … mayhem, and two detectives without a clue how to navigate romance.
Detective Luke Barritt has a grin for every occasion—and a knack for driving his new partner, Dakota Littlebear, nuts. She’s a five-foot-two force of nature with no patience for nonsense, especially not from a cocky six-foot-four smart-mouth who treats danger like it’s part of his skincare routine.
The case? Three young women, all executed with cold, professional precision. It’s grim, it’s urgent, and it gets downright explosive—literally.
But with bodies dropping, attempted murder, and professional boundaries disintegrating, this mismatched duo must rely on each other more than ever. The danger’s real, the stakes are rising—but will they be partners? In Shallows Creek, nothing's predictable ... except mayhem.
Murder is bad. Killing your partner? Debatable.
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A Madness Made in Mayhem
A Grit & Grace Mystery, Book Two
Murder, mayhem, and two detectives learning what loyalty really costs.
Detective Luke Barritt works homicide in a modest police department outside Central Oregon. Quirks abound, and the new chief—brilliant but unsettling—keeps the team on edge.
Luke’s life splinters when the department’s anthropologist enters his world just as a string of murders rocks Shallows Creek. A chilling threat arrives: she’s first on the killer’s list. Dakota Littlebear is second. Luke will be third—forced to watch everyone he cares about become targets.
Detective Dakota Littlebear is the calm in the storm. Quiet racism cuts deep, but her resolve never falters. She is the anchor Luke relies on. The torch he still carries.
Together they navigate Shallows Creek’s darkest corners while chasing a killer one step ahead.
Murder is our business. Sanity is optional
