Valorie Dawes Thrillers by Gary Corbin

At a young age, Valorie Dawes vowed to avenge the death of her uncle, a policeman killed in the line of duty, by following in his footsteps. During her first month at college, the mysterious disappearance of a close friend’s child drags her into the role of crimefighter much earlier than planned.

Rookie policewoman Valorie Dawes has a mission: take serial child molesters like Richard Harkins off the streets of her small hometown of Clayton, CT. Can Valorie overcome childhood trauma to stop Harkins from hurting others–or will her bottled-up anger lead her to take reckless risks that put the people she loves in greater danger?

While jogging off duty along the riverfront, Val discovers the dead body of a teenage girl—and ignites a manhunt for a serial killer. How can Val stop the Shoeless Slayer before he strikes down another innocent victim?

As part of a prostitution sting operation, rookie cop Val Dawes uncovers a national sex trafficking ring operating out of Clayton, one with ties to a violent shadowy right-wing splinter group. Her investigation reveals the group may be planning a violent attack in a matter of days. Can Val keep her community safe without destroying her family?

Val Dawes and the WAVE Squad get called into action after Clayton’s family planning clinics receive ominous threats: Close the clinics, or else.

Can Val support her friend and keep her safe from the armed madman? Or will Beth’s stubborn recklessness thrust her into harm’s way?

When a fanatical vigilante murders a handful of freed sex offenders, the police seem uninterested in finding the perp. But Val Dawes notices a deeper, darker pattern: the victims are all LGBTQ. Then her closest friend on the force, a trans woman, suspiciously disappears. Can Val find her friend before she, too, falls victim to a deranged vigilante?