Lying to Iris Raines is like throwing a boomerang—the truth always comes back hard.

 

This gritty Texas private investigator mystery is relentless and razor-sharp—where sabotage, cartel money, and dark family secrets collide in a dangerous game of truth and consequences.

 

Iris Raines doesn’t scare easy. Sardonic, relentless, and backed by her St. Bernard, Festus, she’s built a career digging the truth out of the dung heap of deception. But when sabotage turns lethal, Iris finds herself caught between powerful enemies—and a client who isn’t telling her everything she needs to know.

 

South Texas restaurateur Quinten Farragut built his circus-themed dining empire on burgers, cheesy fries, and nostalgia—until sabotage turned his brand of family fun into deadly business. When poisoned food kills a customer and sickens dozens more, private investigator Iris Raines is hired to expose the saboteur before Farragut’s empire folds like a circus tent.

 

But following the trail means digging deep into a tangled family history, using forensic genealogy to uncover long-buried secrets—and discovering that the past may hold the key to the crisis engulfing her client’s business.

 

The deeper she digs, the clearer it gets: this isn’t sabotage—it’s corporate warfare. A killer with nothing to lose, a client with everything to hide, and a cartel moving in for the kill leave Iris with one choice—expose the truth before it buries her.

 

She’s made a career exposing other people’s lies—but what happens when the truth cuts just as deep as the betrayal?

 

Fast-paced, fearless, and full of twists, Pants on Fire delivers another high-stakes ride with private investigator Iris Raines. Written by a licensed private investigator with decades in the field, Pants on Fire is perfect for fans of Janet Evanovich, Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, and Robert Crais.