Not since pirates plundered the coastline of South Carolina 300 years ago, capturing Charleston citizens and holding them hostage, had a crime created as much fear -- and interest -- as the murder of socialite Loris Campbell.

The intrigue begins on a sunny, spring morning with the discovery of Loris's body at her Society Street home. Audrey Durant, assigned to the investigation by the Charleston Police Department, finds herself pulled in divergent directions. Instinct tells her that the murder was committed by a family member. Her search, however, uncovers unscrupulous lawyers, doctors armed with prescription pads, and a pack of predatory conservators. Battling Audrey along the way is Solicitor Pinckney, whose political career is on the rise, and for whom a successful prosecution could open the door to the Governor's mansion.


​When a family incident exposed the vulnerabilities of senior citizens, Elizabeth decided to bring the story to life. She combined her passion for South Carolina's colorful history with her fascination for compelling mysteries and created a detective who used her knowledge of the past to solve the crimes of today.
Charleston Police Detective Audrey Durant loves the chase. No the cat-and-mouse, sit-back-and-wait pursuit, but the American Revolutionary War tactics of General Francis Marion -- strike at night then vanish into the swamp. So, when assigned to investigate the murder of attorney Jeremy Wade, Audrey readies herself for a guerilla-style hunt.
Wade had cloaked the truth behind veils of disguise, obscuring his life with private trickery and leaving even his closest friends and relations in the dark. He had finessed his way into a position of influence, scaling the barrier that, more often than not, keeps the less mighty out. Faced with the challenge. Audrey launches an incursion to uncover the secrets that Wade had used to catapult himself from obscurity into the world of the powerful. What she discovers puts her in an ethical dilemma and in need of a Swamp Fox offensive.