Hard Lies

A hidden past. A shocking discovery. An altered future.
Denise Tyler enjoys a promising future with her fiancé until she discovers something he never intends for her to see and a message, "Leave the family memories of her, nothing else."
Amidst Jeremy's onslaught, and battling second thoughts about her new friend and their future, Denise realizes her worst nightmare nears its climax.
And she has one chance of survival.

Steve Rush is an award-winning author whose experience includes tenure as homicide detective and chief forensic investigator for a national consulting firm. He was once hailed as "The best forensic investigator in the United States" by the late Joseph L. Burton, M.D, under whom he mastered his skills, and investigated many deaths alongside Dr. Jan Garavaglia of Dr. G: Medical Examiner fame. Steve has investigated 900+ death scenes and taught classes related to death investigation. His specialties include injury causation, blood spatter analysis, occupant kinematics, and recovery of human skeletal remains.
Steve won joint first prize in the 2020 Chillzee KiMo T-E-N Contest and was a finalist in the 2020 Page Turner Awards.
He lives in Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife, Sharon.